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Writing for publication: Tips and future directions Roger Watson PhD, FRCP Edin, FAAN Editor-in-Chief, JAN Editor, Nursing Open INDEN – Dublin 27 July 2017

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Writing for publicationTips and future directions

Roger Watson PhD FRCP Edin FAANEditor-in-Chief JAN

Editor Nursing Open

INDEN ndash Dublin27 July 2017

2015

56 countries

1126 submissions

Understand the publishing process

Write first for

bullEditors

bullReviewers

bullYour audience

The four rules of writing

Read the guidelines

Set realistic targets and count words

Seek criticism

Treat a rejection as the start of the next submission

Journal guidelines

Seeking criticism

Find a lsquocritical friendrsquo

Seek criticism of your writing

NOT THIS

OR THIS

THIS

Enhancing the QUAlity and Transparency Of health Research

Enhancing the QUAlity and Transparency Of health Research

CONSORT httpwwwconsort-statementorg

Enhancing the QUAlity and Transparency Of health Research

CONSORT httpwwwconsort-statementorg

PRISMA httpwwwprisma-statementorg

Promoting integrity in research publication

COPE httppublicationethicsorg

Preventing Plagiarism in Published Works

International relevance

Keep asking yourself whether a reader in a region or country very different from your own will be able to make sense of everything in your paper

Abstract

bullrefer in the aims andor background to the global relevance of the topic

bullinclude names of countryies in which the work was undertaken

bullemphasise the international relevance of the conclusions

Expect to have several revisions

hellipIrsquom one of the worldrsquos greatest rewriters

James Mitchener

Learn when to let go

Dealing with reviewerrsquos comments

Apply the lsquogolden rulesrsquo (Williams 2004)

Rule 1 Answer completely

Rule 2 Answer politely

Rule 3 Answer with evidence

Answer completely

Deal with every point even if you donrsquot agree or canrsquot change it

Make a list of points ndash even if not presented with a list

Answer politely

Donrsquot start with

lsquoWe completely disagree with the comments of the reviewerrsquo

lsquoWho on earth are your reviewersrsquo

hellipetc

Answer with evidence

If you disagree with the reviewer then provide evidence facts and references

Can Tweets Predict Citations Metrics of Social Impact

Based on Twitter and Correlation with Traditional Metrics of Scientific Impact

Gunther Eysenbach

JMIR (2011)

Highly tweeted articles were 11 times more likely to be highly cited than less-tweeted articles (912 or 75 of highly tweeted article were highly cited while only 343 or 7 of less-tweeted articles were highly cited rate ratio 075007 = 1075 95 confidence interval 34ndash336) Top-cited articles can be predicted from top-tweeted articles with 93 specificity and 75 sensitivity

Twitatio

ns

Twimpact

The odds of an article being highly cited were significantly increased by a mention in social media OR 258 plt0001

270717

Altmetrics

In scholarly and scientific publishing Altmetrics are new metrics proposed as an alternative to the widely used journal impact factor and personal citation indices like the h-index

(Wikipedia)

bull High standard rigorous peer review

bull Quality and reputation

bull Immediate open access

bull Fully compliant with all open access mandates

bull Authors retain copyrightndasharticles publish under CC-BY license

Open access research in all aspects of nursingand midwifery practice research education and policy

Editor

Roger Watson University of Hull

wwwnursingopenjournalcom

Edited by Karen Holland and Roger Watson

An invaluable guide on writing for publication enabling

the reader to develop skills in writing articles book reviews and other forms

of publications written by experts in the field

September 2012 288 pages

ISBN 9780470657829

pound1999 euro2590 $3295

Order online at wwwwileycom

Prefer digital Visit your e-book retailer to order

Writing for Publication in Nursing and Healthcare

Getting It Right

rwatsonhullacuk

0000-0001-8040-7625

rwatson1955

2015

56 countries

1126 submissions

Understand the publishing process

Write first for

bullEditors

bullReviewers

bullYour audience

The four rules of writing

Read the guidelines

Set realistic targets and count words

Seek criticism

Treat a rejection as the start of the next submission

Journal guidelines

Seeking criticism

Find a lsquocritical friendrsquo

Seek criticism of your writing

NOT THIS

OR THIS

THIS

Enhancing the QUAlity and Transparency Of health Research

Enhancing the QUAlity and Transparency Of health Research

CONSORT httpwwwconsort-statementorg

Enhancing the QUAlity and Transparency Of health Research

CONSORT httpwwwconsort-statementorg

PRISMA httpwwwprisma-statementorg

Promoting integrity in research publication

COPE httppublicationethicsorg

Preventing Plagiarism in Published Works

International relevance

Keep asking yourself whether a reader in a region or country very different from your own will be able to make sense of everything in your paper

