Randy Townsend

Publisher | Editor-in-Chief | JEDI. Living life Above the Fold, learning, loving & laughing. Tweets are my own.

[Jordan L. Schilling @JLSchilling22]

Always a pleasure to see Randy Townsend on stage at SSP! @rantowns #SSP2025 @ScholarlyPub

[Jennifer Regala @JenniferARegala]

💕✨ Please read this important post from @rantowns and consider joining us for the CoIN soft launch on November 22 ✨💕

💥 @ScholarlyPub 💥

[Cactus Communications @Cactusglobal]

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.

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@ScholarlyPub @NikeshGo #InsightsXChange #MentalHealth

[Cactus Communications @Cactusglobal]

"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

[Randy Townsend @rantowns]

@lisalibrarian I’m jealous! Nothing in the world like a NY slice!

[Randy Townsend @rantowns]

@JenniferARegala That’s definitely you!

[Randy Townsend @rantowns]

Way to go @gwpubs !!! Congratulations @john_w_warren!!!!

[John W. Warren @john_w_warren]

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.

[Randy Townsend @rantowns]

@scholasticahq That should be a Peer Review anthem!

[Randy Townsend @rantowns]

@JenniferARegala @R3GALA @SevernaParkHS @AACountySchools Congratulations!!!!

[Yael Fitzpatrick @GazelleInDminor]

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.

[Phaedra Cress (she/her) @PhaedraCress]

This was a fun & informative discussion am I’m grateful to @Erin_Landis77 @JenniferLMahar @rantowns for being resident experts on demand! @ISMTE

[Randy Townsend @rantowns]

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. https://t.co/6BCqr7IGcb

[Paths in Publishing @pathsinpub]

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! https://t.co/yFm08YDTqY

[Randy Townsend @rantowns]

@JenniferARegala @mdinatSTM @ScholarlyPub Two of my favs!!!

[Randy Townsend @rantowns]

We're less than a week away! Join us for the @ISMTE workshop: Integrating DEI Principles in Your Workplace!

[ISMTE @ISMTE]

📣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: https://t.co/03QpNeES6V
#scholarlypublishing

[Randy Townsend @rantowns]

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!

[OASwitchboard @OaSwitchboard]

Thank you! @PLOS @rantowns

[Randy Townsend @rantowns]

Excited to strengthen the relationship between @OASPA and @PLOS through OaSwitchboard! #OpenScience

[Yvonne Campfens @YvonneCampfens]

Congratulations to all teams who've made this happen! @rantowns @kwispel @IvoVerbeek @OASPA

[Randy Townsend @rantowns]

@DarlaPHenderson Thank you @DarlaPHenderson!!!

[GW Publishing @gwpubs]

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