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Extracting Publishing Data from the English Catalogue of Books Cover

Extracting Publishing Data from the English Catalogue of Books

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|Mar 2026

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/johd.499 | Journal eISSN: 2059-481X
Language: English
Submitted on: Dec 18, 2025
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Accepted on: Feb 20, 2026
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Published on: Mar 26, 2026
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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