Industry standards

Publishing industry standards are met through a proactive process of customer and contributor feedback alongside ongoing collaboration with publishing industry bodies:

• Emerald uses CrossRef and DOIs to provide reference linking services.
• Athens is provided for users of Emerald databases to authenticate their subscription access.
• Emerald currently adheres to the COUNTER and OpenURL industry standards.
• Emerald databases are also compatible with the following reference management software: EndNote, Reference Manager, RefWorks and ProCite.
• Emerald subscribes to the principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)