scholarly journals Social media: powering open access collaboration and global knowledge exchange

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dhikshitha Gokulakrishnan ◽  
Sarah E. Butler ◽  
Dominic W. Proctor ◽  
Maarja‐Liis Ferry ◽  
Rajiv Sethi
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Open Access ◽  
Knowledge Exchange ◽  
Global Knowledge

scholarly journals INTERNET KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE AND CO-AUTHORSHIP AS FACILITATORS IN SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH

2021 ◽  
pp. 043
Author(s):  
Vesna Waite
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Open Access ◽  
Knowledge Exchange ◽  
Scientific Research ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Publish Or Perish ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Use Of Internet

The aim of this paper is to determine to what extent the use of Internet as a way of acquiring information for research purposes is a successful tool. The Internet can facilitate the research in different ways, some of which are being presented in the paper. Researchers have access to a wide range of databases available on the Internet, also having the opportunity to use sites designed as a social media for academics such as ResearchGate or Academia. Apart from that, there exists some degree of correspondence between open access philosophy and hacker ethics which is being related to academia to point to the possible ethic value researches have towards one another. The paper focuses on advantages of using Internet for the purposes of facilitating research, at the same time introducing the topic of collaboration and co-authorship as vital in today’s ‘publish-or-perish’ academia world. 

Knowledge Contribution in Organizations via Social Media

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole Behringer ◽  
Kai Sassenberg ◽  
Annika Scholl
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Identity ◽  
Social Identity Theory ◽  
Knowledge Exchange ◽  
Expectancy Theory ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Abstract Knowledge ◽  
The Social ◽  
Willingness To Contribute ◽  
Social Media Tool

Abstract. Knowledge exchange via social media is crucial for organizational success. Yet, many employees only read others’ contributions without actively contributing their knowledge. We thus examined predictors of the willingness to contribute knowledge. Applying social identity theory and expectancy theory to knowledge exchange, we investigated the interplay of users’ identification with their organization and perceived usefulness of a social media tool. In two studies, identification facilitated users’ willingness to contribute knowledge – provided that the social media tool seemed useful (vs. not-useful). Interestingly, identification also raised the importance of acquiring knowledge collectively, which could in turn compensate for low usefulness of the tool. Hence, considering both social and media factors is crucial to enhance employees’ willingness to share knowledge via social media.

Altmetrics of COVID-19 research: An analysis of study dissemination by Twitter compared to citation rates (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicholas Fabiano ◽  
Zachary Hallgrimson ◽  
Sakib Kazi ◽  
Jean-Paul Salameh ◽  
Stanley Wong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Open Access ◽  
South America ◽  
Negative Binomial ◽  
Citation Rate ◽  
Sign Test ◽  
Study Characteristics ◽  
Journal Impact ◽  
Epidemic Forecasting

BACKGROUND The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in over 1,000,000 cases across 181 countries worldwide. The global impact of COVID-19 has resulted in a surge of related research. Researchers have turned to social media platforms, namely Twitter, to disseminate their studies. The online database Altmetric is a tool which tracks the social media metrics of articles and is complementary to traditional, citation-based metrics. Citation-based metrics may fail to portray dissemination accurately, due to the lengthy publication process. Altmetrics are not subject to this time-lag, suggesting that they may be an effective marker of research dissemination during the COVID-19 pandemic. OBJECTIVE To assess the dissemination of COVID-19 research articles as measured by Twitter dissemination, compared to traditional citation-based metrics, and determine study characteristics associated with tweet rates. METHODS COVID-19 studies obtained from LitCovid published between January 1st to March 18th, 2020 were screened for inclusion. The following study characteristics were extracted independently, in single: Topic (General Info, Mechanism, Diagnosis, Transmission, Treatment, Prevention, Case Report, and Epidemic Forecasting), open access status (open access and subscription-based), continent of corresponding author (Asia, Australia, Africa, North America, South America, and Europe), tweets, and citations. A sign test was used to compare the tweet rate and citation rate per day. A negative binomial regression analysis was conducted to evaluate the association between tweet rate and study characteristics of interest. RESULTS 1328 studies were included in the analysis. Tweet rates were found to be significantly higher than citation rates for COVID-19 studies, with a median tweet rate of 1.09 (SD 156.95) tweets per day and median citation rate of 0.00 (SD 3.02) citations per day, resulting in a median of differences of 1.09 (95% CI 0.86-1.33, P < .001). 2018 journal impact factors were positively correlated with tweet rate (P < .001). The topics Diagnosis (P = .01), Transmission (P < .001), Treatment (P = .01), and Epidemic Forecasting (P < 0.001) were positively correlated with tweet rate, relative to Case Report. The following continents of the corresponding author were negatively correlated with tweet rate, Africa (P <.001), Australia (P = .03), and South America (P < .001), relative to Asia. Open access journals were negatively correlated with tweet rate, relative to subscription-based journals (P < .001). CONCLUSIONS COVID-19 studies had significantly higher tweets rates compared to citation rates. This study further identified study characteristics that are correlated with the dissemination of studies on Twitter, such as 2018 journal impact factor, continent of the corresponding author, topic of study, and open access status. This highlights the importance of altmetrics in periods of rapidly expanding research, such as the COVID-19 pandemic to localize highly disseminated articles.

