Scholarly iQ is a SaaS provider delivering COUNTER-compliant usage analytics and reporting services to academic publishers and research libraries.
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Scholarly iQ publishes no environmental data whatsoever. The analytics vendor for academic publishers operates with zero disclosed emissions, energy, or waste practices. No targets and no reporting—a complete absence of sustainability disclosure across all measured dimensions.
Scholarly iQ scores 25/100 (Significant gaps) on SINK's independent climate assessment, scored from public data only. Fees pay for the review, never the result. Last verified October 2026.
That places Scholarly iQ joint 728th of 847 companies scored, and joint 74th of 76 in SaaS / Digital Services.
Scholarly iQ is tied at the bottom of the saas / digital services pack.
Among the 76 major saas / digital services brands we've scored, Scholarly iQ is tied =74th of 76, with 2 others.
Its three lowest-scoring questions, and what the evidence didn't show.
No sustainability report, CDP response, SECR disclosure, ISO 14001 certification, or environmental governance documented.
No nature, biodiversity, or procurement policy published.
No information on office waste, hardware lifecycle, e-waste, or sustainable procurement.
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The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Scholarly iQ.
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SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × Scale9 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
“Launched in 2002, SiQ provides industry leading data management and analytic reporting services to libraries and publishers for high-value information resources.”
“Over 120 Million Page Views per Month reported”
“a long standing leader in usage analytics services”
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Scholarly iQ is a SaaS provider delivering COUNTER-compliant usage analytics and reporting services to academic publishers and research libraries. Founded in 2002, the company processes publisher usage data at scale (120+ million page views monthly) and integrates with platforms including HighWire, Silverchair, and Ingenta.
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