[Sigmetrics] altmetrics18 workshop: Call for contributions

[Stefanie Haustein]

***Apologies for cross-posting***

altmetrics18. The dependencies of altmetrics


altmetrics18 is part of the altmetrics workshop series<http://altmetrics.org/altmetrics18/> organized since 2011 and will take place in conjunction with the 5th Altmetrics Conference<http://www.altmetricsconference.com/> (5:AM) at the School of Advanced Studies in London<http://www.altmetricsconference.com/venue-and-travel/> on 25 September 2018.

Given the main goal of altmetrics that science should be also beneficial to a broader community and help inform changes in various aspects of society, the workshop will have a focus on public interactions with science through social media platforms.

·        How can societal impact altmetrics may reflect be characterized?

·        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
Please provide short papers in the format of a research-in-progress (between 1,500-3,000 words) presenting research results or research in progress. The objectives, questions, methods and (preliminary) results of the research should be presented in any case. Please also briefly include particular issues and questions you would like to discuss with other workshop participants.

Abstracts need to be submitted via EasyChair<https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=altmetrics18> by 15 June 2018. Please include a link to any relevant artifact (e.g., a dataset, plots, slidedeck) you wish to present and discuss, after archiving it via an appropriate repository (e.g., Dryad, figshare, GitHub, SlideShare, etc.).

Important dates
15.06.2018: Submission Deadline
30.06.2018: Acceptance Notification
25.09.2018: altmetrics18 workshop


Kind regards,

The altmetrics18 organizing committee
(Judit Bar-Ilan, Rodrigo Costas, Fereshteh Didegah, Isabella Peters & Stefanie Haustein)

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Stefanie Haustein

Assistant Professor | Professeure adjointe
School of Information Studies | École des sciences de l'information
University of Ottawa | Université d'Ottawa

e-mail: stefanie.haustein at uottawa.ca
web:  stefaniehaustein.com | arts.uottawa.ca/esi
phone: 613-562-5800 (1986)
Twitter: @stefhaustein

Co-director | Codirectrice
#ScholCommLab

web:  scholcommlab.ca

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