Abstract

bullrefer in the aims andor background to the global relevance of the topic

bullinclude names of countryies in which the work was undertaken

bullemphasise the international relevance of the conclusions

Expect to have several revisions

hellipIrsquom one of the worldrsquos greatest rewriters

James Mitchener

Learn when to let go

Dealing with reviewerrsquos comments

Apply the lsquogolden rulesrsquo (Williams 2004)

Rule 1 Answer completely

Rule 2 Answer politely

Rule 3 Answer with evidence

Answer completely

Deal with every point even if you donrsquot agree or canrsquot change it

Make a list of points ndash even if not presented with a list

Answer politely

Donrsquot start with

lsquoWe completely disagree with the comments of the reviewerrsquo

lsquoWho on earth are your reviewersrsquo

hellipetc

Answer with evidence

If you disagree with the reviewer then provide evidence facts and references

Can Tweets Predict Citations Metrics of Social Impact

Based on Twitter and Correlation with Traditional Metrics of Scientific Impact

Gunther Eysenbach

JMIR (2011)

Highly tweeted articles were 11 times more likely to be highly cited than less-tweeted articles (912 or 75 of highly tweeted article were highly cited while only 343 or 7 of less-tweeted articles were highly cited rate ratio 075007 = 1075 95 confidence interval 34ndash336) Top-cited articles can be predicted from top-tweeted articles with 93 specificity and 75 sensitivity

Twitatio

ns

Twimpact

The odds of an article being highly cited were significantly increased by a mention in social media OR 258 plt0001

270717

Altmetrics

In scholarly and scientific publishing Altmetrics are new metrics proposed as an alternative to the widely used journal impact factor and personal citation indices like the h-index

(Wikipedia)

bull High standard rigorous peer review

bull Quality and reputation

bull Immediate open access

bull Fully compliant with all open access mandates

bull Authors retain copyrightndasharticles publish under CC-BY license

Open access research in all aspects of nursingand midwifery practice research education and policy

Editor

Roger Watson University of Hull

wwwnursingopenjournalcom

Edited by Karen Holland and Roger Watson

An invaluable guide on writing for publication enabling

the reader to develop skills in writing articles book reviews and other forms

of publications written by experts in the field

September 2012 288 pages

ISBN 9780470657829

pound1999 euro2590 $3295

Order online at wwwwileycom

Prefer digital Visit your e-book retailer to order

Writing for Publication in Nursing and Healthcare

Getting It Right

rwatsonhullacuk

0000-0001-8040-7625

rwatson1955

Understand the publishing process

Write first for

bullEditors

bullReviewers

bullYour audience

The four rules of writing

Read the guidelines

Set realistic targets and count words

Seek criticism

Treat a rejection as the start of the next submission

Journal guidelines

Seeking criticism

Find a lsquocritical friendrsquo

Seek criticism of your writing

NOT THIS

OR THIS

THIS

Enhancing the QUAlity and Transparency Of health Research

Enhancing the QUAlity and Transparency Of health Research

CONSORT httpwwwconsort-statementorg

Enhancing the QUAlity and Transparency Of health Research

CONSORT httpwwwconsort-statementorg

PRISMA httpwwwprisma-statementorg

Promoting integrity in research publication

COPE httppublicationethicsorg

Preventing Plagiarism in Published Works

International relevance

Keep asking yourself whether a reader in a region or country very different from your own will be able to make sense of everything in your paper

Abstract

bullrefer in the aims andor background to the global relevance of the topic

bullinclude names of countryies in which the work was undertaken

bullemphasise the international relevance of the conclusions

Expect to have several revisions

hellipIrsquom one of the worldrsquos greatest rewriters

James Mitchener

Learn when to let go

Dealing with reviewerrsquos comments

Apply the lsquogolden rulesrsquo (Williams 2004)

