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The Benefits of Open Access Publishing for Your Research Impact in 2024
“The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it.” – Robert Swan. This quote is very relevant to us as we look at the role of open access publishing. It helps us work together to solve big global problems. Open access is key to making our research more visible and improving how we share knowledge. The Benefits of Open…
Altmetrics in 2026: Understanding the Social Impact of Your Research
Altmetrics — alternative metrics for measuring research impact — have quietly moved from niche academic debate into mainstream evaluation frameworks used by universities, funders, and publishers worldwide. Yet most researchers still don’t understand how an Altmetric Attention Score is calculated, which platforms actually count, or how to use this data to strengthen grant proposals and tenure files. In working with over 1,100 manuscripts at Editverse,…
Google Scholar Profile: How to Build and Maintain One (2026)
Quick Answer: A Google Scholar profile is a free page that lists your articles, graphs the citations to them and shows the h-index, the i10-index and total citations, each in an All and a Recent version.1 To appear in Scholar search results it must be public and carry a verified email address at your university or institution.1 Keep it accurate: add article groups, delete articles…
Open Access Impact: 2024-2025 Research Insights
Did you know that MDPI journals make all articles open access? This means they are available worldwide right away under an open access license. This big change in Open Access Publishing helps spread research more widely. As scholarly communication changes, the Dutch government is supporting Open Science with €20 million a year until 2031. This will make Open Science the norm in research. The changes…