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Scholarship Impact Metrics

Introduction to scholarship impact metrics and the ways to increase the overall impact.

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Citations Count for Research Data

Datasets can be cited and therefore have an impact by themselves or contribute to the authors' overal impact. However, since not many scientists are citing datasets, there are no citing standards as yet.

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Limit searches to Data Citation Index which provides a single point of access to quality research data from repositories across disciplines and around the world.

Citing data

Why and how should I cite data?
Guide from Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPRS).
How to Cite Datasets and Link to Publications
Guide created by Digital Curation Centre (DCC), a world-leading center of expertise in digital information curation from UK.
Citing Data
The recommended style for citing data follows theJoint Declaration of Data Citation Principles .

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