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I am writing to you with information that can help your faculty, researchers, students and librarians to increase the reach and speed of your universitys 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 departments 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. Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail transmission may contain confidential or legally privileged information that is intended only for the individual or entity named in the e-mail address. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or reliance upon the contents of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail transmission in error, please reply to the sender, so that we can arrange for proper delivery, and then please delete the message from your inbox. Thank you.
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