How can academia kick its addiction to the impact factor? http://blog.scienceopen.com/2016/04/how-can-academia-kick-its-addiction-to-the-impact-factor/ … via @Science_Open
@Protohedgehog I am curious to know your opinion on the qualitative difference between impact factors and altmetrics.
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I have a hunch we will probably agree on it, but genuinely wondering... also others' opinions too!
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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They measure completely different things. One is a guide to social attention, one is a proxy for academic attention.
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OK, I mean more along the lines of if we start using altmetrics instead will we really have a better metric...
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or more like a mob rule or a who is best at twitter rule etc etc
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like does my preprint with a 80+ score make it better science than a preprint with 1 score? does it matter? etc
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should my cover letter big this up and if so who is RTing and is it good just less flawed or something else
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I am aware they are measuring different things but their use could be identical: to indicate better papers/sci
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I guess it boils down to is social media attention a good/better cue or just rigged differently or someth else?
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