Yup, another good example of a screwed up system where the display of endemic profiteering in academia. Well, rather than dependent on "peer reviewed" status that comes with publishing in journals, I'm hoping more scientists will use Steemit as a platform to publish their articles.
That way, the authors will continue to own their works and at the same time keep the financial benefits that come along with it. Education and information need to be shared freely so we can build upon existing technology for the greater good.
Adopting a new way of publishing and recognition, however, requires a lot of time.
Now both processes of diffusion of knowledge coexist: The traditional one with the scientific journals already widely known with their practices preset since the seventeenth century. And Open Access, which really gets more and more attention. The open movement includes pages like Wikipedia and of course the publications in Steemit are a precedent in the evolution of the free access to the information and the fairer recognition of the authors