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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Susan [mailto:susan@ajol.info] <br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, September 20, 2017 5:50 PM<br><b>To:</b> susan@ajol.info<br><b>Subject:</b> Journal Publishing Practices and Standards (JPPS) announced today<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-ZA style='color:black'>Dear AJOL Associates and partners</span><span lang=EN-GB style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>We are delighted to be officially launching the Journal Publishing Practices and Standards (JPPS) framework today. JPPS is a far-reaching initiative for assessing the quality of the publishing processes of journals in the Global South. JPPS has a dedicated website – <a href="http://www.journalquality.info">www.journalquality.info</a> – with text in English, Spanish and French.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-GB>JPPS in a nutshell:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>The Journal Publishing Practices and Standards (JPPS) framework (<a href="http://www.journalquality.info">www.journalquality.info</a>) provides detailed, developing-country-sensitive and internationally accepted assessment criteria for the quality of publishing practices and policies of Southern journals.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>For readers and authors, they provide assurance that an assessed journal does meet an internationally recognized set of defined criteria at a particular level. For journal editors, the detailed feedback from the JPPS assessment helps them identify specifics ways to improve their work with a view to achieving a higher level at the next assessment.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>JPPS has been developed in partnership with<span style='color:black'> INASP</span>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-GB>The <span style='color:black'>JPPS</span><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span>launch plan<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>The launch coincides with the <span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="https://oaspa.org/conference/">COASP meeting</a></span> today, at which Sioux Cumming<span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='color:black'>of INASP </span>is presenting a poster. Other launch activities include: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><span lang=EN-GB>Distribution of press release to both Southern and Northern media contacts <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><span lang=EN-GB>Blog posts on Scholarly Kitchen and <a href="http://blog.inasp.info/supporting-trust-southern-journals-story-journal-publishing-practices-standards-jpps/">Practising Development</a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><span lang=EN-GB>an <a href="http://mailchi.mp/inasp/changing-the-world-through-knowledge-25-years-of-inasp-2741529?e=2964e0f475">email campaign</a> to the <span style='color:#1F497D'>AJOL and INASP</span> mailing list<span style='color:#1F497D'>s</span><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><span lang=EN-GB>extensive social media promotion<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><span lang=EN-GB>Formal presentation of JPPS framework by Susan Murray, AJOL Director, at the <a href="http://www.stm-assoc.org/events/stm-frankfurt-conference-2017/">STM Conference</a> in Frankfurt in early October.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-GB>Communication toolkit<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span lang=EN-GB>We would be extremely grateful for your support in spreading the word about this framework and have created a suite of materials to help you talk about JPPS. Please do feel free to share the launch announcement with your networks, and social media accounts!<o:p></o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#0563C1;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6'><span lang=EN-GB style='color:#1F497D'><a href="https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ajol/announcement/view/23">Press release</a></span><span class=MsoHyperlink><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6'><span lang=EN-GB><a href="http://www.inasp.info/uploads/filer_public/9d/53/9d53a008-3999-492c-a40d-7a312a4e9132/infographic.jpg">infographic</a></span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6'><span lang=EN-GB>FAQs are available on the <a href="https://www.journalquality.info/en/frequently-asked-questions/">JPPS website here</a> <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Suggested tweets:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><em><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Just launched: comprehensive set of criteria for assessing Southern journals from @INASPinfo and @AJOLinfo<span style='color:#1F497D'> <a href="http://www.journalquality.info"><span style='font-style:normal'>www.journalquality.info</span></a></span></span></em><strong><i><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> </span></i></strong><span lang=EN-GB>- <a href="https://ctt.ec/4VX1T" target="_blank">click to tweet</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><em><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>High-quality Southern journals must be a trusted part of local and global scholarship in order to realize the @SDGoals<span style='color:#1F497D'> <a href="http://www.journalquality.info"><span style='font-style:normal'>www.journalquality.info</span></a></span> </span></em><span lang=EN-GB>- <a href="https://ctt.ec/jAk_t" target="_blank">click to tweet</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:black'>Please do get in touch with me if you have any questions.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Many thanks<span style='color:#1F497D'>,</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-ZA style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>Susan Murray<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>AJOL Executive Director<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'><a href="http://www.ajol.info/"><span style='color:blue'>www.ajol.info</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:#948A54;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>AJOL’s Vision: For African learning to be translated into African development<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>African Journals OnLine, NPC (RF)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ajol.info"><span style='color:blue'>https://www.facebook.com/ajol.info</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>S.A. 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