[okfn-discuss] Launch of first Issue from 'gold' open access publisher Social Sciences Directory

[Dan Scott]

Dear Sir or Madam

 

I am writing to you with information that can help your faculty,
researchers, students and librarians to increase the reach and speed of your
university’s output. On September 24th, the first issue of Social Sciences
Directory <http://socialsciencesdirectory.com/index.php/socscidir/index>  is
published. This is a new multi-disciplinary publication, which aims to
revolutionise scholarly publishing by providing quality, affordable content
without the barrier of subscription paywalls. Our approach is modern and
progressive, whilst adhering to recognised publishing standards. 

 

We aim to

·         capture the best of international research across the disciplines
of social sciences and arts & humanities

·         conduct peer-review and publish papers in online formats

·         facilitate discussion and information sharing through discussion
platforms

·         augment research content with valuable additional reading
materials such as dissertations, reviews, presentations and reports

 

Our first issue contains papers on

·         Successful transition to retirement in Australia
<http://socialsciencesdirectory.com/index.php/socscidir/article/view/19> 

·         Knowledge, attitude and beliefs of pregnant women towards safe
motherhood in a rural Indian setting
<http://socialsciencesdirectory.com/index.php/socscidir/article/view/23> 

·         Gender equality in the workplace: the perceptive reality
<http://socialsciencesdirectory.com/index.php/socscidir/article/view/24> 

 

Our philosophy is that research in one field can also have applications in
areas of research beyond that intended and the inter-disciplinary nature of
a large collection of work – spanning the boundaries of subject and state -
will help to cross-fertilise ideas. Open access publishing provides
significant benefits for authors and readers alike in speeding up the time
to publication and dissemination, author copyright retention and providing
value-for-money for taxpayers. We hope to publish a regular schedule of
research going forwards, as well as launching a sister website Humanities
Directory
<http://humanitiesdirectory.com/index.php/humanitiesdirectory/index>  in the
next few months.

 

We recognise the difficulty in moving from traditional journal publishing to
new forms. You want to be able to trust that the publication maintains
quality standards and maximises dissemination of your department’s work. We
also firmly believe that Social Sciences Directory addresses many of the
flaws within the scholarly publishing industry and can provide better levels
of service. Submissions have been received from the UK, Australia, France,
Brazil, Ethiopia, India and Kenya, whilst editors and reviewers from all
over the world have offered their services, demonstrating an appetite and
widespread support for the initiative. We hope that you will support our
cause, will encourage your departments to consider us when choosing where to
publish and, importantly, will include Social Sciences Directory in your
library catalogue.    

 

Yours faithfully

Dan Scott MA, BA (Hons)

Director

Social Sciences Directory Limited

T: +44 (0)1423 326 257

M: +44 (0)770 381 2042

 

www.socialsciencesdirectory.com 

 <http://www.humanitiesdirectory.com> www.humanitiesdirectory.com

READ IT. WRITE IT. CITE IT.

 

Social Sciences Directory is an affiliate member of the Open Access
Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA) <http://oaspa.org/> .

Dan Scott will be a speaker at the Munin open access conference
<http://www.ub.uit.no/baser/ocs/index.php/Munin/MC7/schedConf/program>  at
the University of Tromsø, Norway (21-23 November 2012).

 <http://socialsciencesdirectory.com/index.php/socscidir/article/view/33>
Call for papers.

 

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