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The event "University Management Research Meeting" was held online on April 20, 2023, from 18:30 to 19:30. The meeting was sponsored by the Research and Innovation Society and co-sponsored by the Journal Editors Network. The speaker, Suzuki Akira from Tohoku University, discussed the significance and direction of academic publishing by universities. He introduced the concept of "subversive proposal" by Stevan Harnad in 1994, which aimed to make academic publishing more accessible and affordable through online platforms. However, Suzuki argued that the current state of open-access (OA) publishing has become a tool for profit, with major publishers charging high article processing fees (APCs) to authors. He also discussed the issue of "academic capitalism" and the "Matthew effect," where researchers who are already well-established and well-funded have more opportunities to publish and gain recognition. Additionally, Suzuki touched on the problem of "predatory journals" that take advantage of researchers, particularly in Japan, where the academic job market is highly competitive and researchers are under pressure to publish in international journals.