A call for broadening the altmetrics tent to democratize science outreach.
Common altmetrics indices are limited and biased in the social media that they cover. In this Perspective, we highlight how and why altmetrics should broaden its scope to provide more reliable metrics for scientific content and communication.
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| author | Ivan Jarić Pavel Pipek Ana Novoa |
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| description | Common altmetrics indices are limited and biased in the social media that they cover. In this Perspective, we highlight how and why altmetrics should broaden its scope to provide more reliable metrics for scientific content and communication. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-be2fc68a44c84fc1b937676f7629698f2025-02-12T05:30:24ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS Biology1544-91731545-78852025-02-01232e300301010.1371/journal.pbio.3003010A call for broadening the altmetrics tent to democratize science outreach.Ivan JarićPavel PipekAna NovoaCommon altmetrics indices are limited and biased in the social media that they cover. In this Perspective, we highlight how and why altmetrics should broaden its scope to provide more reliable metrics for scientific content and communication.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3003010 |
| spellingShingle | Ivan Jarić Pavel Pipek Ana Novoa A call for broadening the altmetrics tent to democratize science outreach. PLoS Biology |
| title | A call for broadening the altmetrics tent to democratize science outreach. |
| title_full | A call for broadening the altmetrics tent to democratize science outreach. |
| title_fullStr | A call for broadening the altmetrics tent to democratize science outreach. |
| title_full_unstemmed | A call for broadening the altmetrics tent to democratize science outreach. |
| title_short | A call for broadening the altmetrics tent to democratize science outreach. |
| title_sort | call for broadening the altmetrics tent to democratize science outreach |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3003010 |
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