7 steps to maximise your research profile Scott Taylor Scholarly Communications Librarian

https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?view_op=top_venues&hl=en&vq=hum Rank# Publication Established Publisher Model 1 Journal of Communication 1951 Wiley-Blackwell Subscription-based 2 Journal of Pragmatics 1977 Elsevier 3 Language Learning 1948 4 Journalism 2000 Sage 5 International Journal of Communication 2007 USC Open Access 6 Public Opinion Quarterly 1937 OUP 7 Ethnic and Racial Studies 1978 Routledge 8 Media, Culture & Society 1979 9 Bilingualism: Language and Cognition 1998 CUP 10 Natural Language & Linguistic Theory 1983 Springer 11 System 1973 Pergamon Press 12 Gender & Society 1987 13 Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies 1971 14 English Language Teaching Journal 1946 15 Journalism Practice Taylor & Francis 16 Synthese 1936 17 Applied Linguistics 1980 18 Lingua 1949 19 Journal of Homosexuality 1974 20 Psychology of Music https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?view_op=top_venues&hl=en&vq=hum

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Step 1: Think Open Access

Open Access Repositories

REF Open Access Policy From 1st April 2016, authors must ensure that the Author Accepted Manuscript (AAM) of all journal and peer-reviewed conference papers have been deposited to an institutional repository within three months of the acceptance date, and subsequently made Open Access within 12 months of publication for REF Main Panels A & B or 24 months for REF Main Panels C & D.* This is also a requirement of the University’s new Publications Policy. *other funder OA policies may apply

www.manchester.ac.uk/openaccess/gateway

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Email: uml.openaccess@manchester.ac.uk Web: www.manchester.ac.uk/openaccess Email: uml.openaccess@manchester.ac.uk Tel: 0161 306 1517

Step 1: Think Open Access Step 2: Claim an ORCID

What are ORCIDs? A definitive record of you and your research activities (e.g. research outputs, funding data, employment history) which is available to other systems via the open ORCID registry A personal profile page which is available via a unique URL (e.g. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1297-9725) 

What are ORCIDs?

What are ORCIDs? 0000-0003-2355-7525 0000-0002-0387-880X 0000-0001-5887-2846

What are ORCIDs? 0000-0003-2355-7525 0000-0002-0387-880X 0000-0001-5887-2846 Research outputs Grants Employment history Research outputs Grants Employment history Research outputs Grants Employment history

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What are ORCIDs?

www.manchester.ac.uk/orcid

Use your ORCID at every opportunity! Manuscript submissions… …funder applications… repositories…..

Step 1: Think Open Access Step 2: Claim an ORCID Step 3: Track attention

+ ACADEMIC ATTENTION BROADER ATTENTION Journal Impact Factor Citation counts H-index Number of publications Mentions in news reports References in policy Mentions in social media Mentions in blogs Wikipedia references Reference manager readers … etc. ACADEMIC ATTENTION BROADER ATTENTION + Alternative metrics “altmetrics” Traditional bibliometrics Traditional metrics

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Step 1: Think Open Access Step 2: Claim an ORCID Step 3: Track attention Step 4: Engage with social networks

Receive open peer review on your work Follow the main discussions that are happening in your field, discover peers, discover papers, discover jobs Comment on other author’s work; raise your profile as an expert in your field Receive open peer review on your work Post work or share links to authored content to attract wide audiences Track metrics, downloads, page-views, mentions, retweets, “altmetrics” Dar Meshi, Diana I. Tamir, Hauke R. Heekeren, The Emerging Neuroscience of Social Media, Volume 19, Issue 12, 2015, 771–782, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2015.09.004

Personal or professional? Choosy or promiscuous? Self-promotion or gaming? Public or hidden? Attract audience or self-sabotage? On the clock or at home? Authority in the field or imposter?

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Step 1: Think Open Access Step 2: Claim an ORCID Step 3: Track attention Step 4: Engage with social networks Step 5: Broaden your readership

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Great blog post about blogging your journal article! https://medium.com/@write4research/how-to-write-a-blogpost-from-your-journal-article-6511a3837caa

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Step 1: Think Open Access Step 2: Claim an ORCID Step 3: Track attention Step 4: Engage with social networks Step 5: Broaden your readership Step 6: Share your data

Web: www.manchester.ac.uk/researchdata Email: researchdata@manchester.ac.uk Tel: 0161 275 7853

Step 1: Think Open Access Step 2: Claim an ORCID Step 3: Track attention Step 4: Engage with social networks Step 5: Broaden your readership Step 6: Share your data Step 7: Choose your homepage

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Step 1: Think Open Access Step 2: Claim an ORCID Step 3: Track attention Step 4: Engage with social networks Step 5: Broaden your readership Step 6: Share your data Step 7: Choose your homepage