[Asis-l] CFP - altmetrics18

[Judit Bar-Ilan]

altmetrics18: call for contributions



****Apologies for cross-posting.****



*altmetrics18. *Science
& The Public: Public Interactions with Science through the Lens of Social
Media

altmetrics18 is part of the altmetrics workshop
series organized since 2011 and will take place in conjunction with the 5th
Altmetrics Conference (5:AM) at the School of Advanced Studies
in London on *25 September 2018*.



Given the main goal of altmetrics that science
should be also beneficial to a broader community and helps inform changes in
various aspects of society, the
workshop will have a focus on public interactions with science through
social
media platforms. How to characterize the societal impact altmetrics may
reflect? Which actors are involved? Which limitations are posed through
platforms and their functionalities? The workshop particularly invites
contributions that address the workshop’s theme directly or indirectly,
study
how the general public interacts with research outputs, and use different
methods including sentiment analysis, network analysis or content analysis
and
also propose new qualitative and quantitative approaches and sources (e.g.,
YouTube or Instagram) to explore these interactions.



*Call for contributions*

We are soliciting empirical and theoretical contributions for
short presentations and as a basis for discussions, which will be the main
focus of the altmetrics18 workshop. Submissions can focus on empirical
analyses, novel theoretical frameworks, original datasets or represent a
position paper. The goal of the workshop is to discuss, exchange and foster
collaboration on social media metrics in general and public interactions
with
science in particular. While a short paper is not a requirement to attend
the
workshop, we strongly encourage prospective participants to submit a
contribution to seed the discussions. The organizers will give priority to
submissions linking to original research artifacts and focusing on the
theme of
this year’s workshop. All accepted submissions will be made available via
the
workshop website prior to the workshop.



*How to submit*

Abstracts need to be submitted via EasyChair by *15 June 2018*.

More information can be found on the following
website: http://altmetrics.org/altmetrics18/ and on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/altmetricsWS

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Judit Bar-Ilan
Department of Information Science
Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, 5290002, Israel
Tel: 972-3-5318351 Fax: 972-3-7384027
email: Judit.Bar-Ilan at biu.ac.il <barilaj at mail.biu.ac.il>