On August 9, 2018 Allen Press published an Open Letter to Printing Industries of America Board of Directors questioning why the PIA Board was so blatantly imbalanced when it came to gender diversity. The open letter resulted in avid social media discussion, countless emails and regularly published articles on the subject of gender diversity and…
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On October 10, 2018, the United States Postal Service (USPS) announced a rate increase for 2019. This is the second time in 12 months the USPS has raised its rates. Back in January 2018, Allen Press blogged about the 2018 rate increases and how it would affect publishers and marketers in our industry. The increased…
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LAWRENCE, Kan. and CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – December 13, 2018 – Allen Press, Inc. and Silverchair are pleased to announce a new online publishing partnership. Beginning in 2019, Silverchair will be Allen Press’ exclusive online publishing technology partner, facilitating access to the Silverchair Platform for Allen Press’ audience of independent society and association publishers. After a…
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Lawrence, Kan. – November 8, 2018 – Allen Press, Inc. is excited to announce that Maria Preston-Cargill has been promoted to Executive Vice President. In addition to her current responsibilities leading corporate sales and marketing, Preston-Cargill will oversee Allen Press’ scholarly publishing services division and is tasked with innovating our service offerings and growing market…
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Following the September 4 announcement of Europe’s still-evolving Plan S, society publishers have been trying to gauge the new funding mandate’s potential effects on its journals. And while some are concerned about the economic implications for journals, many are looking for new opportunities that may result from the changes. The plan is a mandate by…
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Lawrence, Kan. – November 5, 2018 – Allen Press, Inc. was honored with 16 awards at the 2018 Gold Ink Awards presented by Printing Impressions. The Gold Ink Awards are known as one of the print industry’s most prestigious competitions with over a 100 companies competing in nearly 50 categories, including commercial printing, magazines, books,…
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What Publishers & Organizations Need to Know About the New USPS Enterprise Payment System On October 1, the United States Postal Service retired the current Centralized Account Processing System (CAPS) and are instead using the newly launched Enterprise Payment System (EPS) for its electronic payment process for customers. CAPS was an electronic payment system for…
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Lawrence, Kan. – October 24, 2018 – Allen Press, Inc. announced today that it will only do business with vendors and suppliers who affirm they pay women and men equally for the same work. Those who do not meet this requirement will be phased out beginning in January 2019. Everyone agrees it is wholly unacceptable…
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“The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members.” – Coretta Scott King As a company with a long history in Lawrence, we truly believe in this quote and are continuously looking for ways to give back to our community. We serve our social impact statement with actions,…
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Research increasingly shows how gender affects the peer-review process, and how it doesn’t. For example, some studies indicate that editor gender appears to have some influence over gender diversity among peer reviewers, but gender of authors, editors and reviewers may not necessarily influence which papers are accepted or rejected.
