Academic publisher Emerald Group Publishing has reported a 14 percent increase in article downloads from Emerald Insight since the transition to Atypon's Literatum platform was completed in Quarter three of 2014. Statistics have been taken from an author satisfaction survey undertaken by Emerald.
Emerald made the strategic decision to make the transition to Literatum, a hosted SaaS (Software as a Service) customized, feature-rich e-publishing platform that is used to manage and deliver online content - to meet the growing needs for new services, products and features its customers require in order to provide flexibility for change in the future.
As a result of the transition, interaction with the website has increased by over 10 percent and user satisfaction figures have also been significantly boosted. In a recent survey, an overwhelming number of Emerald's authors said that they are very satisfied with the transition, highlighting how Emerald Insight is now more user-friendly and easier to navigate than it had been before the switch to Literatum.
Enhanced search facilities within the now responsive Emerald Insight website have also been provided, along with a range of author and editor services, all of which provide users with access to content wherever they are, using any form of device.
Enhancements also introduced since Emerald Insight's switch to Literatum include the ability to support Google Scholar by introducing subscriber links, which helps users within institutions make the best use of their subscribed collections. These users can see direct links to subscribed articles within their Google Scholar search results, thus helping to boost worldwide visibility and accessibility of content.
Emerald will be releasing additional product enhancements in the near future, such as article level publishing, which will provide authors with fast publication of their articles, thereby resulting in more citations.
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