Can you afford the article processing charges imparted by open access journals today ?

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As an Indian ,My answer is I cannot.What is your opinion.Is this APCs needed to be abolished ?

Yes, definitely it is not possible to pay in dollars and euros, after putting lots of efforts in lab to dig out some innovative.

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