Plan S: where are we now?

Back in March we took stock of the current status of Plan S, and reviewed the issues standing in the way of movement towards open access (OA). Now that revised implementation guidelines have been published, […]

Publishers have been using COUNTER for some time now to support consistent usage counting for their electronic resources. However, the standard has evolved over the years to keep pace with content structure changes and new […]

Like everyone else connected with journals publishing, we’ve been following the literature on Plan S with interest. With updated guidance on its implementation due this spring, it’s a good time to pause and take stock […]

by Rachel Margolis
Posted on February 18, 2019February 18, 2019
Customer Insight

With funders increasingly directing how and when the research they fund is published, publishers are facing new challenges around reporting and tracking this information. In the past, funding information would not have been in a […]

by Rachel Margolis
Posted on January 21, 2019January 23, 2019
Customer Insight

With initiatives such as Plan S focusing the attention of many publishers on Open Access publishing models, understanding your editorial data has never been more important. Here, we round up some of the sources available […]

A full understanding of your data assets is important both in underpinning day-to-day operations and in developing business strategy. This applies not only when you’re using external IT systems but also in your internal work […]

A key feature of our new Publisher Dashboard service is that it delivers a complete picture of customer interaction, from article submissions through to journal usage and denials, so the insights it offers are relevant […]

by Rachel Margolis
Posted on July 25, 2018September 4, 2018
Customer Insight

When developing our publisher dashboard functionality, our focus has been on providing the complete picture and not just a few parts of the puzzle. This enables publishers to target new prospects, retain existing customers, understand […]

MasterVision offers a wide range of powerful features to provide publishers with complete insight into their customers, and we have a strong core of data analysts and ‘power users’ who make regular use of its […]

When embarking on any software project, from the development of a new system down to a small change to an existing system, it’s important to have a clear statement of what that project should achieve. […]