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Dear Colleagues,</div>
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I hope that you can perhaps assist. We very much need your help in sharing the invitation below. Would it perhaps be possible to share with scholars at your organisation/within your network (also via librarians and journal editors)? We would highly appreciate
your help in this regard?</div>
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Thank you so very much in advance. Looking forward hearing from you.</div>
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Kind regards,</div>
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Ina</div>
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Dear Prof/Dr/Mr/Ms/Other,</div>
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We would like to invite you to <b>participate in a survey</b> that will contribute to a research project titled
<b>"Open access and APC costs: A comparative study on scholarly publishing practices in Africa".</b></div>
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The study seeks to understand the perceptions and publishing practices of scholars in Africa. It focuses on open access and Article Processing Charges (APCs). APCs are fees paid by authors or their institutions to publishers for making their journal articles
available open access.</div>
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The study is being conducted by the <a href="https://www.assaf.org.za/" id="OWAf96f76e5-c53e-441d-3b62-1a22ca33aafe" class="x_x_OWAAutoLink" title="https://www.assaf.org.za/" data-auth="NotApplicable">
Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf)</a> along with partner organisations, including other science academies in Africa.</div>
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The survey is anonymous, and the data collected will be analysed and reported in aggregate form only. Copies of all publications based on the survey data will be made available to all survey respondents. Kindly indicate at the end of the survey should you wish
to receive further communication as these publications become available.</div>
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The survey should take <b>no more than 15 minutes</b> to complete.</div>
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To start the survey in <b>English</b>, please click here: <a href="https://encuestauniversidades.limequery.org/215474?lang=en" id="OWA3e34704e-960c-6ea2-0685-2cabe96a7299" class="x_x_OWAAutoLink" data-auth="NotApplicable">
https://encuestauniversidades.limequery.org/215474?lang=en</a> </div>
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For the <b>French</b> version, please click here: <a href="https://encuestauniversidades.limequery.org/215474?lang=fr" id="OWA8437281b-959d-f9e1-eb22-844d6e9af614" class="x_x_OWAAutoLink" title="https://encuestauniversidades.limequery.org/215474?lang=fr" data-auth="NotApplicable">
https://encuestauniversidades.limequery.org/215474?lang=fr</a> </div>
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If you would like an offline version of the survey (as a PDF file), or have any questions related to the survey, please email
<a href="mailto:ina@assaf.org.za" id="OWAed338c85-ba6e-3e07-c17d-c7b769e79004" class="x_x_OWAAutoLink" title="mailto:ina@assaf.org.za">
ina@assaf.org.za</a></div>
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Thank you very much for your collaboration. </div>
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<b>On behalf of Susan Veldsman (ASSAf, South Africa)</b></div>
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<b>Ina Smith</b> (her/she)</div>
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<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">SciELO SA Planning Manager | Scholarly Publishing Programme<br>
Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf)</span></p>
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Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)</span></p>
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