Early Career Development Podcast

Early Career Development Podcast

Society for Scholarly Publishing

Episodes 23
Avg. Duration 30m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 5.0 (1)
Since Nov 2021
Latest Episode Mar 2026

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About This Podcast

The Society for Scholarly Publishing’s (SSP’s) Career Development Committee has launched a podcast series for early career publishing professionals. Co-hosted by Meredith Adinolfi (Cell Press) and Sara Grimme (Digital Science), the podcast series offers advice and discussion on how early career publishing professionals can add to their skill sets, develop networks, and take advantage of opportunities. The series presents interviews and insights from experienced professionals on how to navigate one’s career in a diverse and ever-changing landscape of scholarly communications.

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Episode 23: Interview with SSP President Rebecca McLeod

Mar 11, 2026 31m

In this episode of SSP’s Early Career Development Podcast, host Meredith Adinolfi (Cell Press) speaks to Rebecca McLeod, current SSP President and Managing Director of the Harvard Data Science Review…

Episode 22: A Primer on Research Integrity & Publishing Ethics

May 08, 2025 33m

This episode of SSP’s Early Career Development Podcast serves as an introduction to research integrity and publishing ethics- the difference between the two, examples of misconduct and mitigation,…

Episode 21: SSP President Interview with Heather Staines

Feb 23, 2025 28m Transcript

This episode of SSP’s Early Career Development Podcast welcomes current SSP President Heather Staines to chat about her career trajectory, plans and goals for her presidency, and advice for Early…

Episode 20: Industry Primer- University Presses and Their Unique Role in Scholarly Publishing

Nov 25, 2024 26m Transcript

In this episode of SSP’s Early Career Development Podcast, hosts Meredith Adinolfi (Cell Press) and Sara Grimme (Digital Science) speak to Dawn Durante, the Wyndham Robertson Editorial Director at…

Episode 19: An Ear to SSP’s 2024 Annual Meeting

Jul 29, 2024 26m Transcript

In this episode of SSP’s Early Career Development Podcast, hosts Meredith Adinolfi (Cell Press) and Sara Grimme (Digital Science) recap this year’s SSP Annual Meeting, "Inflection Point: Setting the…

Episode 18: Industry Events for First-Timers

May 20, 2024 20m Transcript

In this episode of SSP’s Early Career Development Podcast, hosts Meredith Adinolfi (Cell Press) and Sara Grimme (Digital Science) talk about how first-time conference attendees can get the most out…

Episode 17: Interview with Editor-in-Chief of Nature Magdalena Skipper

Mar 12, 2024 36m Transcript

In this episode of SSP’s Early Career Development Podcast, hosts Meredith Adinolfi (Cell Press) and Sara Grimme (Digital Science) chat with Magdalena Skipper, Editor-in-Chief of Nature and the first…

Episode 16: Interview with SSP President Randy Townsend

Feb 15, 2024 27m Transcript

In this episode of SSP’s Early Career Development Podcast, host Meredith Adinolfi (Cell Press) is joined by SSP’s current president, Randy Townsend. Randy is the inaugural Editor-in-Chief of the GW…

Episode 15: A Primer on Publishing Operations from Books & Journals Perspectives

Oct 03, 2023 25m Transcript

This episode of SSP’s Early Career Development Podcast serves as a primer on publishing operations in the scholarly publishing landscape- what does it mean, why is it important, and what does a…

Episode 14: Open Access Update–A Run-Down of the OSTP Nelson Memo with Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe

Jul 14, 2023 24m Transcript

This episode of SSP’s Early Career Development Podcast serves as a current refresh on the Open Access funding landscape, and, more specifically on the 2022 White House Office of Science and…

Episode 13: Industry Primer- Books Within the Scholarly Publishing Landscape

Mar 17, 2023 21m Transcript

This episode of SSP’s Early Career Development Podcast serves as a primer on the books side of scholarly publishing- the commissioning and editorial process, content types, and how these processes…

Episode 12: Interview with SSP President Miranda Walker

Jan 04, 2023 23m Transcript

In this episode of SSP’s Early Career Development Podcast, Meredith Adinolfi (Cell Press) speaks to SSP President Miranda Walker (Associate Director, Medical Journals, Wolters Kluwer). In addition to…

Episode 11: Industry Primer- Marketing in the Scholarly Publishing Landscape

Aug 30, 2022 23m Transcript

In this episode of SSP’s Early Career Development Podcast, hosts Meredith Adinolfi (Cell Press) and Sara Grimme (Digital Science) speak to Alexa Collela, Product Manager, Professional Services…

Episode 10: Industry Primer- Sales in the Scholarly Publishing Landscape

May 11, 2022 24m Transcript

The tenth episode of SSP’s Early Career Development Podcast serves as a primer on the sales role within scholarly publishing- what sales professionals do, how they operate as relationship managers,…

Episode 9: Libraries in The Scholarly Communications Ecosystem

Jan 02, 2022 30m Transcript

Our ninth episode of SSP's Early Career Development Podcast covers the basics of libraries- how they function, support research & scholarship, and interact with publishers within the scholarly…

Episode 8: Open Access, Part 2

Nov 05, 2021 33m Transcript

This eighth episode of SSP’s Early Career Development Podcast is the second in a two-part series on open access (OA) publishing (see Part 1 here). In this section, Meredith Adinolfi (Cell Press) and…

Episode 7: Open Access, Part 1

Nov 05, 2021 15m Transcript

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…

Episode 6: SSP’s Fellowship and Mentorship Programs and the New Generations Fund

Nov 05, 2021 40m Transcript

The Society for Scholarly Publishing’s (SSP’s) new Generations Fund has launched in support of the society’s popular Fellowship, Mentorship, and Diversity & Inclusion programs. SSP really…

Episode 5: The Publishing Industry and the Pandemic, Part 2

Nov 05, 2021 44m Transcript

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…

Episode 4: The Publishing Industry and the Pandemic, Part 1

Nov 05, 2021 1h 1m Transcript

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…

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How many episodes does Early Career Development Podcast have?

Early Career Development Podcast has published 23 episodes since November 2021, covering topics in Business, Careers.

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Early Career Development Podcast is currently highly active with new episodes quarterly. Average episode length is 30m.

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