Hello all
Whilst you’re waiting for ScienceDirect to come back up, why not take a look at this and tell me if it is of interest?
Kind regards
DAN
Social Sciences Directory (www.socialsciencesdirectory.com @SocSciDirectory) is a new web-based open-access publishing platform, aimed at the global academic research and higher education market. It is an online database of academic research and other content, such as presentations, interviews and news reports, as well as providing discussion forums through social media including blogs, Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter. It will operate on an author pays model but with the option of institutional membership for all their staff and researchers to submit articles freely.
Eduserv is seeking expressions of interest in institutional membership at a discounted fee for an 18 month period to encourage submissions and support this open access model which is widely supported in STM but little known in the Social Sciences area.
How the Chest Agreement will work
To start the ball rolling and to encourage authors to submit quality content quickly the Institutional Membership Fee has been substantially discounted. The fee will be £1,800 covering the period from 1 July 2012 to 31 December 2013 – the current annual membership fee is £2000 for 12 months.
If 10 institutions take up this offer the agreement will go ahead. The deadline for expressions of interest is on 30 June.
If you support this initiative and wish to join please contact Nikki Green ( <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]).
About Eduserv
We develop technology services that help education and the public setor use IT more effectively. We are a not for profit organisation and registered charity, governed by a board of Trustees. We fulfil our charitable mission by providing innovative IT services that help universities and other organisations meet their business needs and improve user experience.
Our services include:
• Identity and access management
• Licence negotiation
• Web development
• Managed hosting and cloud services
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