We’ve introduced exciting new updates, developed with your primary research objectives in mind. Take a look below!
A Unified, Modernized Research Solutions Platform
Elevating Both The End Users & Admin Experience Through Our Rebranding
We’re formally announcing the official rebranding of Research Solutions across our entire Article Galaxy platform, including Article Galaxy References and the Admin interface. This rebranding reflects our commitment to providing researchers with a more seamless, modern, and professional experience.
The updates include a refreshed visual design, with a new color scheme, modernized fonts, and a cohesive look across all products. These changes are not just cosmetic; they align our platform with the new Research Solutions brand identity, enhancing both the visual appeal and overall user experience.
- Consistent, Modern Interface: The updated design ensures a unified and professional look across the platform, making it easier for researchers to navigate and use.
- Enhanced Usability: Streamlined visual elements and intuitive design contribute to a smoother, more engaging user experience, helping researchers focus on their work with fewer distractions.
- Admin UI Refresh: The Client Admin interface now matches the updated branding, ensuring a cohesive experience for administrators managing research resources.
These updates mark a significant milestone in our commitment to continuous innovation and strengthens our position as a trusted partner for researchers. As always, our team is here to support a smooth transition, ensuring your work continues without interruption.
New Research Solutions Get PDF Button For Third-Party Inbound Links
As an additional part of our rebranding, we’ve updated the Get PDF button used by third-party partners and customers for document acquisition to align with our new visual identity and fortify our visual presence.
The new button ensures a cohesive look across all partner and customer links to Article Galaxy and helps researchers easily identify Article Galaxy when acquiring documents on external platforms.
Introducing Smart Folders: Enhancing Efficiency For Researchers
Streamline How Researchers Organize & Manage References In Article Galaxy References
Smart Folders are advanced, automated repositories that continuously save search results from a company’s PDF Library in Article Galaxy References (AGR), ensuring folders remain updated with relevant articles as new content is acquired.
Key Benefits for Researchers:
- Automated Updates: Smart Folders automatically gather relevant articles based on search terms, ensuring researchers always have the latest content without manual searching.
- Advanced Search Tools: With the Query Builder and Enhanced Search Bar, users can easily refine search results within Smart Folders, enhancing research precision.
- Custom Notifications: Researchers can opt for daily or weekly email notifications when new articles are added, keeping them informed effortlessly.
- Collaboration & Flexibility: Smart Folders can be shared, renamed, or deleted, without impacting stored PDFs or metadata, giving researchers control over their organization.
- Export Options: Users can export folder contents in multiple formats, including RIS, BibTeX, CSV, Excel, and PDF for seamless integration into their research workflows.
This release aligns AGR with researcher needs, enhancing organization, improving reference management, and boosting overall user satisfaction.
Article Galaxy Updates
Simplifying Open Access With Article-Level Re-Use Insights
This release enhances the Article Galaxy Re-Use Rights to include article-level Open Access re-use checks. Open access can be complex, and this feature helps researchers easily identify which articles are open access and how they can be re-used.
- Clear Re-Use Information: Researchers can now quickly check re-use rights at the article level for open access content, simplifying compliance with licensing rules.
- Hybrid OA Journal Support: The tool enables users to understand re-use rights for open access articles from hybrid OA journals, reducing confusion and saving time.
This feature is available to all users with the Re-Use Rights UI, adding more value to Article Galaxy by enhancing research accessibility and compliance.
Improved Admin Workflow Efficiency With Navigational Links To Order Details
Within your Article Galaxy account, navigational links from the Bounceback, Token, and Office Hours Queues to the Order Details view. Admins can now quickly access detailed order information, leading to quicker resolutions and better service for researchers. Enhanced navigation reduces admin time spent managing orders, improving overall efficiency and support.
This update supports more efficient order management, benefiting both admins and researchers by ensuring smoother service.
Direct Links From Email Notifications For Faster Queue Access
Email notifications now contain direct links that take admins directly to specific orders in the Bounceback, Token, or Office Hours Queues.
This allows admins to easily navigate from email alerts to the relevant queue, reducing administrative steps, speeding up issue resolution, and ensuring timely support for their team.
Simplified Login Navigation For Seamless Switching Between Admin & User Logins
By including a link from the Admin Login/Logout pages to the User Login page, admins can more easily switch between user and admin login pages, improving navigation between portals. Faster transitions between roles help reduce confusion and enhance the productivity our admin.
