how much do academics get paid when they get an article published in an academic journal?

Question

does it help pay the bills?
is it a major component to the academic's salary?

Answer 1

Get paid for a publication in a journal?
Never.

We do get residuals for the books we publish, but unless the book makes the New York Times best seller list, or is used as a textbook in hundreds of college classrooms, the money is negligible. Plus, those residuals are taxable.

I have a colleague who makes a couple thousand a year because his book is so widely used in classrooms, but he is the exception, not the rule. Publishing is NOT a major source of income for most academics.

Answer 2

Actually, most major journals make YOU pay for the publication. That's why most people who publish work for labs or universities which cover the publishing costs.

Answer 3

Nothing.