Social media has become integrated into the fabric of the scholarly communication system in
fundamental ways, principally through scholarly use of social media platforms and the …

This book presents an overview of the wide variety of digital genres used by researchers to
produce and communicate knowledge, perform new identities and evaluate research …

This study aims at providing empirical evidence on how higher education scholars are using
Social Media for personal, teaching and professional purposes. A survey tool was …

Scholars participate in online social networks for professional purposes. In such networks,
learning takes the form of participation and identity formation through engagement in and …

Alternative metrics are currently one of the most popular research topics in scientometric
research. This paper provides an overview of research into three of the most important …

Journal‐based citations are an important source of data for impact indices. However, the
impact of journal articles extends beyond formal scholarly discourse. Measuring online …

We examine the relationship between scholarly practice and participatory technologies and
explore how such technologies invite and reflect the emergence of a new form of …

The research blog has become a popular mechanism for the quick discussion of scholarly
information. However, unlike peer-reviewed journals, the characteristics of this form of …

Social media and online social networks are expected to transform academia and the
scholarly process. However, intense emotions permeate scholars' online practices and an …

The ways that emerging technologies and social media are used and experienced by
researchers and educators are poorly understood and inadequately researched. The goal of …