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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Dear Sir or Madam<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>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 24<sup>th</sup>, the first issue of <a href="http://socialsciencesdirectory.com/index.php/socscidir/index">Social Sciences Directory</a> was 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 <i>progressive</i>, whilst adhering to recognised publishing standards. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>We aim to<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US>capture the best of international research across the disciplines of social sciences and arts & humanities<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US>conduct peer-review and publish papers in online formats<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US>facilitate discussion and information sharing through discussion platforms<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US>augment research content with valuable additional reading materials such as dissertations, reviews, presentations and reports<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Our first issue contains papers on <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><i><span lang=EN-US><a href="http://socialsciencesdirectory.com/index.php/socscidir/article/view/19">Successful transition to retirement in Australia</a><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Symbol;color:#111111'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><i><span lang=EN-US style='color:#111111;background:white'><a href="http://socialsciencesdirectory.com/index.php/socscidir/article/view/23">Knowledge, attitude and belief of pregnant women towards safe motherhood in a rural Indian setting</a><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Symbol;color:#111111'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><i><span lang=EN-US style='color:#111111;background:white'><a href="http://socialsciencesdirectory.com/index.php/socscidir/article/view/24">Gender equality in the workplace: the perceptive reality</a></span></i><span lang=EN-US style='color:#111111;background:white'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#111111;background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>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 <a href="http://humanitiesdirectory.com/index.php/humanitiesdirectory/index">Humanities Directory</a> in the next few months.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>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 <i>Social Sciences Directory</i> in your library catalogue. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Yours faithfully<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Dan Scott MA, BA (Hons)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Director<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Social Sciences Directory Limited<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>T: +44 (0)1423 326 257<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>M: +44 (0)770 381 2042<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><a href="www.socialsciencesdirectory.com"><b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>www.socialsciencesdirectory.com</span></b></a></span><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><a href="http://www.humanitiesdirectory.com"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>www.humanitiesdirectory.com</span></b></a></span><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>READ IT. 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