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18 Jun 2025
RT @JLSchilling22: Always a pleasure to see Randy Townsend on stage at SSP! @rantowns #SSP2025 @ScholarlyPub
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4 Nov 2024
💕✨ Please read this important post from @rantowns and consider joining us for the CoIN soft launch on November 22 ✨💕
💥 @ScholarlyPub 💥
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Randy Townsend retweeted
5 Jun 2024
Catch an insightful discussion with @rantowns President of the Society for Scholarly Publishing as he weighs in on the challenges of mental health faced by researchers, breaking the stigma around it, and offers some practical strategies to promote a wholesome work culture in academia.
Listen on your favorite podcast platform.
YouTube: ow.ly/5heU50RWAMP
Spotify: ow.ly/Fkby50RWAMX
Apple Podcasts: ow.ly/A4Ps50RWAMR
Google podcasts: ow.ly/skbj50RWAMQ
@ScholarlyPub @NikeshGo #InsightsXChange #MentalHealth
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25 May 2024
"Its ok to prioritize yourself!"
Powerful words reiterating the importance of researchers focusing on their mental well-being.
As we draw the Mental Health Awareness month to a close, gear up for a scintillating episode of Insights XChange on breaking the stigma around mental health and practical strategies to promote a wholesome work culture in academia.
Stay tuned and catch @NikeshGo in conversation with Randy Townsend, President of @ScholarlyPub.
Coming Soon!
#InsightsXChange #MentalHealth #AcademicPublishing #SSP
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1 Jul 2023
Way to go @gwpubs !!! Congratulations @john_w_warren!!!!
28 Jun 2023
Fun night at the #EXCELAwards - proud of our @gwpubs GW Journal of Publishing, in collaboration with @ScholarlyPub, for taking home a Bronze Award (DEI Initiatives). Great to meet many new colleagues in the #AMPNetwork, including one of our newest students.
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31 May 2023
I have such stylish colleagues! Check out these amazing #ShoesOfSSP at #SSP2023: @CharlotteRock's "mullet shoes" (business in the front, party in the back!); the always fashionable @rantowns; and pure joy from @alicejmeadows.
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2 Nov 2022
This was a fun & informative discussion am I’m grateful to @Erin_Landis77 @JenniferLMahar @rantowns for being resident experts on demand! @ISMTE
1 Nov 2022
Top notch panel of experts this afternoon at the #ISMTEGlobal Exchange Forum! Great discussion on topics like how to consider & vet new products or processes, AI tools, expanding reviewer databases, predatory journals, author education, and more. Thank you!
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11 Oct 2022
Celebrating #PublishingEthicsWeek22 and everybody that champions inclusive and equitable publishing ecosystems. There's still time to register for the 12th Annual GW Ethics in Publishing Conference. gwpress.manifoldapp.org/proj…
10 Oct 2022
PIP is honored to collaborate with SSP and GW for #PublishingEthicsWeek22
Ethical publishing is completely entangled with ethical mentorship and requires responsible treatment of pub employees. You can register for our Friday GW panel to hear more! tinyurl.com/GWPanel22
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8 Sep 2022
We're less than a week away! Join us for the @ISMTE workshop: Integrating DEI Principles in Your Workplace!
📣There's still time to register for the 2022 ISMTE Workshop speakers: Integrating DEI Principles in Your Workplace with @rantowns and Marlo Green of @PLOS , and Racquel Jemison and @ShainaLange of @ACSPublications
Register here: ismte.org/event/2022Workshop
#scholarlypublishing
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1 Aug 2022
I cleared out my to-do list this morning! Created a new one that’s even longer than the first. Not sure if I’m being productive or stuck in Groundhog Day!
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Randy Townsend retweeted
1 Jul 2022
Submit a proposal / paper and please share widely!
1 Jul 2022
Call for Presentations!
12th @gwpubs #EthicsinPublishing conference will be held as hybrid event, in-person & virtual presentations & attendees, Friday, 10/14/22 (planned).
Conference theme - "Ethics in Action"
Call for presentations/papers: forms.gle/Sq2Zra8GNeiu5z1Z6
Please share!
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28 Jun 2022
So cool to be interviewed by @MelEdits for her new, exciting podcast, #AssociationStation. @SIIA @gwpubs @ScholarlyPub @PLOS @theAGU sites.libsyn.com/418712/3-in…
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23 Jun 2022
I had so much fun presenting with @chhavic at #AMPNetwork today.
22 Jun 2022
“We let the rhetoric become the narrative” with Colin Kaepernick. Great point, @rantowns. We need to pay more attention to the actual issues. #AMPNetwork
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4 Jun 2022
Thank you @alicejmeadows for your courageous leadership!
4 Jun 2022
Thanks to @h82w8md & @ScholarlyPub staff for all you do, @lauren_publish @acochran12733 for a great joint presidential celebration last night, @miranda234 @rantowns for making it easy to pass the presidential baton, to the whole board for your wonderful support this year…2/8
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3 Jun 2022
It was full circle to close out a busy, soul-fulfilling week at #SSP2022 with @gwpubs family @john_w_warren, Ashley Warren, and @Danielle_Galian! #ssp5k
3 Jun 2022
Let me introduce the band, The Erratas: @Danielle_Galian, @rantowns, and Ashley Warren. Strategic Management—of your Career, at #SSP2022. @gwpubs #PublishingCareers
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Randy Townsend retweeted
Scholastica CEO and Co-Founder @briancody will explore this question during an upcoming #SSP2022 panel, along with @BillKasdorf, @rantowns @PLOS, and Charles O'Connor @AriesSystems.
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