2025 June 17
Evolving the preprint evaluation world with Sciety
This post is based on an interview with Sciety team at eLife.
Ryan McFall is responsible for leading the month end close, supervising members of the finance staff and assisting with preparation of financial and management reporting. Ryan joined the Finance Team in May 2017 coming from Greencore USA, LLC where he gained a diverse background in Finance with a growing company. Ryan enjoys going to see live music, travel and experiencing new things.
We’re in year two of the Resourcing Crossref for Future Sustainability (RCFS) research. This report provides an update on progress to date, specifically on research we’ve conducted to better understand the impact of our fees and possible changes.
Crossref is in a good financial position with our current fees, which haven’t increased in 20 years. This project is seeking to future-proof our fees by:
In order to review all aspects of our fees, we’ve planned five projects to look into specific aspects of our current fees that may need to change to achieve the goals above. This is an update on the research and discussions that have been underway with our Membership & Fees Committee and our Board, and what we’ve learned so far in each of these areas.