| Level 1 - Introductory Fees: £245.00 per person (excluding VAT) for ALPSP Members, and £345.00 (excluding VAT) for non-members. The fee includes access for three months.
This course can be taken at any time. About the Tutors: Learning materials converted for this course by Pippa Smart, PSP Consulting
Pippa is a research communication and publishing consultant, working for her own company, PSP Consulting. After qualifying with a degree in publishing she has worked in academic and research publishing in a variety of roles including production management and business development. She has extensive experience of advising on academic publishing and rights management around the world, and has developed and run many training courses and established publishing systems for publishers. She now runs a consulting business, researching and writing on publishing issues, and running training courses. Claire Minto, SAGE
Claire Minto is a Senior Commissioning Editor in the STM department at SAGE. She joined SAGE in August 2006 following six years at Academic Press and Elsevier where she was responsible for a journals and books programme within the Microbiology and Infectious Diseases division. Claire is now responsible for acquiring new biomedical journals, building and maintaining Society partnerships and managing a portfolio of medical journals. Susan Lord, SAGE
Susan Lord has held senior international editorial positions in STM publishing, predominantly at Elsevier and Academic Press, working mostly on journals in the biosciences and physical sciences. After 15 years working in Amsterdam and New York, she returned to the UK to work for Academic Press as Editor-in-Chief, Life Sciences (Europe). Early in her publishing career at Elsevier, Susan worked in an editorial office running the peer review system in the area of her scientific expertise, and also spent 3 years as a biomedical journals' marketing manager. She was also the Managing Editor of one of Elsevier's Trends magazines. More recently, she has taken time out from STM publishing to work for the International Federation of Leprosy Charities as a scientific coordinator as well as liaising with the WHO on the preparation of the strategy document for the 5 year plan for the Elimination of Leprosy. Susan currently works part-time for SAGE publishers as a STM Journals Commissioning Editor, as well as working free-lance as a business facilitator and mediator. Overview:
This is an introductory course covering all aspects of journals publishing for those who are at the beginning of their careers. It covers everything from peer review to online delivery, and provides delegates with a clear understanding of how all the elements in this fast-moving area fit together. Programme: Roles in journal publishing Authors: why they publish, what they want, article types Intellectual property - Publishing ethics
- Subscriptions, licensing and consortia
- Other means of access to content: open access, philanthropic arrangements, pay-per-view
- Online journals: publisher sites, aggregators
- Print distribution
- Fulfilment and customer service
- Marketing
- Measures of success (metrics, financial performance)
- Some issues: online archiving/repositories; libraries and pricing; the evolving journal
Learning objectives - by the end of the course delegates will be able to:
Understand the role of the editor and editorial office; know what happens to a paper after acceptance; understand how journal finances work; know about the subscription cycle, subscription agents and customer service; appreciate what goes into a journal marketing plan and how it is executed; and be aware of some of the threats and opportunities in the future for journal publishers. Who should take this course:
All those new to journals publishing, working in production, editorial, marketing or subscriptions; also those who have been out of this area for several years and are seeking a refresher. Delegate comments from our tutor led courses: 'Very interesting overview of journals publishing, excellent instructors!'
Helen Elmes, Institution of Mechanical Engineers 'I found the information on the ''evolving journals'' online pages to be particularly interesting.'
Ava Chong, Palgrave MacMillan 'Very good course to introduce various challenging topics to new starters within journals publishing.'
Julia McDonnell, Oxford University Press 'Very good for introductory level on all aspects. Thanks for the info, the booklet is excellent.'
Adam Wheeler, Taylor & Francis 'Good, very helpful overview of the whole process.' Kim Clube, Royal Astronomical Society 'Great overview of journals publishing - very useful and helped me to put the different areas into context.'
C. Hennin, Oxford University Press Course Code: 10ELIJP Fees: Each course costs: £245.00 per person (excluding VAT) for ALPSP Members, and £345.00 (excluding VAT) for non-members. The fee includes access for three months. How to book: These courses can be taken at any time. Please complete the online booking form. Payment may be by invoice or credit card. As soon as payment has been received, you will be issued with a code to access the training course on the eLearning site. This will be valid for three months. Booking Form (opens Regonline booking site) If you have any queries or questions don't hesitate to contact us:
Amanda Whiting: email, +44 (0)1865 247776
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