Commissioning Content: Working effectively with authors and editors

About us
About us

ALPSP is the international trade association which supports and represents not-for-profit organizations that publish scholarly and professional content, and those that work with them.
- About ALPSP
- Governance
  Governance
  
  ALPSP is a not-for-profit organization and is governed by the board of directors which is responsible for the management of the business and provides strategic direction.
  - Directors
  - Committees
    
    Committees
    
    ALPSP identifies focus areas and priorities for activity through the work of its committees. Anyone working at a member organization is eligible to serve on a committee, subject to vacancies.
    
    Policy Committee
    
    Membership and Marketing Committee
    
    Education Committee
    
    Training Committee
    
    Finance & Governance Committee
  - General meetings
  - Elections
- ALPSP team
- Volunteer for ALPSP
- Partners
Training
Training

ALPSP training is devised and delivered by publishers for publishers and has a broad selection of topics to choose from.
- About our training
- Virtual training
- In-house training
  In-house training
  
  In-house training works for organizations large and small, and is run with a minimum of five delegates.
  - In-house training enquiry
Events
Events

Through an extensive range of in-person and online events, we help keep you updated on the latest developments from leading experts in scholarly publishing and provide networking opportunities for our community.
- About our events
- Events schedule
- ALPSP conference
- ALPSP awards
  ALPSP awards
- UP Redux
- The London Book Fair
- Seminars and networking
- Webinars
- Industry events
  Industry events
  - Submit an event
- Past events
Our community
Our community

Membership is available for all employees within an organization, and we welcome applications from across the scholarly publishing community.
News & publications
News & publications

Stay updated on all the latest news in scholarly publishing. Access member benefits, such as our Learned Publishing journal, Alert newsletter and Policy bulletin.
- Learned Publishing
- ALPSP Alert newsletter and Policy bulletin
  ALPSP Alert newsletter and Policy bulletin
  
  ALPSP Alert is a free monthly newsletter for members and our quarterly member-only bulletin, brings you the latest updates on international policy, legislation and practices impacting the industry.
  - Alert newsletter
    
    Alert newsletter
    
    Alert archive
  - Policy bulletin
- Industry news
  Industry news
  
  All the latest news updates and announcements from ALPSP and its members.
  - Submit industry news
- SDGs and Publishing Resources
- EDI toolkit
- ALPSP blog
Careers hub
Careers hub

Our careers hub brings together a collection of resources for the scholarly publishing community, including educational videos, the latest job opportunities and details of our mentorship scheme and redundancy support package.
- Educational videos
- Jobs board
  Jobs board
  
  The ALPSP Jobs Board lists all the latest vacancies from both ALPSP members and non-members in the publishing community.
  - Submit a job
  - Subscribe to job alerts
- Mentorship scheme
- Redundancy support package