Websites and blogs

THE WEBSITES AND BLOGS DATA COLLECTION EXERCISE HAS NOW FINISHED

For the last 4 years, we have been collecting data about the websites and blogs that our members write for, with the purpose of helping us develop a clearer picture about the type of content that our members produce and where this appears.

Our aim was to collect as much information from our members as possible about the online content they write with a view to making payments to our members in the future, when we had enough information to develop appropriate payment methodology.

We have now collected a sufficient amount of data from members, and so this exercise has concluded and will be kept under review. We thank everyone who has contributed.

This means that members will no longer find the ‘websites and blogs’ section in the members’ area of the website.

IMPACT ON PAYMENTS FROM ALCS

We have not paid out any money based on the information provided through the websites and blogs data collection exercise, so this does not impact any payments that members will receive from ALCS.

Members who have written for a UK-based online publication with an ISSN within the last 3 years should continue to claim using the articles claim scheme as usual.

If you believe that you may have added information to the ‘websites and blogs’ section of our site that may be eligible for the articles claims scheme, please add this information on the articles section.

Details of the eligibility criteria for the articles scheme can be found here.