How Strategic Transformation Unlocked 40,000+ Articles for Global Learners and Researchers

Business Case

A global academic content distribution platform serving over 1.6 million users monthly across 195 countries, the client works with 130+ international publishers, providing scholarly and professional literature to libraries, institutions, and individuals. Publishers on the platform needed their older articles converted to JATS to align with indexing services, meet accessibility benchmarks, and prepare for future-ready content delivery.

The Solution

Impelsys delivered an automation-led solution that transformed 40,000+ legacy articles into JATS-compliant XML, with select content converted to NIMAS for accessibility. Impelsys mapped a clear transformation roadmap, aligned stakeholders, and deployed custom XSLTs to ensure high accuracy. The updated content was seamlessly republished on the client’s distribution platform, enabling long-term digital readiness for global learners, scholars, librarians, researchers, and medical practitioners.

Outcomes

Impelsys’ automation-led solution ensured standards-compliant conversion of legacy content to JATS and NIMAS formats. Enhanced metadata and structured content improved discoverability across academic databases, while the use of custom XSLTs and automated workflows significantly reduced processing time and errors. For users like Dr. Oliver Hughes*, a cardiologist and journal reviewer in Manchester, England, this meant quicker access to clinical research that informs real-time patient care. And for Emily Carter*, a visually impaired 10th-grade student in Edinburgh, Scotland, the newly accessible articles empowered her to independently explore science content with her screen reader, turning challenges into curiosity and confidence. This transformation wasn’t just about data and standards, it was about making knowledge usable, searchable, and inclusive.

*Names have been changed.