A secure, successful future - in partnership with Taylor & Francis
Planning for prosperity - Life always brings surprises, and journal publishing is no exception. A decade ago, print journal issues were indispensable; now online publishing is creating modes of scholarly communication never previously imagined.
As your partner, Taylor & Francis, Routledge and Psychology Press can actively help you anticipate, prepare for and benefit from unexpected events. We continuously improve and innovate - rolling out quicker, better and more cost effective Production, facilitating global access, visibility and readership to raise citation levels, and developing online publishing with Taylor & Francis Online.
When new challenges arise, we provide expert publishing advice that enables your journal to adapt and thrive in its new environment. With a portfolio of 1,536 journals, we have encountered most situations before and can suggest strategies that have served other journals well. We also believe in looking for the silver lining - helping you to capitalize on the new opportunities that change brings.
Healthy financial realism! - Taylor & Francis is a lean organisation with modest financial requirements. We are also large enough to obtain significant scale economies in the publishing and printing services that we source. We seek to return the surplus generated to our society partners, recognising the many good works to which they can put these funds.
Payments are structured to our partners' best advantage. We can frontload royalty advances so that the larger portion is paid in January for the year ahead, and agree Guaranteed Minimum payments which rise annually - providing a solid baseline of growth to aid with fiscal planning. Our financial dealings are transparent, backed by clear and regular reporting.
Your ideal publishing partner - We understand that you have aspirations and goals - and want to help you achieve and surpass these. Partnership with Taylor & Francis, Routledge and Psychology Press will protect your journal from the unexpected challenges of the future, provide you with state-of-the-art yet cost-effective technology, give wise counsel in times of need - and create a secure financial foundation for your society's future progress. You may also be pleasantly surprised at the beneficial effect that we could have on your finances!
What should I do next?
We are always happy to discuss new publishing partnerships. To learn more about transforming your journal with Taylor & Francis, contact:
David Green, Global Journals Publishing Director
'Taylor & Francis are very positive and responsive to any suggestions put forward by the Society and proactive in offering valuable advice. The relationship between the Society and Taylor & Francis is a very productive and positive one. They are experienced in working effectively with learned Societies and understanding and responsive to the particular needs of these types of organizations.'
Helen Perkins
Director, Society for Research into Higher Education
'I look forward to working together with Routledge and our AAG Editors, authors and members to enhance the quality of our journals and to expand their international reach and readership... I believe that we have now put in place an excellent framework with which to meet the many challenges of a rapidly changing scholarly publishing world over the next decade, and a strong long-term financial base from which to continue to strengthen and grow the AAG and its programs in the years ahead.'
Doug Richardson
Executive Director of the Association of American Geographers
