Practical Career Development: Editorial and commissioning skills

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

This networking and knowledge sharing event will be held in London on 26 October. Who should attend? Early career editorial staff from STEM, HSS publishers, presses, society publishers.