« In this study we analyse the key driving factors of preprints in enhancing scholarly communication. To this end we use four groups of metrics, one referring to scholarly communication and based on bibliometric indicators (Web of Science and Scopus citations), while the others reflect usage (usage counts in Web of…
« The last decade has seen two significant phenomena emerge in research communication: the rise of open access (OA) publishing, and evidence of online sharing in the form of altmetrics. There has been limited examination of the effect of OA on online sharing for journal articles, and little for books. This…
« Suivre l’épidémie de Coronavirus à travers les revues scientifiques est possible, mais la surinformation tue l’information. Que se passe-t-il ? Les revues doivent suivre l’actualité, s’adresser au lectorat chinois, attirer les articles à tout prix, etc.. Nous avons décrit la compétition NEJM / Lancet sur la…
« The aim of this paper is to review the current and most relevant literature on the use of altmetric providers since 2012. This review is supported by a meta-analysis of the coverage and metric counts obtained by more than 100 publications that have used these bibliographic platforms for altmetric studies.…
« Aujourd’hui, la valeur d’un chercheur repose principalement sur le nombre de citations dont il fait l’objet au sein des articles scientifiques. Un ensemble d’indices ont été établis, à l’aune de cette vision de la performance, pour objectiver la productivité scientifique d’un chercheur.
Le plus connu d’entre eux a été développé…
« Les réseaux sociaux en se diffusant sur l’intégralité de la société sont également entrés dans le monde de la recherche. Ces outils accélèrent la circulation de l’information, et pourraient atteindre une audience différente du circuit universitaire. Parallèlement les plateformes de savoir ouvert se développent et rendent accessible à tout le…
« Despite its undisputed position as the biggest social media platform, Facebook has never entered the main stage of altmetrics research. In this study, we argue that the lack of attention by altmetrics researchers is not due to a lack of relevant activity on the platform, but because of the challenges…
« A potential motivation for scientists to deposit their scientific work as preprints is to enhance its citation or social impact, an effect which has been empirically observed for preprints in physics, astronomy and mathematics deposited to arXiv. In this study we assessed the citation and altmetric advantage of bioRxiv, a…
« PKP is pleased to announce the release of the Paperbuzz Plugin for Open Journal System (OJS) versions 3.1.2 and above, built in cooperation with the Paperbuzz team at Impactstory. This new plugin will bring free altmetrics (an alternative to traditional citation-based metrics)…
« Altmetrics can be used to understand impact beyond citations, particularly for digitized collections. As cultural institutions look to pursue more active engagement with communities of practice, altmetrics help archivists understand the conversations happening in real time that will allow them to provide access to the most relevant materials. Through the…
