Licensing solutions provider Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC), US, has joined the Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA), which offers a forum for bringing together the entire Open Access community.
CCC currently works with many of OASPA's members on issues such as collecting Article Processing Charges (APCs) and Open Access-aware licensing through its RightsLink for Open Access solution, which helps reduce costs, increase operational efficiency and improve author experience and satisfaction.
CCC was named one of '10 to Watch' by information industry analyst Outsell in its 2013 Open Access Market Report and recently endorsed the Research Information Network's call for cooperation among funders, universities and publishers.
The company has been helping publishers improve the author experience in collecting APCs for over six years and welcomes efforts toward standardisation and transparency.
It hosts webinars and podcasts on many aspects of Open Access and works with organisations such as the National Information Standards Organization (NISO) on creating standards around Open Access as part of its non-profit mission.
