Discounted Publications

Take Advantage of Substantial SSP Member Discounts On Industry Periodicals

http://www.alpsp.org.uk/otherjnl.htm (List of some of the publications)

http://www.infotoday.com/periodicals.shtml (List of five publications)

Discounts vary by publication, however ALL subscriptions are discounted below retail rates.

Against the Grain (Subtitle “Linking Publishers, Vendors, and Librarians”) is a unique collection of reports, interviews, profiles, book reviews, scholarly papers, and columns on people, happenings, and issues in the library acquisition and publishing information chain. Bill Katz, writing in Library Journal, highly recommends this publication, which is essential for any publisher, librarian, or vendor interested in the library and/or scholarly publishing market.

Published weekly, The Chronicle of Higher Education is the No. 1 news source for college and university faculty members and administrators. A subscription to The Chronicle includes free access to all of the Web site and to Academe Today, our daily e-mail newsletter.

College & Research Libraries News (C&RL News) publishes articles written by practitioners addressing philosophy and techniques of day-to-day management of academic library services and collections. C&RL News provides current information relating to issues, activities, and personalities of the higher education and academic/research library field. User education, technology, professional education, preservation, government actions that affect libraries, public relations, acquisitions of special collections, grants to libraries, reports on meetings, products, and the business of ACRL are covered in C&RL News. Established in 1966, C&RL News is the official newsmagazine and publication of record of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL). It maintains a record of selected actions and policy statements of the association and publishes timely reports on the activities of ACRL and its units.

The Editorial Eye is a mix of original, practical articles— “Finding Rules for Substantive Editing”—and departments—Black Eyes, Brave New Words. Focusing on excellence in software reviews and columns—On the Job, Ms. Grammar, The Watchful Eye.

Learned Publishing is the journal of the Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP) and the Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) and the electronic version is free to all members of SSP.  ALPSP represents the community of not-for-profit publishers and those who work with them to disseminate academic and professional information.  Learned Publishing provides an authoritative medium for the communication of research data, informed opinion and high-quality information on all aspects of academic publishing for the international scholarly community. 

Publishing Research Quarterly publishes significant research and analysis on or about the full range of issues in the publishing environment, the distribution and marketing of books and journals, and the social, political, economic, and technological conditions that shape the publishing process from editorial decision making to order processing. Please note that the SSP member rate is for individuals only. Libraries or other organizations should subscribe directly with the publisher.

Scholarly Communications Report is the premier newsletter reporting on issues and trends in the scholarly communications industry. It provides insight into the potential implications of rapidly changing events, helping you gain deeper understanding of the industry whilst keeping you abreast of mergers and acquisitions, new product launches, people moves and legislation.  Over the past twelve months, SCR coverage of US developments equaled European and UK coverage – offering a truly international perspective on scholarly publishing. SCR is the only newsletter written by industry professionals about scholarly communications – you can be sure that SCR will give you the best digest of the month’s events with insight into the multitude of new developments in what has become a highly volatile space.

For 36 years, the Journal of Scholarly Publishing has been the authoritative voice of academic publishing. The journal combines philosophical analysis with practical advice and aspires to explain, argue, discuss and question the large collection of new topics that continuously arise in the publishing field. The journal has also examined the future of scholarly publishing, scholarship on the web, digitalization, copyrights, editorial policies, computer applications, marketing and pricing models. It is the indispensable resource for academics and publishers that addresses the new challenges resulting from changes in technology and funding and the innovations in production and publishing.