From: Ann Shumelda Okerson <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Thu, 9 Nov 2017 07:28:35 -0500

Washington, D.C.  – November 6, 2017 – A group of prestigious
not-for-profit scientific membership societies today announced the
launch of the Scientific Society Publisher Alliance (SSPA)
(byscientistsforscience.org), an intiative focused on building
awareness of and support for publication of scientific research by
scientist-run scientific societies.

he SSPA started as a collaboration of scientific societies that  came
together to reinforce and communicate the excellence, importance, and
uniqueness of their journals.  The launch of the SSPA today formalizes
this collaboration.  The SSPA seeks to emphasize the value of
publishing vital scientific research in scholarly journals managed by
working scientists, and edited and peer reviewed in a fair and
supportive manner by working scientists.  Publishing in a society
journal supports researchers and the scientific community, through
reinvestment of revenues in the scientific community, in science
advocacy, and in the careers of scientists at all stages, as part of
the not-for-profit society mission.

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https://www.asm.org/index.php/newsroom/item/6931-scholarly-
publishers-join-forces-to-launch-scientific-society-
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