In the spirited debate on open-access publishing (see, for example, Nature 487, 302; 2012), it is worth remembering that the process is likely to be different in different research fields.
Self-archiving of pre- and postprint versions of research papers in high-energy physics on the arXiv.org server (the 'green' model of open-access publishing) has been running smoothly since 1991. In this model, the peer-review system of the scientific journals serves as a quality stamp. The system works because of institutional subscriptions to journals.
I would encourage scientists in other fields take a closer look at the arXiv model.
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Ohlsson, T. Preprint servers: follow arXiv's lead. Nature 489, 367 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/489367d
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