[BOAI] SAGE launches new open access publication for the Social Sciences

[Peter Suber]

[Forwarding from Sage Publications, via LibLicense.  --Peter Suber.]


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SAGE launches new open access publication for the Social Sciences
SAGE Open to launch Spring 2011

Los Angeles CA (November 17, 2010) - SAGE, the world's leading
independent academic and professional publisher today announced
the launch of SAGE Open: a new publication to support open access
publishing in the social and behavioral sciences and the
humanities.

SAGE Open will publish peer-reviewed original research and review
articles in an interactive, open access format. The journal will
offer authors quick review and decision times; a speedy,
continuous-publication format; and global distribution for their
research via the SAGE Journals Online platform. The articles will
also be guaranteed professional copyediting and typesetting.

The publication supports the growing number of authors who
require their articles to be freely available on publication,
either because of personal preference or because of university or
government mandates.

Unlike traditional journals, SAGE Open will not limit content due
to page budgets or thematic significance. Rather it will accept
articles solely on the basis of the quality of the research,
evaluating the scientific and research methods of each article
for validity.

"SAGE's position as a global leader in social science publishing
gives authors submitting their work to SAGE Open an assurance of
high quality," said Jayne Marks, Vice President and Editorial
Director for SAGE's Library Information Group. "We will be
creating an advisory board consisting of discipline leaders and a
large editorial board of subject experts to ensure high quality
publication."

SAGE Open will also include several enhanced features to give
readers greater power to determine the significance of articles
published, with usage metrics, commenting features, subject
categories, article ranking and recommendations.

"SAGE has a long history of supporting and nurturing new
interdisciplinary fields of research," said Bob Howard, Director
of Social Science Journals. "By covering multiple disciplines in
one place, we hope that SAGE Open will also facilitate the
discovery of the connections between papers, whether within or
between disciplines."

For more information, visit http://www.sageopen.com

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SAGE is a leading international publisher of journals, books, and
electronic media for academic, educational, and professional
markets. Since 1965, SAGE has helped inform and educate a global
community of scholars, practitioners, researchers, and students
spanning a wide range of subject areas including business,
humanities, social sciences, and science, technology, and
medicine. An independent company, SAGE has principal offices in
Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, Singapore and Washington DC.
www.sagepublications.com

Members of the media qualify for free access to this and 560+
other SAGE journals. Contact Jim Gilden (jim.gilden at sagepub.com)
for further information.

Press contact:
Jim Gilden
media.inquiries at sagepub.com
805-410-7335

Kind regards,

Sheenagh McCarthy
Associate Director, Marketing
Library Information Group
SAGE Publications Inc
2455 Teller Road
Thousand Oaks, CA 91320
USA
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