ALPSP course – Commissioning Content: Working with authors and editors

Tuesday, 26 – Wednesday, 27 March 2024

The course will be delivered over two sessions on Tuesday 26 and Wednesday 27 March at:

10:00-13:00 (EDT), 14:00-17:00 (GMT) 15:00-18:00 (CET) with 15 mins of networking before the start of session two.

This training considers ways in which to develop and manage a commercially successful academic journal and book programme, including how to adapt commissioning strategies in a transition to a more virtual working environment. Taking delegates step-by-step through the commissioning process, the course aims to provide practical advice, relevant tips and techniques to commission and solicit successful content and titles – from market scanning and community development through to proposal management and eventual publication. It also considers how to maximise resources available to us.