Digital Commons:
Partnering for Journal
Success on the
Global Stage
May 2025
Digital Commons
20 Years of
Journal Publishing
• Founded in 1999 by Professors
from University of California,
Berkeley
• All-in-one journal publishing
platform with hosting and
editorial management tools
• Integrated with Modern
Institutional Repository: publish
and manage conferences,
books, cultural heritage,
multimedia, or anything your
institution produces
Today over 650 institutions use
Digital Commons to support
over 2300 journals
Common
challenges for
editors
What are the key factors for success?
Professional Expert Easy-to-
Visibility Easy-to-Use Guidance Grow
Journals
Professional and beautiful journals
Professional Design
Language Support
Hosted Model
Complies with Scopus
technical requirements
Digital Commons optimizes results in search
engines in many ways
Journal pages design Digital Commons Dedicated search
& structure system resources
• Sitemap XML files: Auto-generated; • Low downtime: Minimizes search • Dedicated product manager:
Google alerted when new content engine crawl errors Focused on search, discoverability, and
added impact
• Author/Editor engagement:
• Journal page titles: Unique and Reports encourage authors/editors to • Dialogue with Google Scholar:
relevant link to articles Constantly alerted to changes (Google
Scholar recommends DC practices)
• Dedicated consulting service • Planned integrations: Enhanced
representatives: Advise on discoverability via 1Findr, Mendeley, • Analysis of Google: Constant review
webpage, title, URL, metadata, and Mendeley Data of indexing of Digital Commons sites
linking
• Active journal homepage: Ability to • Access to Elsevier SEO experts:
showcase new and featured content Additional guidance and
troubleshooting
Full suite of tools to demonstrate impact to editors
and authors
Real-time downloads maps
show global readership Authors receive monthly emails
Editor and Author with download activity and their
Dashboards with granular own dashboard
data and reporting
features
DC Journals are a one-stop-
shop for journal editing
Intuitive Submission and
Workflow
Fully Customizable Workflows
Double and single blind
Unique editor views
Multiple roles for editors
Automated reminders
Every journal benefits from the partnership and
guidance of the Consulting Services team
✓ A dedicated human partner
✓ Implementation
✓ Technical Support
✓ Customized metadata and workflows
✓ Project management and planning
✓ Best practices and examples from the DC
community
✓ Team of over 40 consultants
✓ 20 years experience perfecting our service
model
Easier Indexing Compliance
While Digital Commons cannot guarantee acceptance to any index, our templates and hosted sites make it easier
to comply with indexing requirements
Hosted model ensures a strong and stable
platform for growth
• Dedicated software team
• Dedicated product manager Turn Key
• Automatic release of new features
Dedicated No customer IT needed
• Hosted in Amazon cloud
Development • Industry-leading download filtering
• Cybersecurity and Web Protections 99% Uptime
• Mobile and Accessibility Compliance
SEO
• Dedicated consultant
Dedicated • Custom metadata
• Custom workflows Customizations
Support
Advanced Security
• Unlimited storage
• Unlimited file sizes Unlimited Usage
Unlimited
Content
Case study: born on DC and now in Scopus
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Thank you
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Sheena Warrier
Solutions Account Manager
ELSEVIER | Research Intelligence
Mobile: +91 92055 44584
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