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We suggest that English L2 scholars might potentially be more affected by publishers who engage in these email practices in several ways, which we identify and discuss. However, we argue that examining academic inequalities in scholarly publishing based exclusively on the native\/non-native English speaker divide might not be sufficient, nor may it be enough to simply raise awareness about such publishers. 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