John Wiley & Sons, Inc., today announced a new partnership with Kudos, a
start-up service designed to help academics and learned societies
measure, monitor and maximize the visibility and impact of their
published articles. From April 2014, the Kudos platform will be freely
available across a representative trial of articles from the Global
Research portfolio.
“The research process today does not end with online publication; rather
that is the starting point for authors in explaining and sharing their
articles, particularly using social media to ensure that their published
work is at the forefront of the debate within their community,” said
Philip Carpenter, Vice President & Managing Director, Research
Communications, Wiley. “This partnership will see Kudos providing
essential guidance, supported by measurable results, for Wiley’s authors
and society partners.”
Launched in September 2013, Kudos is a platform designed to measure,
monitor, and maximize the usage and impact of published articles, by
providing a new way for authors to use social media to engage the
digital community with their research.
The platform enables users to create ‘profiles’ for their published
articles. By using short titles, lay summaries and impact statements,
authors can make their articles more engaging for a digital readership
accustomed to strategically browsing the millions of potential papers at
their fingertips.
Users can add related multimedia content, such as videos or links to
related research, before being provided with guidance, templates and
trackable links to help share their article profiles via social media
and email.
As part of the partnership, authors of Wiley articles included in the
trial, will be able to compare their metrics to those of their peers and
will be offered personalized guidance about maximizing the potential of
their paper.
A Kudos-led survey of almost 4,000 researchers from a range of subject
disciplines revealed that 85% of responders thought that more could be
done to raise the visibility, impact and usage of their work. Crucially
80% felt, given sufficient tools and support that they were in the best
position to directly increase levels of visibility, impact and usage.
Visibility is of increasing importance to authors, as an ever-growing
number of online articles encourage readers to view research more
strategically.
“A lot of the materials that might support such ‘strategic reading’
exist only in silos, and often aren’t made publicly available,” Kudos
Co-Founder Charlie Rapple told Wiley’s Exchanges Blog. “Academics often
have excellent relationships with others who might find their work
useful, but they don’t necessarily make the most of these networks. We
had often talked about these issues and began to see an idea emerging
from the intersection between them.”
Find out more about Kudos at Wiley’s Exchanges Blog
An introductory video is available here
About Kudos:
Kudos is a new service that helps researchers and their institutions to
measure, monitor and maximize the visibility and impact of their
published articles. It builds on three core principles: that readers are
increasingly struggling to filter the growing quantity of published
research; that information which supports filtering – such as lay
summaries and impact statements – often exists but is not made public;
and that authors are well placed to increase awareness and impact of
their own work, but don't always know how to do this. Kudos provides a
platform for assembling or creating information to help filtering, for
sharing information to drive discovery, and for measuring and monitoring
the effect of these activities. More information at: www.growkudos.com
About Wiley:
Wiley is a global provider of content-enabled solutions that improve
outcomes in research, education, and professional practice. Our core
businesses produce scientific, technical, medical, and scholarly
journals, reference works, books, database services, and advertising;
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services and online applications; and education content and services
including integrated online teaching and learning resources for
undergraduate and graduate students and lifelong learners.
Founded in 1807, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE: JWa, JWb), has been a
valued source of information and understanding for more than 200 years,
helping people around the world meet their needs and fulfill their
aspirations. Wiley and its acquired companies have published the works
of more than 450 Nobel laureates in all categories: Literature,
Economics, Physiology or Medicine, Physics, Chemistry, and Peace.
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