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An Invitation
to Authors and Publishers
One of the
greatest obstacles to education, learning and academic
discourse in many parts of the world is the inability of
students and indeed their professors to buy books. In many
countries, for example, a single copy of a book printed in
Western Europe or the United States can cost up to a third
of a professor’s monthly salary. For many students, the
relative expense for new books is even greater. What about
the Internet, which provides free information? Many sites
now offer books, chapters or articles online, but only when
they receive credit card information for purchase – and the
majority of students and teachers in the developing world
cannot afford credit cards.
Journal of Globalization for the Common Good (JGCG)
is designed to assist teachers, students and all those
‘seekers’ who are interested in exploring more about
globalisation and especially globalisation in the global
public interest. Our aim is to develop an extensive library
of resources, representing different points of view, but all
written from the perspective of sound scholarship and
research on globalization for the benefit of the world’s
people.
We invite
publishers and authors to post books, book summaries,
chapters or articles online at our journal website <
http://lass.calumet.purdue.edu/cca/jgcg/ >
so that we
can make them available to everyone free of charge
for the common good. The copyright will remain with
publishers/authors. Our readers may download the material
and reprint or quote it for educational purposes, but may
not use it for profit. Quotations must be cited. In most
cases, the print origin of the particular article will be
indicated in the heading. If the document is original to our
site, then
JGCG
must be cited. Where possible, a brief biography of the
author, or the details of the publisher, will be carried in
the heading. In some cases, a list of books written by the
author or links to other sites will be included for those
seeking further exploration.
We do hope
that you join us in this mission for the common good and
make it possible for many to access the fruits of your
scholarly work – especially those who are currently denied
access to important research because of financial
circumstances.
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