Mental Health Awareness Mondays — Ask the Presidents: Why is it Important for SSP to Support the Mental Health of Our Members?

For today’s post we asked SSP’s Past Presidents to tell us why is it important for SSP to support the mental health of our members, especially around work-related issues. Read on to hear what they have to say

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Last Call: Submit Your Session Proposals for the 2024 SSP Annual Meeting

As the deadline for submitting proposals for the 2024 SSP Annual Meeting rapidly approaches, Rebecca Benner interviews Tim Lloyd about this year’s theme and what attendees can expect.

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Introducing Mental Health Awareness Mondays: Tips for Publishers from the Center for Workplace Mental Health

The first in a new series of posts, “Mental Health Awareness Mondays”. Today, Emma Jellen APA offers tips for publishers from the Center for Workplace Mental Health.

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SSP’s Early Career Development Podcast Episode 15: A Primer on Publishing Operations from Books & Journals Perspectives

In this episode of SSP’s Early Career Development Podcast, hosts Meredith Adinolfi and Sara Grimme chat with Anne Flegel, the Head of Academic Book Operations at Oxford University Press, and Midori Baer, Senior Director of Publishing Operations at the Proceedings of the National Academies of Science (PNAS), on the role of operations in scholarly publishing.

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Embedding DEIA in Peer Review Processes: An Interview with SSP’s DEIA Outreach Subcommittee about their Upcoming Toolkit

Our week of posts celebrating Peer Review Week 2023 continues with an interview with Shaina Lange and Sue Harris of SSP’s DEIA Committee Outreach Subcommittee, about their work on a soon-to-be-published toolkit to build DEIA in peer review processes and editorial roles

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Guest Post – SSP Assembles Presidential Task Force to Prioritize Mental Health Awareness and Support Within the Scholarly Communications Ecosystem

SSP Past Presidents were convened in a task force to consider ways in which SSP as a society can and should support the mental health of members, with work-related issues being the primary but not the only focus. The goal of this Task Force is to identify potential opportunities, activities, resources, and initiatives.

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Navigating the Shifting Sands: New Directions Organizers on the Upcoming Seminar

Volunteer organizers reflect on SSP’s upcoming 2023 New Directions seminar — early bird registration closes September 8th!

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See You in Portland! SSP Annual Meeting Panels featuring Scholarly Kitchen Chefs (and a Song to Get You There)

Here’s where you can find Scholarly Kitchen Chefs at the SSP Annual Meeting.

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Guest Post — Accelerating DEIA — Lessons from the Society for Scholarly Publishing

The experiences of the Society for Scholarly Publishing DEIA committee can inform DEIA efforts throughout our industry. Here Rebecca Kirk, Allison Leung, and Shaina Lange present key lessons learned.

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Ask the Co-Chairs: A Look at the 2023 SSP Annual Meeting

Stephanie Lovegrove Hansen sat down with the Co-Chairs of the SSP’s Annual Meeting Program Committee to learn more about the event and what we can look forward to.

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SSP’s Generations Fund Exceeds Halfway Point: SSP Thanks 259 Individual & Organizational Contributors

The SSPs Generations Fund hits a milestone and we’d like to acknowledge our supporters.

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Chefs de Cuisine: Perspectives from Publishing’s Top Table — Annie Callanan

Robert Harington talks to Annie Callanan, Chief Executive of Taylor & Francis, in this new series of perspectives from some of Publishing’s leaders across the non-profit and profit sectors of our industry.

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