Open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, has announced the introduction of the 'Online Reporting System' for its open access Prepay and Postpay membership accounts. The move follows the recent rapid growth of institutional memberships for open access publications.
Building on BioMed Central's publishing platform, the new reporting system is expected to assist organisations' annual publication budgeting and help reduce the administrative costs associated with managing open access publications.
The online system provides members with greater account control, allowing for management of their published and 'in progress' articles and detailed, customisable statements. The reporting tool allows users to monitor authors claiming their 'Article Processing Charge' payment via a Prepay or Postpay Membership, whilst also providing an unprecedented level of reporting into submission dates, costs-per-article and forecasts into future balances once 'in progress' submissions are published.
The system gives BioMed Central members a timely, crucial tool to aid the management of their budget. This ensures that organisations get the most from their open access Membership, whilst also significantly reducing the time spent managing and monitoring submissions to BioMed Central journals.
