Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers

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Association for Learned and Professional Society Publishers
Association for Learned and Professional Society Publishers Logo
Abbreviation ALPSP
Motto Shaping the Future of Learned and Professional Publishing
Formation 1972
Legal status A company limited by guarantee and incorporated in England and Wales
Purpose/focus To connect, train and inform the scholarly and professional publishing community and to be an advocate on behalf of the non-profit publishing sector
Headquarters 1-3 Ship Street,
Shoreham-by-Sea,
West Sussex BN43 5DH UK
Membership over 360 members in 36 countries
Chief Executive Ian Russell [1]
Website http://www.alpsp.org/

The Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP) is an international trade association of non-profit publishers[2] created in 1972[3] It is the largest association of scholarly and professional publishers in the world,[2] claiming "more than 360 members in 36 countries".[3] It was granted in 2004 the International Information Industry Award.[4] The association has committees on copyright, marketing, professional education and training, and electronic developments. Recent work has included policies and practice in online publishing.[5]

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ALPSP Awards [edit]

Winners of the 2010 awards were:[6]

Learned Publishing [edit]

It publishes a peer reviewed quarterly[7] journal called Learned Publishing, covering the field of scholarly publishing.[8] The Journal is considered to be of a high level and to offer stimulating insights on the evolution of digital publishing.[9] As part of a finely balanced[10][11] approach to open access, it launched in 2007 an open access trial version, whereby authors can choose to make the online version of their article freely available.[12]

ALJC Collection [edit]

In 2010 ALPSP entered a partnership with SWETS, a subscription service company, for the electronic distribution of 824 learned journals.[13]

Ebooks [edit]

In 2009 ALPSP launched a cooperative service enabling its members to offer multipublisher collections to libraries.[14][15]

See also [edit]

References [edit]

  1. ^ "Championing the case of smaller publishers". Research informmation. Retrieved December 24, 2010. 
  2. ^ a b Hames, Irene (2007). Peer review and manuscript management in scientific journals: guidelines for good practice. Wiley-Blackwell. p. Appendix III. ISBN 978-1-4051-3159-9. 
  3. ^ a b "About us". ALSP. Retrieved December 23, 2010. 
  4. ^ "ALPSP/Swets Meilleur service d'information 2004". ADBS-Info (in French). Retrieved December 24, 2010. 
  5. ^ Prytherch, Raymond John (2005). Harrod's Librarians' glossary and reference book. Ashgate publishing. p. 19. ISBN 978-0-7546-4038-7. 
  6. ^ "ALPSP Awards 2010 - winners announced". ALPSP. Retrieved December 24, 2010. 
  7. ^ "Serial Archive Listings for Learned Publishing". The Online Books Page. Retrieved December 23, 2010. 
  8. ^ "Learned Publishing". Society for Scholarly Publishing. Archived from the original on 6 January 2011. Retrieved December 23, 2010. 
  9. ^ Schuwer, Philippe. "Un périodique des plus stimulants". Persée (in French). Retrieved December 23, 2010. 
  10. ^ "Open Access. Will learned societies signal the change?". Research Information. Retrieved December 24, 2010. 
  11. ^ Okerson, Ann (August 4, 2005). "ALPSP-Sally Morris Statement Re. Google Digitizing". Yale University Library. Archived from the original on 8 November 2010. Retrieved December 24, 2010. 
  12. ^ "Learned Publishing launches trial Open Access option". The Ten Thousand Year Blog. Retrieved December 23, 2010. 
  13. ^ "ALPSP and Swets Announce Launch of 2010 ALJC Collection". Information today. August 10, 2009. Retrieved December 24, 2010. 
  14. ^ "ALPSP eBooks Collection Launched by Ingram Digital". Information Today. Retrieved December 24, 2010. 
  15. ^ "Ingram Digital announces new eBook agreement with ALPSP". Research Information. March 15, 2008. Retrieved December 25, 2010. 

External links [edit]

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