Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC), a global licensing and content solutions organization, has been named one of '10 to Watch' in Outsell, Inc.'s 'Open Access 2015: Market Size, Share, Forecast, and Trends' report.
In its report, Outsell defines the market, estimates its growth and identifies the major contributors that are developing an infrastructure to support the Open Access (OA) landscape. It also points to potentially disruptive factors, such as funder mandates and numerous revenue models, which are being called for despite insufficient infrastructures in place.
RightsLink® for Open Access is CCC's platform that automates the collection and management of Article Processing Charges (APCs). It can be easily integrated with publishers' manuscript management and production systems to help automate the collection of Open Access charges. As a result, the platform allows editorial staff to focus on publishing high-value content and new value-added services for their authors. RightsLink for Open Access also offers comprehensive billing and collections services to publishers, priority customer service to authors, and detailed reporting to both.
CCC recently brought together institutions from the UK and publishers from both the US and UK for an Open Access roundtable discussion to explore the implications of managing Open Access fees on a large scale. During this meeting, held at University College London, the attendees examined a number of issues related to fragmentation, approach and processes, including ways vendors can play an expanded role in addressing the challenges. CCC published the group's findings in a report written by Rob Johnson, Founder and Director of Research Consulting.
As part of its commitment to education, CCC regularly updates its Open Access Resource Center in collaboration with the Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP). The Center is a curated set of links to the latest Open Access news, reports, industry whitepapers, webinars and websites.