Streamlined Payment Process With Addition Of Credit Card Payment Option To Invoices
We’ve added a credit card payment option through the EbizCharge portal to both the monthly invoice emails and PDF invoices. Customers can now easily pay invoices by credit card through a secure portal. The payment link is included in both email and PDF invoices, allowing customers to choose their preferred method and making invoice payments more flexible and convenient.
You Asked, We Listened: User Feedback Fuels Our Innovation
Enhanced Research Access Through Expanded Quick Links In Article Galaxy User Dashboard
Article Galaxy has enhanced the Quick Links/User Dashboard by adding Clarivate and Citeline resources, offering researchers more search tools directly from their dashboard.
With Clarivate and Citeline now available, users have direct access to prominent research databases, streamlining reference management and boosting productivity.
This update ensures researchers can easily access critical resources, making essential tools more accessible within the platform.
Improved Usability With Expanded Left Pane In Article Galaxy References
We have expanded the left menu pane within Article Galaxy References to provide more workspace for managing large lists of folders and items, offering easier access to folders.
This enhancement improves the user interface, especially for those working on smaller screens like laptops, allowing researchers to efficiently navigate and organize their references for a smoother workflow.
Efficient Duplicate Citation Management With A Single Click
We’ve introduced a highly requested Delete All Duplicates In Folder feature.
The one-click deletion feature streamlines the process, significantly reducing the time and effort required to manage large folders with multiple duplicates. Additionally, a new modal informs users that if duplicates have annotations, the most recent version will be retained, ensuring important notes are not lost.
By simplifying duplicate management, this update enhances overall user satisfaction and productivity, enabling researchers to focus on their work rather than tedious tasks.
Note: Users can still choose to keep specific duplicate records individually, as part of our Article Galaxy Professional feature set.
Increased Control & Flexibility Via Selective Export For Article Galaxy References Folder Items
Easily export only the references you need, streamlining the process and saving time.
Researchers can now select and export specific items from their folders, rather than exporting the entire folder. This Selective Export option allows researchers to manage their reference collections more effectively, increasing productivity. Choose from formats like RIS, BIB, RTF, Excel, CSV, or PDF, ensuring compatibility with your preferred tools.
Up-To-Date RSS Feeds Notification Alerts To Stay Informed
Never miss an important update.
Users can now receive email alerts for new items within RSS feeds, allowing for up-to-date notifications of new content. Easily configure notifications for individual feeds for greater control over which updates are received.
Enriched Search Functionality With Date Added Search Parameter
We’ve introduced the "Date Added" search option across key areas of the Article Galaxy References platform, giving researchers more precise, flexible search capabilities and making it easier to find the most relevant references.
Researchers can now filter results based on when references were added, offering more control and relevance in their searches. Available in multiple areas—Company PDF Library, Orders, Personal and Shared Folders—this feature ensures more targeted results across the platform.
Additionally, a calendar selector simplifies choosing specific date ranges, speeding up the process of finding relevant documents.
Upgraded Visibility & Efficiency Via Visual Indicators For Tags, Notes, & Custom Fields
Visual indicators in the grid view of Article Galaxy References show, at a glance, which citations have Tags, Notes, or Custom Fields.
The new indicators offer a more intuitive, user-friendly experience, making key details easily accessible and manage large reference sets more efficiently.
Augmented Annotation By Adding Notes Directly In PDF Viewer
Save time and effort by adding notes while reading PDFs without switching to the Citation Details page. Notes can be added while reading PDFs without switching to the Citation Details page, saving time and effort. Notes are automatically saved and synced with the Article Details section, ensuring consistency and allowing researchers to better organize reference materials.
Quick Folder Insights With Hover-To-View Folder Descriptions
Folders now feature hover-to-view descriptions for instant identification of a folder's content without the need to open it, expediting navigation and organization. To utilize this feature, a description box is now included when creating folders, so users can easily label and organize.
New Tag Creation Directly From Grid’s Right-Click Menu
Users can create new tags directly from the right-click menu while selecting multiple items in the grid. This feature allows for on-the-spot tag creation and application without leaving the grid.
No need to pre-create tags—this feature allows for more flexible and user-friendly organization and more flexibility in managing multiple items quickly.
Optimize Your Research Workflow with Smart Folders: Join Our Next Bi-Weekly Training Session
Join our bi-weekly training sessions to see how Smart Folders in Article Galaxy and Article Galaxy References can streamline your research workflow. Learn how automated updates, advanced search tools, and custom notifications can enhance how you organize and manage references. Register today to explore the latest premium features and optimize your research process!
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