University of Massachusetts
Academic research, accessible by design.
2023
8 weeks
Academia
First US academic institution client
Overview
A gated research publication platform with tiered access levels and Stripe-powered payments. Researchers publish, institutions subscribe, and individual readers can purchase access to specific papers.
Tech Stack
The Challenge
The university needed a platform to publish gated research with different access tiers — free abstracts, paid full papers, and institutional subscriptions. Existing solutions were either too expensive or too rigid.
Our Approach
We built a custom publication platform with role-based access control, Stripe integration for individual purchases and recurring subscriptions, and a clean reading experience designed for academic content.
The Outcome
Became our first US academic institution client. The platform handles payments, access control, and content management with zero manual intervention.
Key Result
First US academic institution client