Authorship, Patents, Citations, Acknowledgments, Tweets, Reader Counts and the Multifaceted Reward System of Science. Issue 1 (24th February 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Desrochers, Nadine; Bowman, Timothy D.; Haustein, Stefanie; Mongeon, Philippe; Quan‐Haase, Anabel; Paul‐Hus, Adèle; Costas, Rodrigo; Larivière, Vincent; Pecoskie, Jen; Tsou, Andrew
• Is Part Of: Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology. Volume 52:Issue 1(2015)
• Page Start: 1
• Page End: 4
• Publication Date: 2016-02-24
• Subjects: scientific impact -- reward system of science -- sociology of science -- scholarly communication -- authorship -- patents -- citations -- acknowledgments -- social media -- inventorship; Information science -- Congresses; Information technology -- Congresses; Information science; Information technology; Conference papers and proceedings; 020
• DOI: 10.1002/pra2.2015.145052010013
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2373-9231

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Building upon well‐established paradigms brought forth by such theorists as Robert K. Merton, Pierre Bourdieu, and Blaise Cronin, the panel will span the full cycle of academic production to show, through various bibliometric measures and other quantitative and qualitative analyses, how the reward system of science is evolving. While there is strong evidence to suggest that such forms of dissemination as social media output and blogging are being incorporated into scientific practices, scientific impact still remains principally assessed using measures such as authorship and citations, whilst other elements, such as acknowledgements, have received varying levels of regard at various times. Disciplinary considerations also arise. Using a wide range of approaches, measures, and datasets, the panelists will establish links between their individual research to create an empirically driven picture of the reward system of science and its indicators. Through the use of the Polldaddy application, audience members will answer questions and create an overview of their perception of the reward system of science.