MDPI announces its inclusion in the COUNTER Registry, making it easier for academic institutions to assess their research impact

MDPI, a fully open-access publisher has announced its inclusion in the COUNTER Registry. It is now committed to providing usage reports across its journal portfolio.

The reports will support academic institutions in assessing their research impact and purchasing decisions and support informed discussions on the benefits of open access publishing. 

MPDI will now provide Platform, Title, and Item Reports with Standard Views offered at Institute and Consortia levels, covering from January 2024 onward.

Tasha Mellins-Cohen, Executive Director at COUNTER Metrics, explains: "We're delighted to see born-OA publishers engaging with COUNTER. Our normalized usage metrics are relied on as the basis for credible return-on-investment calculations by libraries worldwide. By adopting the COUNTER standard, MDPI is showing that they want to be measured against the same yardstick as other publishers.

Becky Castellon, Institutional Partnerships Manager at MDPI, adds: “Publishing in OA is a long-term investment in openness and research impact. In line with COUNTER’s recommendations, we believe that tracking longterm trends is the best way to ensure a fair assessment of OA cost per use.

“When used in this way, alongside other industry-standard metrics like citations, COUNTER 5.1 reports can become valuable resources for measuring the global impact of OA.”

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