For Iowa State University, supporting the transition to equitable Open Access publishing models has become more than a commitment. It’s a strategy that demands visibility and actionable data that allows them to be agile. But with a growing number of OA agreements and researcher activity that spans multiple publishing models, tracking outcomes has been increasingly difficult.  

The university currently maintains 24 OA agreements. While some publishers offer their own open access dashboard for tracking what has been published under the various agreements, many still rely on static spreadsheets shared with institutions. Compounding the challenge, these OA agreements only account for approximately 25% of the university’s corresponding authored article output. As this share grows, tracking and managing OA publishing activity will become increasingly difficult without robust systems in place.