Altmetrics as a means of assessing scholarly output

• Published in: Learned publishing Vol. 27; no. 5; pp. S25 - S32
• Main Authors: KHODIYAR, Varsha K., ROWLETT, Karen A., LAWRENCE, Rebecca N.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Watford Association of Learned and Professional 01.09.2014
• Subjects: Bibliometrics; Informetrics; Researchers

ABSTRACT Career progression for scientists involves an assessment of their contribution to their field and a prediction of their future potential. Traditional measures, such as the impact factor of the journal that a researcher publishes in, may not be an appropriate or accurate means of assessing t...