The Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP) is an international trade association of non-profit publishers
created in 1972.
It is the largest association of scholarly and professional publishers in the world,
with nearly 300 members in 30 countries.
ALPSP awards
The ALPSP Awards recognise excellence and innovation in scholarly communications. The winners are announced at the ALPSP Conference.
''Learned Publishing''
Published in collaboration with the
Society for Scholarly Publishing
The Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) is a professional society, founded in 1978, dedicated to promoting and advancing communication and networking among all sectors of the scholarly communications community. It has approximately 1,100 member ...
(SSP), ALPSP publishes a peer reviewed quarterly journal called ''Learned Publishing'', covering the field of scholarly publishing.
The journal is freely available to all members of ALPSP and SSP. The journal is published on behalf of ALPSP by Wiley. The journal is indexed and has an Impact Factor, and is considered to be of a high level and to offer stimulating insights on the evolution of
digital publishing
Electronic publishing (also referred to as publishing, digital publishing, or online publishing) includes the digital publication of e-books, digital magazines, and the development of digital libraries and catalogues. It also includes the editi ...
.
The current Editor-in-Chief is Pippa Smart, and the North American Editor is Lettie Conrad.
Events
ALPSP runs a series of events including training workshops, seminars, webinars and other events at various meetings, such as Frankfurt and London Book Fairs. It runs a three-day annual conference that attracts several hundred participants from around the world.
See also
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List of university presses
This article lists notable university presses, arranged by country. Associations of university presses are listed afterwards.
Entries on this list should be publishing houses associated with one or more academic institutions and have their own ...
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List of academic journals associated with learned and professional societies
References
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