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.

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.

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.

Do you find managing permissions frustrating or inefficient?

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PLSclear is a service from the Publishers Licensing Society, which simplifies the permissions process, ensuring it wastes less time.

PLSclear helps you:

Save time
Don’t waste time reviewing requests that should have gone to someone else

Get all the information needed to grant a request, first time around

Work smart
PLSclear includes an interactive request form that has been developed by permissions experts, ensuring essential information is supplied, and you can keep the form for your records

Generate more revenues from permissions
PLSclear can be easily added to your website by cutting and pasting the free PLSclear widget. This ensures that potential licensees who come to your site supply you with the information you need to respond to their request straight away.

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It’s free to try - visit www.PLSclear.com
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Automated free-of-charge and paid for licences coming soon
Contact PLS about installing the free search widget by email or on +44 (0)20 7079 5930

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Did you know?

PLS also offer:

Consulting on best-practice permissions
The opportunity to outsource your day-to-day permissions
“Fun” and “lively” permissions workshops
Just contact PLS to find out more.

PLSclear can also help your editorial teams and author-managers by helping them make permissions requests to reuse content, quickly and easily. Visit PLSclear to find out more.

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