As scholarly publishing continues its move to Open Access, publishers need Open Access management solutions that simplify payment workflows while also enabling the testing of new business models. This was the challenge facing the publishing division of the American Society for Microbiology, ASM Journals.
The organization manages a portfolio of 15 journals and looked to transition to a Subscribe to Open (S20) OA publishing model to align with the industry movement to make it easier for scholars, researchers, and scientists to access, cite, and share their work. To launch the effort, David Haber, the Director of Journal Publishing Operations for ASM Journals, started looking for a solution to manage OA agreements.
As part of looking at workflows, Haber wanted to make sure the ASM Journals finance and sales teams understood the internal costs relating to OA agreements. The solution for managing OA agreements would need to provide detailed reporting to know how publication fees impact the bottom line so the division could ensure it continued to operate profitably.
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