November 18, December 2, December 9
11 a.m. ET to 2 p.m. ET
Registration is now open for the 2025 SSP Journals Academy! Don’t miss this chance to learn about the fundamentals, current challenges, and emerging opportunities in scholarly journals publishing.
This virtual course, held over three sessions, will provide an overview of the many different components to scholarly journals publishing.This is the third consecutive year for the Journals Academy. One hundred and thirty individuals at all stages of their careers and from a variety of organizations attended previous Academies.
While this program is designed for early to mid-career publishing staff who wish to broaden their knowledge beyond their current job responsibilities, experienced professionals looking for a refresher or who wish to keep current with best practices are also welcome to attend.
The program covers both publishing fundamentals and current industry challenges, giving participants a complete picture of how journals operate. This comprehensive understanding will help attendees solve problems more effectively, build stronger cross-functional relationships, and recognize potential new career opportunities in a changing field.
Upon completion of the course, attendees will be issued a digital badge that they can share with their networks or on their LinkedIn profile.
The SSP Journals Academy is developed by SSP’s Training Committee. Instructors will be experienced in their fields and will represent commercial and society publishers and service providers.
Topics covered will include
- Journal Business Models
- Journal Finances: Understanding the Value to Your Organization
- Editorial and Production
- Marketing
- Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility
- Data and Decision Making
- Hot Topics in Publishing
November 18, 2025
11:00 am-2:00 pm ET Session 1: The Business of Scholarly Publishing
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Speakers:
Jeff Mahony, American Academy of Pediatrics
Rebecca McLeod, Harvard Data Science Review/SSP President
Journal Business Models
Speakers:
Dana Compton, ASCE
Sarah McCormack, ASN
Jonathan Collin, Springer Nature
Journal Finances: Understanding the Value to Your Organization
Speakers:
Cason Lynley, Duke University Press
David Myers, Wolters Kluwer Health
December 2, 2025
11:00 am-2:00 pm ET Session 2: Key Components of Scholarly Publishing
Editorial and Production
Speakers:
Midori Baer, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Minu Thickitt, Association for Thoracic Surgery
Journals Marketing
Speakers:
Amanda Rogers, BioOne
Pulvi Popat, Accucoms
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility
Speaker:
Steph Pollock, American Psychological Association
December 9, 2025
11:00 am-2:00 pm ET Session 3: Deeper Dive into Scholarly Publishing
Data and Decision Making
Speakers:
Daniel Farrar, Oxford University Press
Daniel Molesworth, Emerald Publishing
Hot Topics in Publishing
AI in Authoring
Speaker: Avi Staiman
AI in Peer Review
Speaker: Sara Kate Heukerott
Ethics in AI
Speaker: Chhavi Chauhan
AI in Research Integrity
Speaker: Adam Day
Closing Remarks
Speakers:
Janine Chiappa McKenna, Association for Psychological Science
Damita Snow, ASCE and SSP President-Elect
Journals Academy Logistics
Sessions will be held on Zoom Events with a mix of pre-recorded and live sessions. There will be opportunities for Q & A and for networking with your fellow attendees.
Attendees are encouraged to attend all sessions live, but recordings will be available to registered attendees for a limited time after the conclusion of the Academy.
Registration Fees:
Note: Individuals at SSP Sustaining Organizational Members are eligible for a 20% discount and individuals at SSP Partnering Organizational Members are eligible for a 10% discount on registration fees.
SSP Member Registration – $385
Non-member Registration – $460
AUPresses, NASIG, NISO, LPC, ACSE, ALPSP Registration – $410
Student Registration – $260
Low/Middle Income Country Member Registration (as classified by World Bank) – $50
Low/Middle Income Country Non-Member Registration (as classified by World Bank) – $75
Residents of countries classified as low, lower middle, or upper middle on the World Bank List of Economies quality for a discounted registration rate. Select the Main Registration type and the discount is applied to registrations for attendees residing in any country that is not classified “high income.” Discounts cannot be combined with organization group discounts.
Bulk Registration Packages
Each registrant receives separate access credentials. Must provide email addresses of registrants during registration.
Package of 5 Registrations – 20% discount
SSP Members – $1,500
Non-Members – $1,800
Package of 10 Registrations – 30% discount
SSP Members – $2,625
Non-Members – $3,150
Refund/Cancellation Policy
No refunds will be processed for webinars. SSP encourages you to send a substitute in your place if you cannot attend and the webinar is recorded and available to registered attendees for 60 days after the broadcast. SSP reserves the right to cancel any program. In the unlikely event of cancellations, we will refund your registration fee, however, SSP is not responsible for any costs, damages, or other expenses of any kind incurred by registrant. Speakers are subject to change without notice.
