# Provenance stamped 2026-10-07 (roadmap#943): written by an API Evangelist sweep (dated 2026-06-13 by the file itself), not
# harvested from the provider. `method: generated` so the economics campaign may replace it with a
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# Coverage demoted 2026-10-07 (roadmap#942, PLAN.md Stage A): this file was written by an API Evangelist
# sweep and names no billing unit, meters or pricing category read from the provider — it restates the
# FinOps framework. It is `x-coverage: unmeasured`, and the FOCUS alignment it claimed has been removed.
x-coverage: unmeasured
method: generated
generated: '2026-06-13'
specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
provider: Taylor & Francis
providerId: taylor-francis
publisherName: Taylor & Francis Group
serviceCategory: API
created: '2026-06-13'
modified: '2026-06-13'
tags:
  - Academic
  - Books
  - Journals
  - Publishing
  - Research
  - Text Mining
  - FinOps
  - Cost Management
  - FOCUS
description: >-
  FinOps framework definition for the Taylor & Francis API surface. Provides a
  FOCUS-aligned mapping for cost allocation, usage measurement, and
  unit-economics reporting. Taylor & Francis API access is predominantly
  subscription-bundled, so direct per-call billing is uncommon; primary cost
  drivers are institutional subscription fees and negotiated commercial
  licences.
principles:
  - name: Visibility
    description: >-
      Make API consumption costs visible to library, research, and finance teams
      by tracking COUNTER usage data alongside subscription spend.
  - name: Allocation
    description: >-
      Tag every chargeable API call with the consuming team, environment,
      application, and research project so cost can be allocated back to
      departments or grants.
  - name: Optimization
    description: >-
      Continuously evaluate TDM request patterns, caching, batching, and licence
      tier selection to reduce total cost of content access.
  - name: Accountability
    description: >-
      Establish budget owners and chargeback or showback flows for each
      consuming research team or library department.
domains:
  - name: Understand Usage and Cost
    capabilities:
      - Data Ingestion
      - Allocation
      - Reporting and Analytics
      - Anomaly Management
  - name: Quantify Business Value
    capabilities:
      - Planning and Estimating
      - Forecasting
      - Budgeting
      - Benchmarking
      - Unit Economics
  - name: Optimize Usage and Cost
    capabilities:
      - Architecting for Cloud
      - Rate Optimization
      - Workload Optimization
      - Cloud Sustainability
      - Licensing and SaaS
  - name: Manage the FinOps Practice
    capabilities:
      - FinOps Practice Operations
      - FinOps Education and Enablement
      - Invoicing and Chargeback
      - Onboarding Workloads
      - Intersecting Disciplines
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Subscription-Based
  billingFrequency: Annual
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
    - Usage
    - Purchase
    - Tax
    - Credit
    - Adjustment
  chargeFrequency: Recurring
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Taylor & Francis
  ServiceCategory: Developer Tools / API
  ProviderName: Taylor & Francis Group
  PublisherName: Taylor & Francis Group
  InvoiceIssuerName: Taylor & Francis Group
  PricingCategory: Subscription-Based
  PricingUnit: request
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Usage
meters:
  - name: api_requests
    description: Count of billable API requests across all Taylor & Francis endpoints
    unit: request
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - api
      - endpoint
      - tier
      - region
      - consumer
  - name: data_egress
    description: Bytes returned in API responses (content downloads)
    unit: GB
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - api
      - region
      - consumer
  - name: kbart_syncs
    description: Number of KBART holdings file syncs triggered via the automation API
    unit: sync
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - institution
      - lms_provider
  - name: sushi_harvests
    description: Number of COUNTER 5 SUSHI report harvest requests
    unit: harvest
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - institution
      - report_type
apis:
  - name: Taylor & Francis Content API
    baseURL: https://api.taylorfrancis.com
    tags:
      - Books
      - Chapters
      - Content
      - DOI
      - Downloads
    serviceName: Taylor & Francis Content API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Taylor & Francis KBART Holdings API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Automation
      - Holdings
      - Institutional
      - KBART
      - Library
    serviceName: Taylor & Francis KBART Holdings API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Taylor & Francis SUSHI / COUNTER 5 API
    baseURL: https://www.tandfonline.com
    tags:
      - COUNTER
      - Institutional
      - Reporting
      - Statistics
      - SUSHI
    serviceName: Taylor & Francis SUSHI / COUNTER 5 API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Taylor & Francis Text and Data Mining API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Content
      - Full Text
      - Research
      - Text Mining
    serviceName: Taylor & Francis Text and Data Mining API
    serviceCategory: API
unitEconomics:
  - name: Cost per 1K Content Downloads
    metric: billed_cost / (api_requests / 1000)
  - name: Cost per Active Institution
    metric: billed_cost / active_institutions
  - name: Cost per KBART Sync
    metric: subscription_cost / kbart_syncs
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com