Questions tagged [research-dissemination]
Getting the word out about your research to the (general) public through methods other than publications. Questions may refer to topics such as media, public relations, out-reach, open days, use of social networks for research, content of academic homepages, etc.
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Continuous article publishing
Is continuous article publishing (CAP) a good thing?
Many journals are making the transition to CAP.
It seems to alleviate costs for publishers. Also, I suppose it is a natural thing, in view of the ...
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Is MLA Humanities Commons a valid alternative to Academia.edu etc.? [closed]
I've recently discovered MLA's Humanities Commons network and its CORE repository. It seems a viable non-profit alternative for sharing and preserving scholarly work to commercial ventures such as ...
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What channels do people use to challenge or provide criticism for newly developed theories?
I currently not in academia, but I am an undergraduate alumnus with no graduate experience.
What are the normal processes for academics to challenge each other’s theories or findings, or to support ...
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Is it true that a conference paper is considered more valueable than a journal paper in the field of Computer Science? If so why is it so? [duplicate]
I have heard that journal papers are more valuable than conference papers generally in other fields. Yet I read that in Computer Science field that conference papers are more valuable.
Hence I want ...
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For an undergraduate, what does it mean to publish an article in a peer-reviewed journal?
I'm an undergraduate and have been able to have my thesis on curing psoriasis published in a peer-reviewed journal. Does it qualify me for anything?
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How do you and your lab use orcID?
We have been asked by the powers that be to move away from Academia.edu and ResearchGate and adopt services like orcID.
https://orcid.org
The one big thing missing in orcID is that there’s ...
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Is there a clear etiquette on providing full text paper when you are a coauthor?
As a coauthor, I occasionally receive requests for full-text pdfs of research I have worked on in the past (vis Researchgate for instance). Thus far I have generally ignored those requests - leaving ...
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Is there benefit to publishing the abstract of an English article in multiple languages?
I noted from a previous paper I worked on, that when it was published an abstract was included in Spanish as well as English (https://bjssjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/bjs.11422 and ...
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Promoting research papers with targeted ads
I've seen a targeted ad on Facebook about a new study by a public university (linking to a news blog). The ad was paid for by the university.
Is it common in academia to use targeted ads, paid for by ...
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How easy is it to game the altmetric score?
The altmetric score is a summary of the online attention a publication has received. More tweets, hits and chatter makes a bigger score. But what does the popularity contest mean?
I've heard of ...
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What’s included in a press kit for a research project?
I work at a research lab. During a periodic review, the board asked us to add a press kit related to our research. I surveyed a bunch of similar projects and found a huge array of content referred to ...
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Is it good to try to present every interesting paper I study?
I am a Masters student in Mathematics. As part of my Masters project, I have to do independent study and try to "do" something: like tackling a problem of recent interest. So these days I am reading a ...
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Is social media helpful for research dissemination?
Is there any quantitative evidence that using social media helps academics disseminate their research results? What about the cost-effectiveness of social media?
My guess is that search engines are ...
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University asks not to promote other university's research
A university sent a letter requesting/advising its staff members not to interact with or promote a media coverage of a research study by a another university.
The letter didn't include any ...
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Making a standalone publication out of the English translation of a paper
I came across two venerable and valuable papers that are not so well-known in their community of interest. One of them is a short technical report, both concern mathematical and physical matters, for ...
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