Social media has become integrated into the fabric of the scholarly communication system in
fundamental ways, principally through scholarly use of social media platforms and the …

Can alternative metrics (altmetrics) data be used to measure societal impact? We wrote this
literature overview of empirical studies in order to find an answer to this question. The …

Alternative metrics are currently one of the most popular research topics in scientometric
research. This paper provides an overview of research into three of the most important …

Journal‐based citations are an important source of data for impact indices. However, the
impact of journal articles extends beyond formal scholarly discourse. Measuring online …

El gran uso de la web por parte de muchos sectores de la sociedad ha creado el potencial
para nuevos indicadores de impacto más amplios. Este artículo revisa la investigación …

In communities with social hierarchies, fear of judgment can discourage communication.
While anonymity may alleviate some social pressure, fully anonymous spaces enable toxic …

Blogs that cite academic articles have emerged as a potential source of alternative impact
metrics for the visibility of the blogged articles. Nevertheless, to evaluate more fully the value …

The paper focuses on variation across institutional and individual scientific blogs, ie, blogs
that are managed by journals, magazines or associations involved in the dissemination of …

Academic publishing, as a practice and as a business, is undergoing the most significant
changes in its 350-year history. Electronic journals and books, both Open Access and …

Digital discourse in scholarly and scientific communication has lately become a main object
of study in discourse analysis, linguistics and associated fields. The increasing demands …