What other services can Allen Press Publishing Services offer an organization?
In addition to co-publishing your journal, Allen Press Publishing Services can offer your organization:

• Manuscript tracking and online peer review
• Electronic publishing
• Managing Editor and copy editing services
• Editorial stipend
• Royalty from journal revenue
• Business and association management

Who owns the journal with a Cooperative Publishing agreement with Allen Press Publishing Services?
The journal remains yours . Your organization will retain ownership of the title, the copyright, and the subscription list. Through its editors, your organization would, of course, continue to have control over the journal's content, editorial direction and policies. Major business decisions would be made collaboratively by your organization and Allen Press Publishing Services.

Can an organization choose the services it buys from Allen Press Publishing Services?
Allen Press Publishing Services will customize our publishing proposals to suit the needs of your organization. A variety of financial arrangements are possible and a publishing agreement with us can include as many or as few of our services as you need. Some journal editorial offices have full-time permanent staff while others are temporary volunteers. No matter what the size of your editorial office is, with a co-publishing agreement with Allen Press Publishing Services your professional journal will be handled by experienced publishing professionals.

Will Allen Press Publishing Services handle other publishing or print jobs my organization might need done?
Besides handling the publication of your journal, Allen Press Publishing Services can help your organization plan and design special publications, as well.

• Books and CD's
• Newsletters and bulletins
• Reports and proceedings
• Calendars
• Abstracts
• Conference programs
• Promotional materials
• Directories

Remember, we are a full-service publishing company where no job is too big or too small.

What marketing strategies does Allen Press Publishing Services use to retain current subscribers and attract new ones?
Collaborative research and analysis with our clients allows for the right message to be received by the right audience at the right time. While building brand awareness and equity is a constant goal, each campaign is designed around the specific goals of each association, so we make a number of services available to all our clients.

• Subscription Marketing
• Visibility marketing
• Catalogue advertising
• Cross marketing to related organizations
• Direct mail and e-mail promotions
• Member-to-library recruitment promotions
• Press releases
• Conference presence
• Web-site consultation

How is advertising incorporated into an Allen Press Publishing Services publishing arrangement?
Allen Press Publishing Services advertising representatives work hand in hand with associations to develop an advertising program that incorporates effective media material and sales techniques to create a stable and profitable advertising campaign. Our centralized activities allow associations to have quality control over the ads placed in their journal. All ad materials are routed through a journal's designated advertising sales representative, allowing them to monitor production, assuring that all ads are reproduced accurately and positioned appropriately.

Incorporating ad sales into your Allen Press Publishing Services publishing arrangement provides a convenient way to have advertisements sold and managed in the very place they are printed and published. In addition, Allen Press Publishing Services offers professional design and layout services to create the house ads, advertiser print ads, and classified ads for associations and others.

Advertising Sales Agreements can include:

• Sales research and management
• Print display ads, classified, ads, and online advertising
• Association consultation and media kit development
• Commercial reprints
• Complete billing services
• Production and quality control

What business management services does Allen Press Publishing Services offer Publishing Partners?
Allen Press Publishing Services can provide complete association management services to our publishing partners through our association management division, AM&M. All essential publishing business activities for societies and others are available for a contracted annual base fee and a small fee per record. AM&M provides the staff, supplies, and technology necessary to perform efficient association management.

For those who contract for AM&M services, these day-to-day business activities can be done for you:

• Maintain subscription records
• Provide Executive Director services
• Process annual renewals
• Supply necessary reports to the association
• Handle all claims on lost journals
• Work with agencies on institutional subscriptions
• Provide accounting services
• Produce membership directories and election ballots

Can Allen Press Publishing Services help our organization plan our annual meetings?
In the non-profit world, running a successful meeting can be critical for the financial success of any organization. AM&M will contract with your organization to manage your entire meeting from start to finish, beginning with finding the perfect location and ending with detailed evaluations to better plan the next event.

Our Meeting Management services include:

• Site inspections and selection
• Contract negotiations with the facilities
• Develop, administer, and track meeting budget
• Design and print meeting materials
• Conduct pre-registration and on-site registration
• Mail confirmation packets
• Handle speaker arrangements-housing, travel, and payment
• Coordinate all aspects of the exhibit or trade show
• Provide on-site manager to oversee all aspects of the meeting-including registration, signage, food and beverages, and oral presentations and recordings
• Collate and distribute to society leaders meeting evaluation information.

What member online services does Allen Press Publishing Services offer?
Allen Press Publishing Services can provide enhanced online membership services that allow all of your association's information to reside in a single system. Online services will reduce costs for your organization and your members will appreciate the convenience of the many online services we offer, including:

• Online membership directory that is searchable and secure
• Online membership maintenance with real-time updates
• Online merchandise sales
• Online list service
• Online balloting
• Email membership renewal
• Electronic reporting

>What subscription management services can Allen Press Publishing Services offer?
Our years of experience in servicing and fulfilling subscriptions have allowed Allen Press Publishing Services to develop policies and procedures directed toward retention and customer satisfaction. Our subscription management services, through our sister division AM&M, can keep your journal functioning efficiently and effectively, while reducing cost to you and relieving your internal staff of these duties. We can provide the following comprehensive range of services to your organization:

• File and list maintenance and list sales
• Recording, billing and collection all payments
• Satisfying missing issue claims
• Provide labels for issue mailings
• Online subscription sales
• Standard or specialized reporting services
• Full customer support for subscription inquiries
• Customized renewal campaign

How does Allen Press Publishing Services handle the storage of journals?
Allen Press Publishing Services provides complete warehouse and fulfillment services in-house. Our warehouse staff maintains accurate inventory records and satisfies orders in a timely and efficient manner for more than 200 publications. In addition to standard storage services, a number of related services are also provided.

• Outside inventory is stocked
• Returned publications are restocked
• Shipment confirmation sent
• “Special Publication” or CD orders fulfilled
• “Same-day” or “Express” orders fulfilled
• Inventory reports created
• Bulk-carton packed inventory shipped
• Back issues recycled and/or destroyed
• Express, Registered, and Insured Mail handled

How is journal distribution handled?
All Allen Press Publishing Services journals are distributed from an in-house postal facility, where over fifteen million publications are mailed each year. Allen Press Publishing Services secures the lowest postage rates and services available. Through the use of postal products and services, drop shipments, firm bundling, mail consolidation and automation, Allen Press Publishing Services journals receive significant cost reductions and quality care throughout the distribution process.

Many scholarly journals have a significant international readership, so we are very mindful of the importance of collaborating with leading international air/surface distribution services via AllenAir , an exclusive international distribution service. We also provide expedited airmail delivery service that is faster than the traditional U.S. Postal Service Airmail Letter Post delivery service.

As with any Allen Press Publishing Services service, customer service is a priority throughout the distribution process. Our staff coordinates all the necessary permits, generates a statement of ownership, files the appropriate copyright forms, and provides tabulation letters for each mailing.