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In this eight episode of SSP's Early Career Development Podcast, co-hosts Meredith Adinolfi (Cell Press) and Sara Grimme (Digital Science) engage with Ann Michael (DeltaThink) to discuss some of the more complex aspects of Open Access.

In this seventh episode of SSP's Early Career Development Podcast, co-hosts Meredith Adinolfi (Cell Press) and Sara Grimme (Digital Science) answer some questions from early career professionals about Open Access publishing. As the first of a two-part series on Open Access publishing, this episode covers some of the basics including a definition of OA, the different OA publishing models, how OA works for the author, and how metadata is involved in the "open" agenda. In part 2 (Episode 8), which will be published in June 2021, Sara and Meredith engage with Ann Michael (DeltaThink) to discuss some of the more complex aspects of Open Access.

In this fifth episode of SSP's Early Career Development Podcast, Meredith Adinolfi and Sara Grimme engage with Sarah Tegen (Senior Vice President for Journals Publishing Group at the American Chemical Society) and Ann Michael (recently Chief Digital Office at PLOS, currently CEO at Delta Think) about how early career professionals can continue to focus on career development and growth, particularly during the pandemic. Sarah and Ann also discuss some practical tips and advice on what early career professionals can do to advance their careers while working from home during this time of great uncertainty for many in the publishing industry and for the communities that we support. This episode serves as the second of a two-part series on the publishing industry and the pandemic. Part 1 focused on the strategies and programs that publishing companies have put in place to support staff and employees during this unprecedented and uncertain time

SSP's new Generations Fund has launched in support of the society's popular Fellowship, Mentorship, and Diversity and Inclusion programs. SSP really believes in the power of these programs to support and engage the next generation of scholarly professionals, and this fund has been developed to provide sustainable funding so that the programs can be offered freely and widely to SSP members and can continue to grow and evolve. More information about SSP's Generations Fund can be found at sspnet.org/generations. In this sixth episode of SSP's Early Career Development Podcast, Meredith Adinolfi engages with Vicky Truter (Taylor and Francis), Adya Misra (PLoS), and Sai Konda (American Chemical Society) about their experiences and participation in SSP's Fellowship and Mentorship programs. The panel discussion touches on what the programs entail and how they’ve affected the participants' careers and approaches to their work. The panelists also offer valuable advice on what other early career professionals can do to further their careers, particularly those who might be very new to the industry, who might not have any networks at all, and who also might be more introverted.

In this fourth episode of SSP's Early Career Development Podcast, Meredith Adinolfi and Sara Grimme engage with Charles Watkinson (University of Michigan Press), Alison Labbate (Wiley), and Leon Heward-Mills (Taylor and Francis) about strategies and programs that their companies have put in place to support staff and employees during a time of great uncertainty for many in the publishing industry and for the communities that we support. This episode serves as the first of a two-part series on the publishing industry and the pandemic. Tune in soon for part two, which will focus on career development during the pandemic.

This third episode covers the topic of 'living under lockdown' during the current global coronavirus pandemic. The episode includes insightful and practical advice and guidance from a number of publishing professionals at all levels as they share openly how they’re navigating the lockdown and balancing work and home life.