AUPresses joined with the Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) to form a Joint Task Force on Career Progression, aiming to create a scholarly publishing position reference directory that charts position descriptions and career paths across the industry. ALPSP has also now joined this coalition.
The Association also maintained membership with:
- Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers
- American Council of Learned Societies
- Book Industry Study Group (BISG)
- Coalition for Diversity and Inclusion in Scholarly Communications (C4DISC)
- Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)
- Free Expression Network (FEN) and the Banned Book Week Coalition
- International Publishers Association
- National Coalition for History
- National Humanities Alliance (NHA)
- National Information Standards Organization (NISO)
- Think. Check. Submit. Committee – represented by Mary C. Francis (Pennsylvania)
Executive Director Peter Berkery continues to engage the wider community through roles on:
- the BISG Association Advisory Council
- the C4DISC Steering Committee
- the NHA Board of Directors