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Archives: society publishing

Ask The Chefs: Society Sustainability

With many professional societies finding their revenue sources under pressure, this month we asked the Chefs: How might professional societies continue to be sustainable?

  • By Ann Michael
  • Mar 28, 2019
  • 3 Comments

Strategic and Non-strategic Society Publishing

Many society publishers, concerned about the disruptive implications, of Plan S, are nervously considering selling off their publishing assets.

  • By Joseph Esposito
  • Mar 18, 2019
  • 48 Comments

Why Society and Not-For-Profit Journals Are Worth Preserving: Better Economic and Continuing Value for the Community

Plan S seems to favor larger, commercial publishers over smaller, independent, not-for-profit publishers. Is this an acceptable sacrifice or are societies, and not-for-profit publishing, worth preserving?

  • By David Crotty
  • Dec 6, 2018
  • 22 Comments

Biological Science Societies Hope to Convince Authors to Stay in the Society Family

Hoping to woo authors away from commercial publishers, a group of biomedical science societies have launched a new alliance to promote the value of publishing in society journals.

  • By Angela Cochran
  • Nov 8, 2017
  • 14 Comments

Diamond Open Access, Societies and Mission

In this article Robert Harington suggests that some society journal publishers may wish to consider moving their journal program to a Diamond open access (OA) model. Nice idea right, but easier said than done.

  • By Robert Harington
  • Jun 1, 2017
  • 21 Comments

Ask The Chefs: What is Editorial Independence and How Does It Impact Publishing?

On the surface editorial independence seems so straight-forward. However, it is filled with nuance. If publishing and editorial expectations are not clearly set, misunderstandings can cause angst, poor working relationships, and even legal action.

  • By Ann Michael
  • Apr 30, 2015
  • 24 Comments

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