ASCE Journals is pleased to announce that its Usage Statistics Service (www.scitationreports.org) is now fully compliant with Release 2 of the COUNTER Code of Practice for Journals and Databases. Project COUNTER is an international initiative that provides standardized guidelines for the measurement, creation, and distribution of online usage reports to institutional subscribers.
With Release 2, many new changes have been incorporated into the Usage Statistics Service, both on screen and in the system’s architecture.
Those that will be most visible to users include:
- New columns that identify the article’s platform and publisher
- Separate columns for HTML and PDF full-text article downloads
- A new header for XLS and CSV reports that list the report name, date, and institution name and account number
- The option to view XML-formatted reports
COUNTER compliant reports are now available from January 2006 and after in a variety of file formats. Usage data for each month will be available in every report, and a running total for the year will be provided.
The COUNTER-defined reports below are available for each subscribing institution.
- Number of Successful Full-Text Article Requests by Month and Journal
- Number of Successful Item Requests and Turnaways
- Total Searches Run by Month and Service
- Total Searches and Sessions by Month and Database
- Total Searches and Sessions by Month and Service