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A small step towards the epistemic decentralization of science: A dataset of journals and publications indexed in African Journals Online Cover

A small step towards the epistemic decentralization of science: A dataset of journals and publications indexed in African Journals Online

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|Jun 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jdis-2025-0034 | Journal eISSN: 2543-683X | Journal ISSN: 2096-157X
Language: English
Page range: 104 - 121
Submitted on: Feb 20, 2025
Accepted on: May 14, 2025
Published on: Jun 17, 2025
Published by: Chinese Academy of Sciences, National Science Library
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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