Publishers:

• Automate OA workflows, processes and license types
• In depth, real time data driven reporting
• Manages multiple agreement types (present and future)
• Manages multiple content types (articles, chapters, case studies, proceedings)
• ecommerce; multi-currency, invoice, taxation, discounts/waivers, chasing
• Enhanced author experience
• Reduce errors
• Reduce manual processes
• Centralize OA operations
• Speed content to publication
• Increase cash flow/ reduce bad debt
• Scalable, agile, rules driven, configurable,
• Interoperable with OA Switchboard, OABLE
• Security/privacy/PCI compliant
• Manage promotions/discounts
• Maintains permanent record
• Multi fee collection (APC’s, submission, page/color)
• Framework for transformative agreements
• Supports FAIR principles (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable)

Authors:

• Intuitive, user friendly interface
• Agreement matching
• Manage multiple author services payments in one transaction
• Simplify author/institution payments
• Automates discount/waiver eligibility
• Author portal log-in
• In app author support
• Fast and Accurate
• Maintains permanent record
• SSO (ORCID)

Funders/Institutions:

• Real time portal access
• Agreement matching
• Real time communication hub connects with publisher/author(s)
• Approve/deny loop
• Automates multiple agreement models (APC’s, draw down accounts, token based transactions)
• Metadata driven reporting
• Interoperable (OA Switchboard, OABLE)
• Transparency
• Maintains permanent record