Rule 1 Answer completely

Rule 2 Answer politely

Rule 3 Answer with evidence

Answer completely

Deal with every point even if you donrsquot agree or canrsquot change it

Make a list of points ndash even if not presented with a list

Answer politely

Donrsquot start with

lsquoWe completely disagree with the comments of the reviewerrsquo

lsquoWho on earth are your reviewersrsquo

hellipetc

Answer with evidence

If you disagree with the reviewer then provide evidence facts and references

Can Tweets Predict Citations Metrics of Social Impact

Based on Twitter and Correlation with Traditional Metrics of Scientific Impact

Gunther Eysenbach

JMIR (2011)

Highly tweeted articles were 11 times more likely to be highly cited than less-tweeted articles (912 or 75 of highly tweeted article were highly cited while only 343 or 7 of less-tweeted articles were highly cited rate ratio 075007 = 1075 95 confidence interval 34ndash336) Top-cited articles can be predicted from top-tweeted articles with 93 specificity and 75 sensitivity

Twitatio

ns

Twimpact

The odds of an article being highly cited were significantly increased by a mention in social media OR 258 plt0001

270717

Altmetrics

In scholarly and scientific publishing Altmetrics are new metrics proposed as an alternative to the widely used journal impact factor and personal citation indices like the h-index

(Wikipedia)

bull High standard rigorous peer review

bull Quality and reputation

bull Immediate open access

bull Fully compliant with all open access mandates

bull Authors retain copyrightndasharticles publish under CC-BY license

Open access research in all aspects of nursingand midwifery practice research education and policy

Editor

Roger Watson University of Hull

wwwnursingopenjournalcom

Edited by Karen Holland and Roger Watson

An invaluable guide on writing for publication enabling

the reader to develop skills in writing articles book reviews and other forms

of publications written by experts in the field

September 2012 288 pages

ISBN 9780470657829

pound1999 euro2590 $3295

Order online at wwwwileycom

Prefer digital Visit your e-book retailer to order

Writing for Publication in Nursing and Healthcare

Getting It Right

rwatsonhullacuk

0000-0001-8040-7625

rwatson1955

The four rules of writing

Read the guidelines

Set realistic targets and count words

Seek criticism

Treat a rejection as the start of the next submission

Journal guidelines

Seeking criticism

Find a lsquocritical friendrsquo

Seek criticism of your writing

NOT THIS

OR THIS

THIS

Enhancing the QUAlity and Transparency Of health Research

Enhancing the QUAlity and Transparency Of health Research

CONSORT httpwwwconsort-statementorg

Enhancing the QUAlity and Transparency Of health Research

CONSORT httpwwwconsort-statementorg

PRISMA httpwwwprisma-statementorg

Promoting integrity in research publication

COPE httppublicationethicsorg

Preventing Plagiarism in Published Works

International relevance

Keep asking yourself whether a reader in a region or country very different from your own will be able to make sense of everything in your paper

Abstract

bullrefer in the aims andor background to the global relevance of the topic

bullinclude names of countryies in which the work was undertaken

bullemphasise the international relevance of the conclusions

Expect to have several revisions

hellipIrsquom one of the worldrsquos greatest rewriters

James Mitchener

Learn when to let go

Dealing with reviewerrsquos comments

Apply the lsquogolden rulesrsquo (Williams 2004)

Rule 1 Answer completely

Rule 2 Answer politely

Rule 3 Answer with evidence

Answer completely

Deal with every point even if you donrsquot agree or canrsquot change it

Make a list of points ndash even if not presented with a list

Answer politely

Donrsquot start with

lsquoWe completely disagree with the comments of the reviewerrsquo

lsquoWho on earth are your reviewersrsquo

hellipetc

Answer with evidence

If you disagree with the reviewer then provide evidence facts and references

Can Tweets Predict Citations Metrics of Social Impact

Based on Twitter and Correlation with Traditional Metrics of Scientific Impact

Gunther Eysenbach

JMIR (2011)

Highly tweeted articles were 11 times more likely to be highly cited than less-tweeted articles (912 or 75 of highly tweeted article were highly cited while only 343 or 7 of less-tweeted articles were highly cited rate ratio 075007 = 1075 95 confidence interval 34ndash336) Top-cited articles can be predicted from top-tweeted articles with 93 specificity and 75 sensitivity

Twitatio

ns

Twimpact

The odds of an article being highly cited were significantly increased by a mention in social media OR 258 plt0001

270717

Altmetrics

In scholarly and scientific publishing Altmetrics are new metrics proposed as an alternative to the widely used journal impact factor and personal citation indices like the h-index

