Citations are the leading indicator of scholarly impact, yet there are few evidence-based ways to increase the citation rate of peer-reviewed articles. Data suggests that 35% of articles published between 1990 and 2015 remain uncited, a figure that might continue to grow. [1] The enormous increase in published scholarly literature…
A new survey has found that related articles are still the most popular feature of scholarly websites. The survey, “How Readers Discover Content in Scholarly Publications”, has polled researchers every three years since 2005 with questions about their behavior in the discovery of journal articles and video. The latest survey,…
Write-up on Silverchair Webinar, February 2021 What can scholarly publishers do to engage more readers, attract submissions, and raise awareness of events? “What’s working?” asked TrendMD Director of Partnerships, Bert Carelli, in the recent Silverchair Universe webinar, “Content Marketing for Scholarly Publishers.” Bert invited two experts in scholarly communications…
A new study of the behavior of scholarly researchers has been launched, aiming to map the changing nature of how readers from all over the world find academic content. The latest survey follows on from work undertaken every three years since 2005, and an upcoming report will provide an update…
It’s always a pleasant surprise to receive unsolicited acknowledgement that your product is increasingly recognized as a standard of the industry. This recent article in The Scholarly Kitchen, by Christos Petrou, founder and Chief Analyst at Scholarly Intelligence, analyzed the changing fortunes of the megajournals PLOS ONE, Scientific Reports,…