Developing sustainable strategies and navigating sector transformation through evidence-based analysis.
We work with commercial publishers, societies, university presses, vendors and infrastructure providers to co-create tailored solutions. Our experience spans open access strategy development, business model analysis, and stakeholder engagement across the global scholarly communication landscape.
Strategic market analysis, competitive benchmarking, and trend identification to inform business decisions and strategic positioning.
What you get: Market landscape analysis, emerging trend identification, competitor assessment using bibliometric data, and strategic recommendations based on data analysis drawing on Dimensions – the largest collection of interconnected global research data.
Our approach: We combine quantitative analytics with qualitative research to provide nuanced market intelligence that drives strategic advantage.
Strategic support for publishers transitioning to open access models, developing sustainable revenue streams, and adapting to changing funder mandates.
What you get: Business model analysis, revenue diversification strategies, open access implementation planning, and guidance on transformative agreements and diamond publishing models.
Our approach: We combine a deep understanding of scholarly communication with business acumen to develop strategies that balance your strategic goals with sustainability.
Design and deliver surveys, interviews, and focus groups with authors, librarians, and researchers to inform product development and strategic decisions.
What you get: Custom research design, large-scale surveys, in-depth interviews, focus group facilitation, and mixed-methods analysis with actionable recommendations.
Our approach: We leverage our unique position in the research ecosystem to engage diverse stakeholder groups globally, with a depth of insight few consultancies can match.
Support for diagnosing, developing and implementing policies and workflows that uphold publishing standards and safeguard the scholarly record.
What you get: Strategic guidance on emerging threats to the scholarly record including systematic manipulation, coordinated peer review rings, and sophisticated AI-generated submissions.
Our approach: We combine our deep expertise in research integrity best practices with actionable recommendations to help you anticipate and address emerging threats to the scholarly record.
Our clients include leading commercial publishers, learned societies, university presses, and infrastructure providers:
We are always happy to talk through options and approaches to help you design the project you need. We’re here to help.
