MELVILLE, N.Y., April 30,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- AIP Publishing (AIPP)
announced today that Sara Rouhi has
joined the organization in the new role of Director of Open Science
and Publishing Innovation. She will report to Chief Publishing
Officer Penelope Lewis.
Rouhi is charged with developing new publishing models and
sustainable business strategies to accelerate AIPP's mission to
advance open, equitable research communication and empower
researchers to accelerate global progress.
"AIPP has a storied history as researcher-focused non-profit
committed to putting science first," Rouhi said. "I'm honored to
join a leadership team not only committed to forging an equitable
open science path but also deeply invested in building a workplace
culture grounded in humility, experimentation, and embracing
change. AIPP -- thanks to its cultural transformation and its open
science investment -- stands poised to contribute meaningfully and
substantively to the furthering of open science globally."
Rouhi joins AIP Publishing from Public Library of Science (PLOS)
where she was Regional Director, Publishing Development, The
Americas. In this role she focused on engaging with high-level
stakeholders, including funders, policymakers, and institutional
leaders in local scholarly communication ecosystems. Before this
role she built up PLOS' institutional business models and
partnership base as Director of Strategic Partnerships. During that
time, she launched three new, non-APC business models (including
the 2021 ALPSP Innovation in Publishing award winner, Community
Action Publishing) and implemented over 200+ partnerships
globally.
Rouhi is active in the scholarly communications community as a
volunteer and thought leader, speaking frequently on open access,
equity in publishing, and diversity in scholarly communications.
She is currently Board Member for the Society of Scholarly
Publishing (SSP) and was the recipient of SSP's Emerging Leader
award in 2015.
AIP Publishing CPO Penelope Lewis: "Sara's proven track record
in innovative publishing models, coupled with her passion and
entrepreneurial spirit for tackling complex challenges, make her an
ideal fit for our dynamic AIPP team. We share the belief that open
science fosters inclusivity and accelerates scientific research.
I'm thrilled that Sara will join us in driving open science
innovation that truly benefits the physical sciences
community."
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