(Wikipedia)

bull High standard rigorous peer review

bull Quality and reputation

bull Immediate open access

bull Fully compliant with all open access mandates

bull Authors retain copyrightndasharticles publish under CC-BY license

Open access research in all aspects of nursingand midwifery practice research education and policy

Editor

Roger Watson University of Hull

wwwnursingopenjournalcom

Edited by Karen Holland and Roger Watson

An invaluable guide on writing for publication enabling

the reader to develop skills in writing articles book reviews and other forms

of publications written by experts in the field

September 2012 288 pages

ISBN 9780470657829

pound1999 euro2590 $3295

Order online at wwwwileycom

Prefer digital Visit your e-book retailer to order

Writing for Publication in Nursing and Healthcare

Getting It Right

rwatsonhullacuk

0000-0001-8040-7625

rwatson1955

Journal guidelines

Seeking criticism

Find a lsquocritical friendrsquo

Seek criticism of your writing

NOT THIS

OR THIS

THIS

Enhancing the QUAlity and Transparency Of health Research

Enhancing the QUAlity and Transparency Of health Research

CONSORT httpwwwconsort-statementorg

Enhancing the QUAlity and Transparency Of health Research

CONSORT httpwwwconsort-statementorg

PRISMA httpwwwprisma-statementorg

Promoting integrity in research publication

COPE httppublicationethicsorg

Preventing Plagiarism in Published Works

International relevance

Keep asking yourself whether a reader in a region or country very different from your own will be able to make sense of everything in your paper

Abstract

bullrefer in the aims andor background to the global relevance of the topic

bullinclude names of countryies in which the work was undertaken

bullemphasise the international relevance of the conclusions

Expect to have several revisions

hellipIrsquom one of the worldrsquos greatest rewriters

James Mitchener

Learn when to let go

Dealing with reviewerrsquos comments

Apply the lsquogolden rulesrsquo (Williams 2004)

Rule 1 Answer completely

Rule 2 Answer politely

Rule 3 Answer with evidence

Answer completely

Deal with every point even if you donrsquot agree or canrsquot change it

Make a list of points ndash even if not presented with a list

Answer politely

Donrsquot start with

lsquoWe completely disagree with the comments of the reviewerrsquo

lsquoWho on earth are your reviewersrsquo

hellipetc

Answer with evidence

If you disagree with the reviewer then provide evidence facts and references

Can Tweets Predict Citations Metrics of Social Impact

Based on Twitter and Correlation with Traditional Metrics of Scientific Impact

Gunther Eysenbach

JMIR (2011)

Highly tweeted articles were 11 times more likely to be highly cited than less-tweeted articles (912 or 75 of highly tweeted article were highly cited while only 343 or 7 of less-tweeted articles were highly cited rate ratio 075007 = 1075 95 confidence interval 34ndash336) Top-cited articles can be predicted from top-tweeted articles with 93 specificity and 75 sensitivity

Twitatio

ns

Twimpact

The odds of an article being highly cited were significantly increased by a mention in social media OR 258 plt0001

270717

Altmetrics

In scholarly and scientific publishing Altmetrics are new metrics proposed as an alternative to the widely used journal impact factor and personal citation indices like the h-index

(Wikipedia)

bull High standard rigorous peer review

bull Quality and reputation

bull Immediate open access

bull Fully compliant with all open access mandates

bull Authors retain copyrightndasharticles publish under CC-BY license

Open access research in all aspects of nursingand midwifery practice research education and policy

Editor

Roger Watson University of Hull

wwwnursingopenjournalcom

Edited by Karen Holland and Roger Watson

An invaluable guide on writing for publication enabling

the reader to develop skills in writing articles book reviews and other forms

of publications written by experts in the field

September 2012 288 pages

ISBN 9780470657829

pound1999 euro2590 $3295

Order online at wwwwileycom

Prefer digital Visit your e-book retailer to order

Writing for Publication in Nursing and Healthcare

Getting It Right

rwatsonhullacuk

0000-0001-8040-7625

rwatson1955

Seeking criticism

Find a lsquocritical friendrsquo

Seek criticism of your writing

NOT THIS

OR THIS

THIS

Enhancing the QUAlity and Transparency Of health Research

Enhancing the QUAlity and Transparency Of health Research

CONSORT httpwwwconsort-statementorg

Enhancing the QUAlity and Transparency Of health Research

CONSORT httpwwwconsort-statementorg

PRISMA httpwwwprisma-statementorg

Promoting integrity in research publication

COPE httppublicationethicsorg

Preventing Plagiarism in Published Works

International relevance

Keep asking yourself whether a reader in a region or country very different from your own will be able to make sense of everything in your paper

