What Is Societal Impact and Where Do Altmetrics Fit into the Equation?

The expectation that scientific research should provide answers to societal issues and support institutional decision-making is increasing, but still there are no systematic methods of identifying and measuring the wider societal impacts of research. In this article, various views on the meaning of...

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Main Authors: Kim Holmberg, Sarah Bowman, Timothy Bowman, Fereshteh Didegah, Terttu Kortelainen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Levy Library Press 2019-12-01
Series:The Journal of Altmetrics
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Online Access:https://www.journalofaltmetrics.org/articles/21