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COUNTER: from conception to compliance
Author(s) -
Shepherd Peter T.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
learned publishing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.06
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1741-4857
pISSN - 0953-1513
DOI - 10.1087/095315103322110996
Subject(s) - compliance (psychology) , over the counter , code of practice , code (set theory) , computer science , public relations , political science , engineering ethics , programming language , psychology , engineering , social psychology , medicine , set (abstract data type) , medical prescription , pharmacology
COUNTER was formally launched in March 2002. Within a year Release 1 of the COUNTER Code of Practice had been published, and a number of leading publishers were working towards making their usage reports COUNTER‐compliant. This article describes the background to COUNTER, the main features of the Code of Practice, the current status of its implementation and the next steps for the project. It also stresses the particular benefits to publishers of COUNTER compliance and of COUNTER membership.