Poacher turns gamekeeper as first issue from ‘gold’ open access publisher Social Sciences Directory is launched

Just nine months after its creation, UK-based ‘gold’ open access publisher Social Sciences Directory announces the publication of its first issue on September 24^th 2012. Social Sciences Directory is a multi-disciplinary journal that is published online-only.

It brings together both scholarly peer-reviewed research and additional value-added content (such as case studies, presentations, reports and conference proceedings), on a platform that is easily navigable and responsive to changing user behaviour. A central concept is that most research is now carried out online using keyword searches, and Social Sciences Directory simplifies the process by: removing individual journal titles in favour of a large repository; and by making the resulting content freely available. Submissions have been received from the UK, Australia, France, Brazil, India, 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.

The first issue will contain papers on:

• Making successful transition to retirement in Australia
• Knowledge, attitude and belief of pregnant women in India
• Gender equality in the work place