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Self-archive unto others as ye would have them self-archive unto you

September 21, 2003 | Informal/Formal Connections
Scholars and scientists do research to create new knowledge so that other scholars and scientists can use it to create still more new knowledge and to apply it to improving people's lives. They are paid to do research, but not to report their research: that they do for free, because it is not royalty-revenue from their research papers but their "research impact" that pays their salaries, funds their further research, earns them prestige and prizes, etc. "Research impact" means how much of a contribution your research makes to further research: do other researchers read, use, cite, and apply your findings? The more they do, the higher your research impact. One way to measure this is by counting how many researchers use and cite your work in their own research papers.

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  • Stevan Harnard
    Author
    Montreal University of Quebec
  • Citation

    ISSN : 1824-2049
    Publication Name: Journal of Science Communication
    Volume: 2
    Number: 3
    Resource Type: Research Products
    Discipline: Computing and information science | General STEM
    Audience: Undergraduate/Graduate Students | Scientists
    Environment Type: Informal/Formal Connections | Higher Education Programs

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