These reports comply with COUNTER Code of Practice for Release 5.
COUNTER Reports
| Report | Title | Definition |
| PR | Platform Master Report | A customizable report that summarizes activity across the Web of Science platform. |
| PR_P1 | Platform Usage | A standard view of the Platform Master Report offering platform-level usage summarized by metric type. |
| DR | Database Master Report | A customizable report that summarizes activity for each of the Web of Science collections. |
| DR_D1 | Database Search and Item Usage | A standard view of the Database Master Report reporting on key search and request metrics needed to evaluate a database. |
| DR_D2 | Database Access Denied | Reports on "Access_Denied" activity for databases where users were denied access to the platform or to specific content. |
COUNTER Metrics
| Metric Type | Definition | Reports |
| Searches_Platform | Searches conducted by users and captured at the “Platform” level. | PR, PR_P1 |
| Searches_Regular | Number of searches conducted against a user-selected database (“collection”). | DR, DR_D1 |
| Searches_Federated | Searches conducted against our API, where the “Search” activity is conducted remotely via client-server technology. | DR, DR_D1 |
| Total_Item_Investigations | Total number of times a “Content Item” or information related to a “Content Item” was accessed. Double-click filters are applied to these transactions. Examples of “Content Items” are article, eBook, book chapter, or multimedia files. | PR, DR, DR_D1 |
| Unique_Item_Investigations | Number of unique “Content Items” investigated in a user-session. Examples of “Content Items” are article, book chapter, or multimedia files. | DR, PR |
| Limit_Exceeded | Number of times access was denied because the licensed simultaneous-user limit for the user’s institution was exceeded. | DR_D2 |