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"a study is undertaken of a selection of papers from the fie ld of c ommunication, comparing the number of cit ations received with their 2.0 i ndicators. The results s how that the most cited articles within recent years also have significantly hi gher altmetric indicators. Next follows a review of the principal empirical studies undertaken, centering on the correlations between bibliometric and al ternative indicators. To conclude, the main limitations of altmetrics are highlighted , alongside a reflective consideration of the role altmetrics may play in capturing the impact of research in Web 2.0 platforms"

"The term "altmetrics" is short for "alternative metrics." These are a range of nontraditional metrics that can be used to assess the impact that scholars have on research in their areas of study. They can include the number of article downloads, citation of research in online news/social media sources, Mendeley bookmarks (a web-based system for sharing and extracting information from PDFs and other electronic documents), and nontraditional forms of scholarship. "

A themed ISQ issue investigates what altmetrics means and goes on to highlight best practices.

Charles W. Bailey compiled this selective bibliography of research papers covering alternative impact measures, or "altmetrics," of scholarly work.

A review of new scholarly publishing metrics and how they compare to traditional impact measures.

This is the first public version of the collective proposal led by C. Neylon to develop alternative metrics of scholarly output that wil combine measures of usage and re-use and social metrics (commenting, discussions, etc.) with citation and peer review metrics.

Review of citation data tools

A review of a declaration signed by ACSB and other participants which urges consideration of research metrics beyond the journal impact factor.