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<span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Dear all,<o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">This is a message from the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Gender and Language</i><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>editorial team. First and foremost, we take this opportunity to thank you for
your continuous support for the journal!<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US">We hope that you all are staying well and healthy at this time of uncertainty.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="color:black">The COVID-19 pandemic has created a truly unprecedented situation which affects us all. Our
hearts go out to anyone who has been impacted by the virus, either directly or indirectly. During this time, we would like to reach out and update you on how we are approaching the situation at<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Gender and Language</i>. <o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;color:black">As part of IGALA and Equinox Publishing, the editorial team is doing our best to secure the standard of the journal. Beginning from the early part of this year, many of us have been strongly encouraged
to minimize travel and to work from home.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Gender and Language</i><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>has been impacted by this in two ways.<o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;color:black">(1) Postponement of IGALA 11 conference<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0cm">(2) A drastic decline in subscription beyond the conference </span><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0cm">The IGALA conference has been a crucial venue to maintain and expand the journal’s reach. Since IGALA membership—which is required to present at the conference—is attached to the journal subscription,
the postponement of this year’s conference has led to a significant decrease in number of subscribers. </span><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color:black;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0cm">Although the publisher’s (Equinox) move to allow open-access for this year’s issues is a very generous and welcomed gesture, the editorial team has been informed that<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Gender
and</i><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Language</i>, like most journals, is facing a decline in renewals for 2021 of between 25 and 40% as libraries either divert funding to STM subjects supporting COVID-related research or simply face severe
budget cuts due to funding cut-backs, declining enrollments or all of the above… </span><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0cm">This influences <i>Gender and Language</i> as this source of income indirectly supports the editorial team, mainly by providing funds to pay the line editor and the social media manager. </span><span><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;color:black">In the middle of these challenges, the publisher is doing its best to maintain the journal’s quality. For example, they've been working on revamping the journal’s new website as linked below.<o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<a href="https://journal.equinoxpub.com/GL/about/submissions" style="color:rgb(149, 79, 114);text-decoration:underline"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">https://journal.equinoxpub.com/GL/about/submissions</span></a><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;color:black">In light of these financial challenges that IGALA and<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Gender and Language</i><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>face, we are asking you all to help
us by recommending that your institutions subscribe to<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Gender and Language</i>. We understand that your institution’s libraries may already be a registered subscriber; however, please take a moment to check, and
make a recommendation should the journal not be listed in the library catalogue. In case you need to make a new request, it is often successful when it is requested by more than one person. Furthermore, if possible, please also recommend to colleagues in your
relevant academic circles that their institutions subscribe as well.<o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;color:black"><o:p>We'd like to note that we've been blessed with support and encouragement on this matter by <i style="caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">Gender and Language </i>editorial board and advisory board members,
as well as the IGALA presidents, <span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">
Holly Cashman and Claire Maree, the communication officer, Lucy Jones, and the blog manager,
</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(18, 4, 54); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); display: inline !important;">Benedict Rowlett</span>. We are so so grateful; thank
you so much!</o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;color:black">Despite the many difficulties we are facing, the editorial team assures you that<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Gender and Language<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i>remains
fully committed to doing everything we can to produce the best possible work. We believe that moments like these are reminders of how we remain connected despite physical distance.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;color:black">On behalf of the entire editorial team and the team at Equinox, we wish you all well. <o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;color:black">Sincerely, Rodrigo Borba, Kira Hall, and Mie Hiramoto</span></p>
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