Becaris Publishing and Aptara expand partnership for full-service journal production with a focus on accessibility

Chantilly, VA, March 2025 –Aptara has partnered with Becaris Publishing to provide full-service production with alt-text solutions that enhance accessibility and improve the reader experience.

Aptara’s end-to-end digital publishing platform will provide an XML-first, end-to-end journal production solution for pre-editing, copyediting, issue management, composition, and multi-channel content delivery with alt-text created at manuscript acceptance.

“Becaris Publishing and the Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research is committed to providing high-quality, peer-reviewed journal content that is accessible to all those who wish to read it. We’re delighted that our partnership with Aptara is building on this, enabling the provision of alt-text for all figures published in the journal and enhancing the reading experience for our audience.” said Laura Dormer, Co-Founder & Editorial Director.

“Aptara is honored to be supporting the growth of Becaris Publishing and enriching their content to reach a wider audience”, said Samir Kakar, President of Aptara. “Our modular-based publishing ecosystem enables publishers like Becaris with the flexibility to create workflows fit for purpose, and a seamless experience for authors from acceptance to publication.”

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About Becaris Publishing
Becaris Publishing is dedicated to providing accessible and trusted, evidence-based information across the real-world evidence spectrum. The Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research publishes the latest peer-reviewed, open access research and opinion written by leading experts in the field. Complementing the journal, The Evidence Base® curates news, opinion, multimedia content and more in an online forum to enable a wider audience to learn about the latest developments in the discussion, regulations, research and application of real-world evidence.

About Aptara
Aptara enriches content for capitalizing on all digital mediums. Providing full content lifecycle production – from content creation and design, to new media enhancements, content technology solutions, and production for all mobile devices and platforms – Aptara develops innovative digital products that deliver content how, when, and where recipients want it. Serving the 10 largest publishers in the world, Aptara is a US-based company founded in 1988. Our over 4,000 professionals are deployed globally to help content providers create, enrich, publish, monetize, and manage their assets in the digital age.