This fully updated second edition is packed with practical information on all aspects of journal publishing. It is a valuable reference and useful aide-memoire for even the most experienced journal publisher. It covers topics from refereeing procedures to legal deposit, electronic delivery to copyright, and much more. Concisely written, this book has been put together by the Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP), The Association of Subcsription Agents and Intermediaries (ASA), The Publishers Association's Serial Publishers Executive (SPE) and the UK Serials Group (UKSG), representing the whole scholarly supply chain.