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Posts Tagged ‘ Open-Access ’

Pakistaniaat Launches its Journal Hosting Site

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February 14, 2013
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I write to share the exciting news that we have now launched our own OJS hosting site. This means that not only can we host our own academic journal, but we can also offer hosting space to all of you interested in launching an open access academic journal. Site Link: Open Access World What...
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HEC: Information About National Digital Library

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April 13, 2011
HEC: Information About National Digital Library

HEC NATIONAL DIGITAL LIBRARY The National Digital Library (NDL) program launched in 2003 is one of the main achievements of the HEC. This program provides students, faculty and researchers with access to international scholarly literature based on electronic (online) delivery. The facility is a part of the HEC strategy to address the information needs...
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Call for Papers: Pakistaniaat Special Issue on FAIZ AHMED FAIZ

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February 23, 2011

Special issue of  Pakistaniaat on FAIZ AHMED FAIZ, December 2011 This special issue is in honour of Faiz Ahmed Faiz’s centennial year and is dedicated to the universal themes of love and resistance in his poetry. Faiz has had and continues to have a national following as a people’s poet in Pakistan. He has...
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Pakistaniaat: Back to Full Open Access

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February 5, 2011
Pakistaniaat: Back to Full Open Access

As you might be aware, we had decided to convert Pakistaniaat to a delayed open-access journal a few months ago. Our hope was to encourage subscriptions in order to make the journal sustainable in the long run. Unfortunately, we have not sold many subscriptions while at the same time our content has not been...
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Our Thanks to Jason W. Ellis, Our Outgoing Layout Editor

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December 7, 2010

As we approach the publication of Pakistaniaat’s fifth issue, I am also beginning to realize what a loss it would be when Jason W. Ellis, our layout editor, leaves our editorial team at the end of this year. Those of you who have published with us or have downloaded, printed, or viewed our content...
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Pakistaniaat: Special Issue on Faiz Ahmed Faiz

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November 28, 2010
Pakistaniaat: Special Issue on Faiz Ahmed Faiz

We are pleased to announce that to honor Faiz’s 100th birthday, Pakistaniaat will publish a special issue in Dec 201. Guest Editor:  Dr. Amina Yaqin, University of London. Please visit our website (http://pakistaniaat.org/) to submit your articles in the special section created for this issue. Early queries welcome (pakistaniaat@gmail.com)
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Coming Soon: Pakistaniaat December Issue

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November 22, 2010
Coming Soon: Pakistaniaat December Issue

Our December issue will soon be available online as well as in the print version. Please note that from this issue onward, Pakistaniaat will become a Delayed-Open Access journal, which means that you would need to subscribe to access our current content. All members of our editorial staff and all of our contributors will...
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Pakistaniaat: Moving to Delayed Open-Access

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November 3, 2010
Pakistaniaat: Moving to Delayed Open-Access

This is to let all of you know that from our December Issue onward, Pakistaniaat will become a delayed open-access journal. We do this for the long-term sustainability of the journal and to generate some funds for the journal by encouraging individual and institutional subscriptions. All this means is that when we publish an...
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Pakistaniaat: The Kindle Edition

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September 29, 2010
Pakistaniaat: The Kindle Edition

Here is the latest in Pakistaniaat’s publishing innovation. All four issues published so far are now available on Kindle and can be ordered through Amazon.com. Here is a link to the page: Pakistaniaat on Kindle. Please pass this on to your friends and feel free to post this on your blogs. Masood Raja, Editor
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