Reference linking

According to readers, reference linking is the most significant benefit of electronic publishing. Ingenta Connect offers a suite of reference linking services designed to maximize the online potential of your content.

State of the art technology

Working with a range of input formats, our state of the art technology will link your content to as many relevant resources as possible. Taking advantage of Ingenta Connect’s reference linking services will also make your content OpenURL compliant, putting your publications at the forefront of industry development and enabling you to offer a superior level of service to your customers.

Ingenta Connect links your content to a comprehensive range of full text and abstract and indexing services, including exclusive full text linking to the 13,500 online publications hosted by Ingenta Connect. The dynamic delivery system means that reference links are refreshed each time a user requests them and they are always context-sensitive and configured to link to the most recently available content.

As the first e-publishing technology provider to offer active reference linking, Ingenta Connect has the experience, the expertise and the supporting technology to provide you with industry-leading reference linking services.

CrossRef agent

As a CrossRef agent, Ingenta is on hand to assist publishers with joining CrossRef and we facilitate all aspects of membership. CrossRef enables linking of full text from publishers without the need for separate agreements between each.

Forward citation linking

Ingenta Connect enhances your content with Forward Citation linking, providing users with a route to the most recent Ingenta Connect-hosted content that cites the article they are reading. Furthermore, participating publishers can extend this service to include CrossRef Forward Linking.

For more information about Ingenta Connect’s reference linking service, please contact us .