Abstract
Key points A group of UK‐based learned societies were anonymously interviewed to understand how trends are affecting their missions, strategies, and operations. The societies' missions focus on supporting academics and disseminating knowledge, with publishing being a means to achieve those goals rather than an end in itself. The responses were concerned about addressing open access (OA) but, particularly in the post‐COVID‐19 era, this was not necessarily their highest priority. The societies expressed reliance on larger corporate publishers on them to navigate the transition to OA publishing. The societies' focus is on evolving their missions to meet the changing needs of their academic communities, with issues around premises as a result of COVID‐19 being more pressing than publishing industry changes. The societies face challenges in adapting to the shift to online and digital operations, particularly in regards to maintaining engagement with their members.
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