How do I run a COUNTER 5 or 5.1 report?

As an account administrator on Sage Journals, you can run COUNTER 5 or 5.1 usage reports for your institutional account.

How do I run a COUNTER 5 or 5.1 report?

To run a COUNTER 5 report for your Sage Journals account, please follow the steps below: 

1. Log in as account administrator on the Sage Journals platform.
2. Select Access/Profile > View profile.
3. Select Institutional profile > Usage Reports from the left-hand menu to display the Usage Reports page.
4. On the Usage Reports page, click the Go to Atypon Insights button. This opens Atypon Insights in a new browser tab. 
5. On the Atypon Insights COUNTER 5 reports page, select 5 or 5.1 from the Counter Version dropdown
6. Enter the following parameters:
   • Institution (only required if multiple institutions are available)
   • Format: 
     • TSV 
     • JSON
   • Time Period:
     • Last Month
     • This Year
     • Last Year
     • Custom - select a From and To date using the calendar pop-up. Please note that it is not possible to run a partial month report. Data for a previous month should be available from the second day of the following month.  
7. Select a report type. Please see the COUNTER 5 Code of Practice for information on the different COUNTER 5 and 5.1 standard reports. 
8. Enter any further report parameters required for the selected report.
9. The report can then be downloaded directly or emailed: 
   • Select the Generate button to run and download the report to the browser.
   • Select the Email button to display a pop-up page. Enter an email address and select OK to generate and email the report.

Contact Information

For further assistance, please contact onlinesupport@sagepub.co.uk.