Maximizing dissemination and engaging readers: The other 50% of an author's day: A case study

Green, Toby

doi:10.1002/leap.1251

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“…Given that the individual papers of the intervention group were more cited, this is however likely if done in a programmed and consequent process over years. One may consider if our findings are applicable to other journals beyond headache medicine and neurology (21). Further experience may confirm this assumption.…”

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Effect of Altmetric score on manuscript citations: A randomized-controlled trial

2022

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Background Alternative metrics to traditional, citation-based metrics are increasingly being used. These are complementary to traditional metrics, like downloads and citations, and give information on how often a given journal article is discussed and used in professional (reference managers) and social networks, such as mainstream media and Twitter. Altmetrics is used in most journals and is available in all indexed headache medicine journals. Whether Altmetrics have an input on traditional, citation-based metrics or whether it is a stand-alone metric system is not clear. Actively promoting a paper through media channels will probably increase the Altmetric score but the question arises whether this will also increase citations and downloads of this individual paper. Methods Focusing on this point we performed a randomized study in order to test the hypothesis that a promotion intervention would improve citations and other science metric scores. We selected 48 papers published in Cephalalgia from July 2019 to January 2020 and randomized them to either receive an active promotion through social media channels or not. The primary outcome used was the difference between mean article citations with versus without intervention 12 months after the intervention period. Results The results show that the alternative metrics significantly increased for those papers randomly selected to receive an intervention compared to those who did not. This effect was observed in the first 12 months, right after the boosting strategy was performed. The higher promoted paper diffusion in social media lead to a significantly higher number of citations and downloads. Conclusion Further promotion strategies should be studied in order to tailor the best cost-benefit intervention.

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confidence: 56%

Effect of Altmetric score on manuscript citations: A randomized-controlled trial

2022

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“…It was also interesting to note that one fifth of this small sample was unable to speak to the production of research outputs for non‐academic audiences due to very limited or no experience, suggesting that it is likely this creation of research outputs for end users beyond academia is not yet an actual or perceived ubiquitous requirement. This was unexpected as recent studies have shown that, for many researchers, active dissemination of their work plays an important part in their roles, with Green () citing OECD Secretary‐General's advice to researchers that ‘dissemination is the other 50% of what we do’ (p. 396). However, as per Table , many ECRs created outputs for industry, government, professional groups, and the public in order to enhance the impact of their research.…”

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Sharing research with academia and beyond: Insights from early career researchers in Australia and Japan

Merga

Mason

2020

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Quality scholarly research outputs, such as peer reviewed journal articles published in reputable journals, are essential for early career researchers' (ECRs) vocational success while also offering benefits for their institutions. Research outputs destined for audiences beyond academia are also increasingly valued by funders, end users, and tertiary institutions. While there is an expectation that ECRs may create diverse research outputs for an array of audiences, the kinds of research output texts produced by ECRs for varied audiences warrants further investigation. In addition, the routes of dissemination that ECRs use to share their academic research outputs to secure impact beyond academia are not well understood. Drawing on semi-structured interviews of 30 respondents in Australia and Japan, we explore the research-sharing practices of ECRs, finding that ECRs may potentially create a wide range of research-informed texts for end users beyond academia, using an array of methods for dissemination. The examples of the output text types and dissemination routes we provide in this paper can be used to inspire ECRs and also more senior academics to share their research more broadly, and perhaps more effectively, and can be used by publishers to improve research impact and support ECRs' research translation.

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“…Nämä ikävät uutiset olivat kuitenkin suuresti liioiteltuja. Analyysin tietolähteenä oli käytetty dataa vanhasta julkaisuarkistosta, jonka käyttö oli jo lopetettu (Green 2019). Raportteja luettiin Maailmanpankin uuden arkiston kautta, eikä yksikään raportti tosiasiassa ollut jäänyt vaille latauksia.…”

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Lyytimäki

2020

INF

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Valtion tutkimuslaitosten perustehtävä on tuottaa ja välittää tutkimuspohjaista tietoa päätöksentekijöille ja muille tiedon hyödyntäjille. Tässä katsauksessa arvioin tutkimus- ja asiantuntijalaitoksen julkaisemien raporttien käyttöä. Katsaus perustuu tietoihin Suomen ympäristökeskuksen raporttien verkkolatauksista ja Google Scholar -viittauksista. Tietoihin liittyy lukuisia epävarmuuksia, mutta ne ovat hyödyllisiä viestinnän vaikuttavuuden yleiskuvan piirtämisessä. Lataus- ja viittausmäärien perusteella monia raportteja käytetään aktiivisesti, mutta toisaalta suuri määrä raporteista jää melko vähälle huomiolle. Viestinnän vaikuttavuutta arvioitaessa on huomioitava tapauskohtaisesti raportin tarkoitus ja kohderyhmän laajuus.

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Maximizing dissemination and engaging readers: The other 50% of an author's day: A case study

Cited by 7 publications

References 9 publications

Effect of Altmetric score on manuscript citations: A randomized-controlled trial

Effect of Altmetric score on manuscript citations: A randomized-controlled trial

Sharing research with academia and beyond: Insights from early career researchers in Australia and Japan

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