Scholarly iQ sustainability score: 25/100

·SaaS / Digital Services·Last verified 12 October 2026
25
out of 100
Significant gapsPending ReviewMixed evidence· 9 src

Scholarly iQ scores 25/100 (Significant gaps) on SINK's independent climate assessment — scored from public data only, no company payment can change a number. Last verified October 2026.

That places Scholarly iQ joint 681st of 790 companies scored, and joint 71st of 72 in SaaS / Digital Services.

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.

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The calculation

How is Scholarly iQ's SINK score calculated?

Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.

SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × Scale
Industry base impact
SaaS / Digital Services sector ceiling.
70 / 100
Performance score
Sum of the 10 rubric questions, scored 0–10 each.
21 / 100
Raw score
Weighted average before scale penalty.
(0.3 × 70) + (0.7 × 21) = 35.7
Scale penalty
Multiplier based on absolute emissions volume — physics-first.
× 0.7
Final score
Rounded. Significant gaps.
25 / 100
The ten questions

What is Scholarly iQ doing well, and where does it fall short?

Strongest on Controversies & Red Flags and Carbon Footprint — Operations (8/10, 3/10). Weakest on Transparency & Accountability and Targets & Commitments (0/10, 1/10).

Where the evidence comes from

What evidence is Scholarly iQ's score based on?

9 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which rubric questions it informed.

[1]Self-reported
Scholarly iQ – About

“Launched in 2002, SiQ provides industry leading data management and analytic reporting services to libraries and publishers for high-value information resources.”

Ongoing
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[2]Self-reported
Scholarly iQ – Homepage

“Over 120 Million Page Views per Month reported”

Ongoing
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[3]Third-party verified
NISO – Gale Partners with Scholarly iQ to Enhance COUNTER Reporting Capabilities

“a long standing leader in usage analytics services”

2024
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[4]Self-reported
Scholarly iQ News – Faculti Chooses SiQ's Reporting and Analytics Services
2022
Q3
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[5]Self-reported
Scholarly iQ News – Sheridan and Scholarly iQ to Launch PubFactory Platform
2020
Q2
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[6]Public record
COUNTER Registry – Vendors Audit Record
2016
Q9
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[7]Third-party verified
KnowledgeWorks Global News – Partnership with Scholarly iQ
2020
Q10
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[8]Self-reported
Scholarly iQ News – Establishing a Close Collaborative Partnership Between Publisher and Vendor
2023
Q10
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[9]Self-reported
Scholarly iQ News – COUNTER Registry Launched
2022
Q8
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Scholarly iQ in context

How does Scholarly iQ compare with other saas / digital services companies?

Scholarly iQ is tied at the bottom of the saas / digital services pack.

Among the 72 major saas / digital services brands we've scored, Scholarly iQ is tied =71st of 72, with 1 other.

=71/72
Scholarly iQ's rank
42
Industry average
25
Industry low
71
Industry high
How this score has moved

Has Scholarly iQ's score changed?

today

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What's being contested

Has Scholarly iQ's score been challenged?

This score is not currently being contested.

Every challenge is published. We'd rather be corrected than wrong — that's the whole point.

No challenges submitted yet. If you have evidence that contradicts this score, you can challenge any question above — cite a public source and we'll review it.

About Scholarly iQ

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.

Founded
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Headquarters
US
Employees
Not disclosed
Annual revenue
Not disclosed
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