Taking the alternative mainstream

Authors

  • Euan Adie El profesional de la información

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3145/epi.2014.jul.01

Keywords:

Altmetrics, Alternative metrics, Impact, Citations count, Citations, Impact assessment, Scientific articles.

Abstract

The reasons for the use of "alternative metrics" to measure the influence that the publication of a specific scientific work has on society are discussed. It is argued that altmetrics are complementary to the traditional system of counting citations, and can be used in much broader contexts.

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Published

2014-07-16

How to Cite

Adie, E. (2014). Taking the alternative mainstream. Profesional De La información, 23(4), 349–351. https://doi.org/10.3145/epi.2014.jul.01

Issue

Vol. 23 No. 4 (2014): Altmétricas

Section

Editorial

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