Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers
Trade association of non-profit publishers
Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers
Abbreviation
ALPSP
Formation
1972
Legal status
A company limited by guarantee and incorporated in England and Wales
Purpose
To connect, inform, develop and represent the scholarly and professional publishing community and to be an advocate on behalf of the non-profit publishing sector
Headquarters
Egale1, 80 St Albans Road, Watford, Hertfordshire WD17 1DL, UK
The Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP) is an international trade association of non-profit publishers[1] created in 1972.[2] It is the largest association of scholarly and professional publishers in the world,[1] with over 300 members in 30 countries.[2]
ALPSP awards
The ALPSP Awards recognise excellence and innovation in scholarly communications. The winners are announced at the ALPSP Conference.[3]
ALPSP publishes a peer reviewed quarterly journal called Learned Publishing, covering the field of scholarly publishing.[12]
The journal is Open Access (OA) and published on behalf of ALPSP by Wiley. The journal is indexed and has an Impact Factor, and is considered to be of a high level and to offer stimulating insights on the evolution of digital publishing.[13]
The current Editor-in-Chief is Laura Dormer, and the North American Editor is Michelle Urberg.
Events
ALPSP runs a series of events including training workshops, seminars, webinars and other events at various meetings, such as Frankfurt and London Book Fairs.[14] It runs a three-day annual conference that attracts several hundred participants from around the world.[15]
^ abHames, Irene (2007). Peer review and manuscript management in scientific journals: guidelines for good practice. Wiley-Blackwell. p. Appendix III. ISBN978-1-4051-3159-9.
^ ab"About us". ALPSP. Archived from the original on December 11, 2015. Retrieved December 10, 2015.