Abstract

bullrefer in the aims andor background to the global relevance of the topic

bullinclude names of countryies in which the work was undertaken

bullemphasise the international relevance of the conclusions

Expect to have several revisions

hellipIrsquom one of the worldrsquos greatest rewriters

James Mitchener

Learn when to let go

Dealing with reviewerrsquos comments

Apply the lsquogolden rulesrsquo (Williams 2004)

Rule 1 Answer completely

Rule 2 Answer politely

Rule 3 Answer with evidence

Answer completely

Deal with every point even if you donrsquot agree or canrsquot change it

Make a list of points ndash even if not presented with a list

Answer politely

Donrsquot start with

lsquoWe completely disagree with the comments of the reviewerrsquo

lsquoWho on earth are your reviewersrsquo

hellipetc

Answer with evidence

If you disagree with the reviewer then provide evidence facts and references

Can Tweets Predict Citations Metrics of Social Impact

Based on Twitter and Correlation with Traditional Metrics of Scientific Impact

Gunther Eysenbach

JMIR (2011)

Highly tweeted articles were 11 times more likely to be highly cited than less-tweeted articles (912 or 75 of highly tweeted article were highly cited while only 343 or 7 of less-tweeted articles were highly cited rate ratio 075007 = 1075 95 confidence interval 34ndash336) Top-cited articles can be predicted from top-tweeted articles with 93 specificity and 75 sensitivity

Twitatio

ns

Twimpact

The odds of an article being highly cited were significantly increased by a mention in social media OR 258 plt0001

270717

Altmetrics

In scholarly and scientific publishing Altmetrics are new metrics proposed as an alternative to the widely used journal impact factor and personal citation indices like the h-index

(Wikipedia)

bull High standard rigorous peer review

bull Quality and reputation

bull Immediate open access

bull Fully compliant with all open access mandates

bull Authors retain copyrightndasharticles publish under CC-BY license

Open access research in all aspects of nursingand midwifery practice research education and policy

Editor

Roger Watson University of Hull

wwwnursingopenjournalcom

Edited by Karen Holland and Roger Watson

An invaluable guide on writing for publication enabling

the reader to develop skills in writing articles book reviews and other forms

of publications written by experts in the field

September 2012 288 pages

ISBN 9780470657829

pound1999 euro2590 $3295

Order online at wwwwileycom

Prefer digital Visit your e-book retailer to order

Writing for Publication in Nursing and Healthcare

Getting It Right

rwatsonhullacuk

0000-0001-8040-7625

rwatson1955

Seek criticism of your writing

NOT THIS

OR THIS

THIS

Enhancing the QUAlity and Transparency Of health Research

Enhancing the QUAlity and Transparency Of health Research

CONSORT httpwwwconsort-statementorg

Enhancing the QUAlity and Transparency Of health Research

CONSORT httpwwwconsort-statementorg

PRISMA httpwwwprisma-statementorg

Promoting integrity in research publication

COPE httppublicationethicsorg

Preventing Plagiarism in Published Works

International relevance

Keep asking yourself whether a reader in a region or country very different from your own will be able to make sense of everything in your paper

Abstract

bullrefer in the aims andor background to the global relevance of the topic

bullinclude names of countryies in which the work was undertaken

bullemphasise the international relevance of the conclusions

Expect to have several revisions

hellipIrsquom one of the worldrsquos greatest rewriters

James Mitchener

Learn when to let go

Dealing with reviewerrsquos comments

Apply the lsquogolden rulesrsquo (Williams 2004)

Rule 1 Answer completely

Rule 2 Answer politely

Rule 3 Answer with evidence

Answer completely

Deal with every point even if you donrsquot agree or canrsquot change it

Make a list of points ndash even if not presented with a list

Answer politely

Donrsquot start with

lsquoWe completely disagree with the comments of the reviewerrsquo

lsquoWho on earth are your reviewersrsquo

hellipetc

Answer with evidence

If you disagree with the reviewer then provide evidence facts and references

Can Tweets Predict Citations Metrics of Social Impact

Based on Twitter and Correlation with Traditional Metrics of Scientific Impact

Gunther Eysenbach

JMIR (2011)

