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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Thank you very much Leti. I enjoyed reading the article. Are the production cost justified by the publishers? Is there any international regulating authority for publication cost? If not then the problem is not
solved because the publication cost is still going to be carried by the tax payer as universities will have to held the authors about the APCs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA"> IRTalk <irtalk-bounces@lists.lib.sun.ac.za>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Dr Leti Kleyn<br>
<b>Sent:</b> 11 April 2019 08:32 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> irtalk@lists.lib.sun.ac.za<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [IRTalk] How the open access model hurts academics in poorer countries<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79">The rise of open access publishing should be applauded. Scientific research and literature should be made available to everyone, with no cost to the reader.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79">Read here:
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79"><a href="https://theconversation.com/how-the-open-access-model-hurts-academics-in-poorer-countries-113856">https://theconversation.com/how-the-open-access-model-hurts-academics-in-poorer-countries-113856</a>
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