2025 Journals Academy

  

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. 

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When
11/18/2025 11:00 AM - 12/9/2025 2:00 PM
Eastern Standard Time
Where
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