> Since you asked for "unconventional" suggestions about referees, etc.: why
> not slightly increase page charges so that overworked scientists (especially
> "juniors") could get paid a nominal fee for reviewing papers?  I have a
> feeling that this would reduce turnaround time.
>
It would also make it much harder for non granted-non paid for work
to get published.  The work of students for example-

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Hale Switzer
Dept of Biological Sciences
University of West Florida
Pensacola, FL 32514

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