Highly tweeted articles were 11 times more likely to be highly cited than less-tweeted articles (912 or 75 of highly tweeted article were highly cited while only 343 or 7 of less-tweeted articles were highly cited rate ratio 075007 = 1075 95 confidence interval 34ndash336) Top-cited articles can be predicted from top-tweeted articles with 93 specificity and 75 sensitivity

Twitatio

ns

Twimpact

The odds of an article being highly cited were significantly increased by a mention in social media OR 258 plt0001

270717

Altmetrics

In scholarly and scientific publishing Altmetrics are new metrics proposed as an alternative to the widely used journal impact factor and personal citation indices like the h-index

(Wikipedia)

bull High standard rigorous peer review

bull Quality and reputation

bull Immediate open access

bull Fully compliant with all open access mandates

bull Authors retain copyrightndasharticles publish under CC-BY license

Open access research in all aspects of nursingand midwifery practice research education and policy

Editor

Roger Watson University of Hull

wwwnursingopenjournalcom

Edited by Karen Holland and Roger Watson

An invaluable guide on writing for publication enabling

the reader to develop skills in writing articles book reviews and other forms

of publications written by experts in the field

September 2012 288 pages

ISBN 9780470657829

pound1999 euro2590 $3295

Order online at wwwwileycom

Prefer digital Visit your e-book retailer to order

Writing for Publication in Nursing and Healthcare

Getting It Right

rwatsonhullacuk

0000-0001-8040-7625

rwatson1955

Enhancing the QUAlity and Transparency Of health Research

Enhancing the QUAlity and Transparency Of health Research

CONSORT httpwwwconsort-statementorg

Enhancing the QUAlity and Transparency Of health Research

CONSORT httpwwwconsort-statementorg

PRISMA httpwwwprisma-statementorg

Promoting integrity in research publication

COPE httppublicationethicsorg

Preventing Plagiarism in Published Works

International relevance

Keep asking yourself whether a reader in a region or country very different from your own will be able to make sense of everything in your paper

Abstract

bullrefer in the aims andor background to the global relevance of the topic

bullinclude names of countryies in which the work was undertaken

bullemphasise the international relevance of the conclusions

Expect to have several revisions

hellipIrsquom one of the worldrsquos greatest rewriters

James Mitchener

Learn when to let go

Dealing with reviewerrsquos comments

Apply the lsquogolden rulesrsquo (Williams 2004)

Rule 1 Answer completely

Rule 2 Answer politely

Rule 3 Answer with evidence

Answer completely

Deal with every point even if you donrsquot agree or canrsquot change it

Make a list of points ndash even if not presented with a list

Answer politely

Donrsquot start with

lsquoWe completely disagree with the comments of the reviewerrsquo

lsquoWho on earth are your reviewersrsquo

hellipetc

Answer with evidence

If you disagree with the reviewer then provide evidence facts and references

Can Tweets Predict Citations Metrics of Social Impact

Based on Twitter and Correlation with Traditional Metrics of Scientific Impact

Gunther Eysenbach

JMIR (2011)

Highly tweeted articles were 11 times more likely to be highly cited than less-tweeted articles (912 or 75 of highly tweeted article were highly cited while only 343 or 7 of less-tweeted articles were highly cited rate ratio 075007 = 1075 95 confidence interval 34ndash336) Top-cited articles can be predicted from top-tweeted articles with 93 specificity and 75 sensitivity

Twitatio

ns

Twimpact

The odds of an article being highly cited were significantly increased by a mention in social media OR 258 plt0001

270717

Altmetrics

In scholarly and scientific publishing Altmetrics are new metrics proposed as an alternative to the widely used journal impact factor and personal citation indices like the h-index

(Wikipedia)

bull High standard rigorous peer review

bull Quality and reputation

bull Immediate open access

bull Fully compliant with all open access mandates

bull Authors retain copyrightndasharticles publish under CC-BY license

Open access research in all aspects of nursingand midwifery practice research education and policy

Editor

Roger Watson University of Hull

wwwnursingopenjournalcom

Edited by Karen Holland and Roger Watson

An invaluable guide on writing for publication enabling

the reader to develop skills in writing articles book reviews and other forms

of publications written by experts in the field

September 2012 288 pages

ISBN 9780470657829

pound1999 euro2590 $3295

Order online at wwwwileycom

Prefer digital Visit your e-book retailer to order

Writing for Publication in Nursing and Healthcare

Getting It Right

rwatsonhullacuk

0000-0001-8040-7625

rwatson1955

Enhancing the QUAlity and Transparency Of health Research

CONSORT httpwwwconsort-statementorg

Enhancing the QUAlity and Transparency Of health Research

CONSORT httpwwwconsort-statementorg

PRISMA httpwwwprisma-statementorg

Promoting integrity in research publication

COPE httppublicationethicsorg

Preventing Plagiarism in Published Works

International relevance

Keep asking yourself whether a reader in a region or country very different from your own will be able to make sense of everything in your paper

