ALPSP Training: Journal Development 1: Strategic planning and practical tactics for improving journal success

Thursday, 26 and Friday, 27 June 2025

This workshop focuses on the essentials of building a strategic development plan for journals, enriched with practical insights of tactics to employ to achieve various strategic objectives common to many journals from a series of case studies and scenarios. The course highlights the business dynamics of developing journals to enhance performance and achieve strategic objectives. It is tailored to navigate the evolving landscape of scholarly publishing, focusing on innovations like artificial intelligence and the imperative of diversity and inclusion in editorial decision-making. Although some familiarity with the scholarly publishing environment is required, part of the course will also involve discussion of the role of journals in today’s research environment and will consider what threats and opportunities exist for current publishing models.