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This survey helped to evaluate the behavior of economists in academia during the article selection process using different scholarly evaluation metrics. Within this survey, we presented both bibliometric and altmetric indicators attached to four journal articles of which the participants were encouraged to make a decision which article they want to read first. This study, however, was focused more on finding out the usefulness of altmetric information when selecting an article for reading rather than the bibliometric indicators in general. The questionnaire is created on the LimeSurvey. It was disseminated to roughly 15,000 economists worldwide, contacted via email addresses found within the mailing list. The distribution of the survey started on November 11, 2019, and was online for three and a half weeks until November 29, 2019.
altmetrics, user behavior, economics
altmetrics, user behavior, economics
| selected citations These citations are derived from selected sources. This is an alternative to the "Influence" indicator, which also reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically). | 0 | |
| popularity This indicator reflects the "current" impact/attention (the "hype") of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network. | Average | |
| influence This indicator reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically). | Average | |
| impulse This indicator reflects the initial momentum of an article directly after its publication, based on the underlying citation network. | Average |
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