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Predatory publishing was rarely addressed directly by the libraries in the Latin America sample; however, all discussed self-archiving and\/or Open Access.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-subheading\">Research limitations\/implications<\/jats:title><jats:p>Brazilian universities were excluded owing to the researchers' language limitations. Data were collected between September 15 and 30, 2019, so it represents a snapshot of information available at that time. 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