scholarly journals Editorial

in education ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alec Couros
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Open Access ◽  
Open Access Journal

An introduction to our Autumn 2009 issue of in education, a peer-reviewed, open access journal. This is also Part I of a two-part series focusing on Social Media & Technology.

scholarly journals Academic Orientation Programme 2021. Researcher Visibility & Sharing our work beyond the University

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Debbie Martindale
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Open Access ◽  
Research Collaboration ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Institutional Repositories ◽  
Academic Orientation ◽  
Creative Commons ◽  
Research Data Management ◽  
The University ◽  
Researcher Identity

<p>This presentation introduces academics and researchers to the value of formal and informal technologies in promoting the visibility and discoverability of their online researcher identity. Topics covered in the presentation include Open Access, Creative Commons licensing, Institutional Repositories, Research Data Management, ORCID, Research Collaboration & Social Scholarship, Researcher impact &citation analysis, Social Media, and Altmetrics.</p>

scholarly journals Erratum to: The open access advantage considering citation, article usage and social media attention

2015 ◽  
Vol 103 (3) ◽  
pp. 1149-1149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xianwen Wang ◽  
Chen Liu ◽  
Wenli Mao ◽  
Zhichao Fang
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Open Access ◽  
Media Attention ◽  
Article Usage

Social Media as Elements of Shared Workspaces

2016 ◽  
pp. 46-64
Author(s):  
Giulio Focardi ◽  
Lorenza Victoria Salati
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Product Innovation ◽  
Knowledge Exchange ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Shared Workspaces ◽  
Innovative Idea

Shared workplaces are becoming very common within Europe. Multifactories are shared working environment that combine traits of a Coworking Space, a Fab Lab and a Makerspace. One of the traits that characterize a Multifactory is how knowledge exchange brings to innovation. This chapter has its focus on a case study that shows how a traditional SME and a multifactory can work together in order to develop an innovative idea and how Social Media can be parts of an overall strategy set to product innovation.

The Promotion and Placement of Scholarly Journals

2020 ◽  
pp. 56-95
Author(s):  
Albert N. Greco
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Open Access ◽  
Research Funding ◽  
Direct Mail ◽  
Scholarly Journals ◽  
Funding Policies ◽  
The Us ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
Article Processing Charges ◽  
Open Access Article

Since at least the 1980s, there have been significant changes in the marketing of scholarly journals utilized by the majority of scholarly publishers. This shift meant that traditional advertising (which was very effective for many decades) and direct mail pieces (which were rather ineffective because of 1.5% to 2.0% response rates) were de-emphasized but not eliminated completely. They were supplanted somewhat by the growing use of social media and emails. This chapter provides an overview of print and digital journal distribution strategies, procedures, and platforms. Attention is paid to the US and global journal markets and subscriptions, including data on library expenditures. A sample journal’s contract with an author is presented and analyzed. There is a discussion of Sci-Hub, open access, article processing charges, the development of Plan S and Plan U, and research funding policies.

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