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Presentation by Heather Piwowar on Nov 15, 2012 in a webinar hosted by EdFuture 2012 #CFHE12
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Heather Piwowar @researchremix cofounder of @ImpactStory
EdFuture 2012 #CFHE12
Impactbeyond the
Impact Factor
some photos NC, SA
Research evaluation matters
who gets hired
who gets grants
which journals succeed
which journal innovations succeed
whether we publish in journals at all
whether we actually write articles
the whole structure of scientific communication
right now, impact factor
evaluated based on the container that publishes the research
impact factor is
the average number of citations received by an article in that journal
within first 2 years of publication
rewards impact based on a journal pecking order
right now, evaluation looks like this
problems!
prefiltered
run-away hits
decision of 4 anonymous people
only one type of impact
favours established venues
expensive
closed
Impactbeyond the
Impact Factor
pause for Qs (h:mute)
what can the world look like
beyond the Impact Factor
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pixscapes/4331070047
right now, evaluation looks like this
it can look like this
even better, it can look like this
not just for articles
not just two years from now
http://arxiv.org/html/1203.4745
not just on a website
CC-BY-NC by maniacyak on flickrhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/maniacyak/3432589472
not just winners and losersimpact flavors!
#altmetrics
fastflavourfulopenwith contextbeyond the article
altmetrics.org/tools
Altmetric.comImpactStoryPLOS article-level metricsPlum AnalyticsReader MeterScience Card
Impactbeyond the
Impact Factor
pause for Qs (h:mute)
Tell the full story of research impact.
ImpactStory.org
born as total-impact
Nonprofit
Board: Cameron Neylon, John Wilbanks
http://www.flickr.com/photos/quinnanya/2055471833
embedding in journals
rOpenSciPlum demo
Ubiquity PressPeerEv
dissertationsIR experiments
...
barrier-based $$
barrier-based pond
http://flickr.com/photos/nieve44/2152712789/
ImpactStory.org
altmetrics.org/tools
Changes are happening in scholarly communication.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/myklroventine/892446624/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jo-h/2688026447/
Tell the full story of our research impact.
thank you!Jason Priem: cofounder of ImpactStory
Also: Todd Vision, Mike Whitlock, the open science community, and those who release their articles, datasets and photos openly.
@ImpactStory
ImpactStory.org
