1. 7 steps to maximise your research profile
Scott Taylor
Scholarly Communications Librarian

2. 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

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4. Step 1: Think Open Access

5. Open Access Repositories

6. 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

10. Email: uml.openaccess@manchester.ac.uk
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15. Step 1: Think Open Access
Step 2: Claim an ORCID

16. 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.

17. What are ORCIDs?

18. What are ORCIDs? 0000-0003-2355-7525 0000-0002-0387-880X

19. What are ORCIDs? 0000-0003-2355-7525 0000-0002-0387-880X
Research outputs
Grants
Employment history
Research outputs
Grants
Employment history
Research outputs
Grants
Employment history

20. https://documents.manchester.ac.uk/listofpolicies

23. What are ORCIDs?

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

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

31. + 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

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

45. 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”
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46. 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?

47. https://medium.com/open-knowledge-in-he

48. 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

50. Great blog post about blogging your journal article!

51. www/library.manchester.ac.uk/my-research-essentials

52. 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

56. Web:
Tel:

57. 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

59. 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