Abstract

bullrefer in the aims andor background to the global relevance of the topic

bullinclude names of countryies in which the work was undertaken

bullemphasise the international relevance of the conclusions

Expect to have several revisions

hellipIrsquom one of the worldrsquos greatest rewriters

James Mitchener

Learn when to let go

Dealing with reviewerrsquos comments

Apply the lsquogolden rulesrsquo (Williams 2004)

Rule 1 Answer completely

Rule 2 Answer politely

Rule 3 Answer with evidence

Answer completely

Deal with every point even if you donrsquot agree or canrsquot change it

Make a list of points ndash even if not presented with a list

Answer politely

Donrsquot start with

lsquoWe completely disagree with the comments of the reviewerrsquo

lsquoWho on earth are your reviewersrsquo

hellipetc

Answer with evidence

If you disagree with the reviewer then provide evidence facts and references

Can Tweets Predict Citations Metrics of Social Impact

Based on Twitter and Correlation with Traditional Metrics of Scientific Impact

Gunther Eysenbach

JMIR (2011)

Highly tweeted articles were 11 times more likely to be highly cited than less-tweeted articles (912 or 75 of highly tweeted article were highly cited while only 343 or 7 of less-tweeted articles were highly cited rate ratio 075007 = 1075 95 confidence interval 34ndash336) Top-cited articles can be predicted from top-tweeted articles with 93 specificity and 75 sensitivity

Twitatio

ns

Twimpact

The odds of an article being highly cited were significantly increased by a mention in social media OR 258 plt0001

270717

Altmetrics

In scholarly and scientific publishing Altmetrics are new metrics proposed as an alternative to the widely used journal impact factor and personal citation indices like the h-index

(Wikipedia)

bull High standard rigorous peer review

bull Quality and reputation

bull Immediate open access

bull Fully compliant with all open access mandates

bull Authors retain copyrightndasharticles publish under CC-BY license

Open access research in all aspects of nursingand midwifery practice research education and policy

Editor

Roger Watson University of Hull

wwwnursingopenjournalcom

Edited by Karen Holland and Roger Watson

An invaluable guide on writing for publication enabling

the reader to develop skills in writing articles book reviews and other forms

of publications written by experts in the field

September 2012 288 pages

ISBN 9780470657829

pound1999 euro2590 $3295

Order online at wwwwileycom

Prefer digital Visit your e-book retailer to order

Writing for Publication in Nursing and Healthcare

Getting It Right

rwatsonhullacuk

0000-0001-8040-7625

rwatson1955

Enhancing the QUAlity and Transparency Of health Research

CONSORT httpwwwconsort-statementorg

PRISMA httpwwwprisma-statementorg

Promoting integrity in research publication

COPE httppublicationethicsorg

Preventing Plagiarism in Published Works

International relevance

Keep asking yourself whether a reader in a region or country very different from your own will be able to make sense of everything in your paper

Abstract

bullrefer in the aims andor background to the global relevance of the topic

bullinclude names of countryies in which the work was undertaken

bullemphasise the international relevance of the conclusions

Expect to have several revisions

hellipIrsquom one of the worldrsquos greatest rewriters

James Mitchener

Learn when to let go

Dealing with reviewerrsquos comments

Apply the lsquogolden rulesrsquo (Williams 2004)

Rule 1 Answer completely

Rule 2 Answer politely

Rule 3 Answer with evidence

Answer completely

Deal with every point even if you donrsquot agree or canrsquot change it

Make a list of points ndash even if not presented with a list

Answer politely

Donrsquot start with

lsquoWe completely disagree with the comments of the reviewerrsquo

lsquoWho on earth are your reviewersrsquo

hellipetc

Answer with evidence

If you disagree with the reviewer then provide evidence facts and references

Can Tweets Predict Citations Metrics of Social Impact

Based on Twitter and Correlation with Traditional Metrics of Scientific Impact

Gunther Eysenbach

JMIR (2011)

