Embracing the alternative
24 September 2018
David Stuart describes how mainstream altmetrics have become, and the challenges the concept still faces
James Gray assesses the situation and how it can be addressed
Altmetrics
The rise and rise of altmetrics
21 November 2017
Alternative metrics have moved the measure of impact from mere citation to mentions on social media, news outlets and more, writes Rebecca Pool. So where next for metrics?
Alternative assessment
11 October 2016
As the scholarly publishing world adopts altmetrics, the ways in which the data is used are developing fast, reports Rebecca Pool
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Matt Balara explains how an established publisher, De Gruyter, completed an extraordinary transformation
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From rapid disease information to a way to promote and share regional knowledge in multiple languages, preprints have come into their own in recent years. Siân Harris finds out more
Céline Richard
Céline Richard explains what the Large Hadron Collider has taught us about the importance of open access research
Ivy Cavendish
Ivy Cavendish tells the inspirational tale behind the formation of a writing tool for researchers, TooWrite
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There is a continuing need for the sorts of insights and judgements that only a person can bring, writes David Stuart
Tasha Mellins-Cohen
COUNTER reports have an integral role to play in our wider scholarly communication system, writes Tasha Mellins-Cohen
Tony Roche
Emerald Publishing CEO Tony Roche talks of his career in scholarly publishing and a love of eastern cuisine
Alicia Wise
Alicia Wise, CLOCKSS executive director, reflects on her career and explains the importance of robustly preserving academic resources
Heather Staines
Heather Staines sums up proceedings at this year's Researcher to Reader conference
