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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi Folks,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I’m pleased to announce that <i>Principles for Open-Access Scholarly Publishing</i> has been released by the WAC Clearinghouse. The statement offers sets of principles for publishers, editors, peer reviewers, authors, readers, evaluation
committees, institutions, and professional organizations. It is prefaced with an introduction that addresses the role open-access publishing can play in the dissemination of scholarly work.
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<p class="MsoNormal">The statement was developed with contributions from 17 scholars in the writing studies community and is endorsed by 40 individuals, publications, and organizations. You can find the statement at
<a href="https://wac.colostate.edu/about/open-access-principles/">https://wac.colostate.edu/about/open-access-principles/</a>.
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<p class="MsoNormal">If you wish to contribute to further development of the statement, please reach out to me directly at
<a href="mailto:mike.palmquist@colostate.edu">mike.palmquist@colostate.edu</a>. If you would like to endorse the document, you can follow the endorsement link on the
<i>Principles</i> webpage or you can complete the endorsement form at <a href="https://forms.gle/oN9HrUGqaC8UtrcG6">
https://forms.gle/oN9HrUGqaC8UtrcG6</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks to everyone who contributed to the development of the statement.
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<p class="MsoNormal">All the best,<span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Mike<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Mike Palmquist<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="mso-ligatures:none">Publisher, The WAC Clearinghouse<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;text-autospace:none"><span style="color:black">Emeritus Professor and Emeritus Associate Provost</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Colorado State University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="mso-ligatures:none">Voice: (970) 556-1505<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Email:
<a href="mailto:Mike.Palmquist@ColoState.edu"><span style="color:windowtext">Mike.Palmquist@ColoState.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#24292E;mso-ligatures:none">“Intelligence plus character—that is the goal of true education.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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