Publishers

There are two separate GetFTR Services available for publishers:

GetFTR Publisher Service

  • Benefit from streamlined access to the full text on your platform, GetFTR indicators will appear on discovery resources and tools that integrate with GetFTR (and on any website where a DOI is found if the user has downloaded the GetFTR Browser Extension)

GetFTR Integrator Service

  • Provide streamlined access to other publisher’s full text on their platforms, where applicable a GetFTR indicator will appear on your article references signposting the availability of that content to the researcher

Download our detailed explanation of the options open to publishers. 

What does this mean in practice?

  • GetFTR streamlines access to research by flagging if a user is entitled to read scholarly content at the point of discovery, when using a discovery resource that has integrated with GetFTR. Essentially, GetFTR makes discovery resources and tools aware of researchers’ entitlements.
  • GetFTR  increases readership by speeding up and simplifying the discovery to access journey by taking the researcher either directly to the full text or to the institution sign-in screen, where necessary, and offering a familiar and consistent experience across multiple resources.
  • When using discovery resources, readers can easily tell which scholarly content has been made available to them via their institution subscriptions or open access, by looking out for GetFTR buttons. It will also provide links to open access and freely available content in hybrid journals, even where a subscription isn’t in place.

This graphic demonstrates how publishers can benefit from partnering with GetFTR using both services available to them.

Also, read our blog post announcing our partnership with the SEG for a detailed explanation of how this works in practice.

Retraction and Errata

Working in collaboration with Crossref and Retraction Watch,  any updates to scholarly content will be automatically flagged at the point of discovery. This service enhancement is currently available for researchers who have downloaded the GetFTR Browser Extension but has been made available for all GetFTR Integrators (discovery resources, discovery tools, SCNs, etc) to implement. 

GetFTR Browser Extension 

GetFTR Browser Extension helps your researchers access content they discover on all websites that use DOIs, such as search engines, social media, news outlets, reference sites, library discovery resources, and many more.

Learn more about the benefits of promoting the GetFTR Browser Extension to your researchers on the GetFTR Browser Extension web page. 

What next?

If you would like to find out how GetFTR can help improve your researchers’ experience and increase usage of your content, please Register your interest or email Dianne Benham.

There is a cost for Publishers to use GetFTR and we have developed a tiered pricing model based on the number of DOIs. For smaller publishers with less than 40,000 registered DOIs, the service is free and there are discounts for publishers with large backfiles.

Take a look at our Terms of Use and Pricing

Review our Entitlement API Specification

Review our Performance Guidelines

Using the self-service portal

We want to make integrating and monitoring GetFTR as straightforward and simple as the service itself, which is why we have a dedicated Portal for every publisher and discovery service we partner with.

For publishers, the Self-Service Portal saves you time from the moment you start the onboarding process. It’s where you can view your API credentials, check which Crossref member IDs you’ve provided for GetFTR entitlement requests, see your tailored usage and performance dashboard, and our evolving technical FAQs.

If you want to try this service, please contact our team now at support@getfulltextresearch.com

Participating Partners