A systematic identification and analysis of scientists on Twitter
Authors : Qing Ke, Yong-Yeol Ahn, Cassidy R. Sugimoto Metrics derived from Twitter and other social media—often referred to as altmetrics—are increasingly used ...
Auteur/autrice : Hans Dillaerts
Looking Into Pandora’s Box: The Content Of Sci-Hub And Its Usage
Author : Bastian Greshake Despite the growth of Open Access, illegally circumventing paywalls to access scholarly publications is becoming a more mainstream phe...
Strengthening institutional data management and promoting data sharing in the social and economic sciences
Authors : Monika Linne, Wolfgang Zenk-Möltgen In the German social and economic sciences there is a growing awareness of flexible data distribution and research...
A scientists’ view of scientometrics: Not everything that counts can be counted
Authors : Ralph Kenna, Olesya Mryglod, Bertrand Berche Like it or not, attempts to evaluate and monitor the quality of academic research have become increasingl...
Transitioning from a Conventional to a ‘Mega’ Journal: A Bibliometric Case Study of the Journal Medicine
Authors : Simon Wakeling, Peter Willett, Claire Creaser, Jenny Fry , Stephen Pinfield, Valerie Spezi Open-Access Mega-Journals (OAMJs) are a relatively new and ...
Evaluating and Promoting Open Data Practices in Open Access Journals
Authors : Eleni Castro, Mercè Crosas, Alex Garnett, Kasey Sheridan, Micah Altman In the last decade there has been a dramatic increase in attention from the sch...
Open Access Policies and Academic Freedom: Understanding and Addressing Conflicts
Author : David James Johnston The adoption of open access (OA) policies that require participation rather than request it is often accompanied by concerns about...