Redalyc (Sistema de Información Científica Redalyc, Red de Revistas Científicas)

Business Profile

Core Value Proposition

Redalyc provides an open-access scientific information system and network of high-quality regional journals, owned by academia and operating on a diamond open-access model (open access without profit).

Target Customer

Academic researchers, university libraries, editors/publishers of scientific journals, and research institutions.

Key Differentiator

Diamond open-access model combined with nonprofit, academia-owned ownership; regional focus indexing of high-quality scientific journals; open-access publishing support and discovery via a dedicated indexing system.

Implementation Timeline

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Pain Points

1Limited visibility and discoverability of high-quality regional journals.
2Access barriers in scientific publishing (paywalls) for readers and/or authors.
3Fragmentation and lack of a centralized index for regional scientific journals.

Key Features

1Open-access indexing system for scientific journals (Redalyc).
2Networked organization: Red de Revistas Científicas.
3Diamond open-access model (open access without profit).
4Ownership by academia (nonprofit).
5Multilingual interface and subject-area organization (e.g., Education, Health, Engineering, etc.).

Target Customer Industries

Decision Makers

1Presidente (President), Consejo Asesor
2Miembro del Consejo Directivo
3Miembro del Consejo Asesor
4Miembro del Consejo de Evaluación de Revistas Redalyc - AmeliCA

Competitive Advantages

1Consolidates regional journals into a single indexing system for visibility.
2Open-access model that removes paywalls for readers and does not charge authors (diamond OA).
3Academia-owned, nonprofit ownership aiming to preserve academic openness.
4Internationalized access with multilingual support and a searchable directory of journals.

Key Benefits

1Increases visibility of regional journals.

2Provides open access without reader or author fees (diamond OA).

3Maintains open and academic nature of scientific communication.

4Offers a centralized indexing/search platform for regional high-quality journals.

Additional Product Information

Product Description

Redalyc is an indexing system that includes high-quality regional journals, operates as a network of scientific journals, offers open access without profit, and is owned by academia with a diamond open-access publishing model.

Target Market

Regional academic journals, universities and research institutions, libraries, and academic communities seeking indexing and open-access dissemination.

Unique Value Proposition

Indexing system for high-quality regional journals with a nonprofit, academia-owned, diamond open-access model that preserves the open and scholarly nature of scientific communication.

Technical Requirements

Not specified in the content

Pricing Model

Diamond open-access model (open access for readers and authors) with pricing not disclosed in the content

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