6. Scholarly Communication

altmetrics, measurement of scholarly impact

Better understand the types of criteria that members of the scholarly community apply to assessing the new forms of scholarly metrics, "altmetrics." , Contribute their own experiences and perspectives to a community project intended to advance trust and acceptance of an important new form of scholarly assessment.

The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) has undertaken a two-phase initiative to study, propose, and develop community-based standards or recommended practices in the field of alternative metrics. The project, multi-year in scope, will gather input from expert stakeholders and present it to the wider community to refine and prioritize.