Usage has always mattered to both academic publishers and librarians. Publishers need to know that their content is being found and read, while libraries want to know that the content they invest in is being used by their researchers. Usage data helps demonstrate that value and plays an important role in subscription and renewal decisions.
Researchers discover content across an increasingly diverse range of tools and platforms. They need to reach trusted content quickly, understand whether they have access, and have confidence they’re reading the most up-to-date version of the scholarly record. This case study demonstrates the importance of metadata and industry collaboration
A few publishers have recently asked why they should partner with GetFTR. It felt like a good moment to lay out the case. Joining GetFTR means giving researchers faster, more reliable access to your trusted content – wherever they discover it.
The scholarly communications landscape is becoming increasingly fragmented. Researchers no longer discover and access scholarly content solely on publisher platforms. Instead they move between discovery services, aggregators, library resources, syndication platforms, and increasingly AI-powered environments.
As one of the world’s most cited and respected multidisciplinary journals, PNAS brings high-quality peer-reviewed scientific outputs into the GetFTR ecosystem, enabling researchers to discover and access trusted full-text content quickly and confidently.
New partnership connects open web discovery with access to full text on EBSCOhost, simplifying the journey from open web discovery to trusted library access. Through the partnership, researchers at more than 70,000 institutions worldwide gain..
ASHA Journals Joins GetFTR to Improve Discovery and Access to Trusted Communication Sciences ResearchThe inclusion of the society publisher’s five peer-reviewed journals will help researchers and clinicians connect more easily to trusted full text wherever their discovery begins.
GetFTR (Get Full Text Research) is pleased to announce that The Company of Biologists has joined its growing network of publishers working to connect research discovery directly to trusted full text.The not-for-profit publisher strengthens its commitment to helping researchers discover and access trusted content wherever they start their research journey.
As we head towards the end of the first quarter of 2026 we would like to look back at recent developments and ahead to what’s coming next.
2025 was another year of rapid change in how research is discovered, particularly with the rise of AI tools. As we move into Q2, our focus remains clear: connecting discovery directly to trusted full text.
In today’s scholarly landscape, researchers access content through a wide range of channels including aggregators, syndication platforms, institutional search platforms, AI tools, reference links, and publisher websites. While the whole research communications ecosystem makes research more accessible than ever, it also introduces challenges.