Highly tweeted articles were 11 times more likely to be highly cited than less-tweeted articles (912 or 75 of highly tweeted article were highly cited while only 343 or 7 of less-tweeted articles were highly cited rate ratio 075007 = 1075 95 confidence interval 34ndash336) Top-cited articles can be predicted from top-tweeted articles with 93 specificity and 75 sensitivity

Twitatio

ns

Twimpact

The odds of an article being highly cited were significantly increased by a mention in social media OR 258 plt0001

270717

Altmetrics

In scholarly and scientific publishing Altmetrics are new metrics proposed as an alternative to the widely used journal impact factor and personal citation indices like the h-index

(Wikipedia)

bull High standard rigorous peer review

bull Quality and reputation

bull Immediate open access

bull Fully compliant with all open access mandates

bull Authors retain copyrightndasharticles publish under CC-BY license

Open access research in all aspects of nursingand midwifery practice research education and policy

Editor

Roger Watson University of Hull

wwwnursingopenjournalcom

Edited by Karen Holland and Roger Watson

An invaluable guide on writing for publication enabling

the reader to develop skills in writing articles book reviews and other forms

of publications written by experts in the field

September 2012 288 pages

ISBN 9780470657829

pound1999 euro2590 $3295

Order online at wwwwileycom

Prefer digital Visit your e-book retailer to order

Writing for Publication in Nursing and Healthcare

Getting It Right

rwatsonhullacuk

0000-0001-8040-7625

rwatson1955

Promoting integrity in research publication

COPE httppublicationethicsorg

Preventing Plagiarism in Published Works

International relevance

Keep asking yourself whether a reader in a region or country very different from your own will be able to make sense of everything in your paper

Abstract

bullrefer in the aims andor background to the global relevance of the topic

bullinclude names of countryies in which the work was undertaken

bullemphasise the international relevance of the conclusions

Expect to have several revisions

hellipIrsquom one of the worldrsquos greatest rewriters

James Mitchener

Learn when to let go

Dealing with reviewerrsquos comments

Apply the lsquogolden rulesrsquo (Williams 2004)

Rule 1 Answer completely

Rule 2 Answer politely

Rule 3 Answer with evidence

Answer completely

Deal with every point even if you donrsquot agree or canrsquot change it

Make a list of points ndash even if not presented with a list

Answer politely

Donrsquot start with

lsquoWe completely disagree with the comments of the reviewerrsquo

lsquoWho on earth are your reviewersrsquo

hellipetc

Answer with evidence

If you disagree with the reviewer then provide evidence facts and references

Can Tweets Predict Citations Metrics of Social Impact

Based on Twitter and Correlation with Traditional Metrics of Scientific Impact

Gunther Eysenbach

JMIR (2011)

Highly tweeted articles were 11 times more likely to be highly cited than less-tweeted articles (912 or 75 of highly tweeted article were highly cited while only 343 or 7 of less-tweeted articles were highly cited rate ratio 075007 = 1075 95 confidence interval 34ndash336) Top-cited articles can be predicted from top-tweeted articles with 93 specificity and 75 sensitivity

Twitatio

ns

Twimpact

The odds of an article being highly cited were significantly increased by a mention in social media OR 258 plt0001

270717

Altmetrics

In scholarly and scientific publishing Altmetrics are new metrics proposed as an alternative to the widely used journal impact factor and personal citation indices like the h-index

(Wikipedia)

bull High standard rigorous peer review

bull Quality and reputation

bull Immediate open access

bull Fully compliant with all open access mandates

bull Authors retain copyrightndasharticles publish under CC-BY license

Open access research in all aspects of nursingand midwifery practice research education and policy

Editor

Roger Watson University of Hull

wwwnursingopenjournalcom

Edited by Karen Holland and Roger Watson

An invaluable guide on writing for publication enabling

the reader to develop skills in writing articles book reviews and other forms

of publications written by experts in the field

September 2012 288 pages

ISBN 9780470657829

pound1999 euro2590 $3295

Order online at wwwwileycom

Prefer digital Visit your e-book retailer to order

Writing for Publication in Nursing and Healthcare

Getting It Right

rwatsonhullacuk

0000-0001-8040-7625

rwatson1955

Preventing Plagiarism in Published Works

International relevance

Keep asking yourself whether a reader in a region or country very different from your own will be able to make sense of everything in your paper

Abstract

bullrefer in the aims andor background to the global relevance of the topic

bullinclude names of countryies in which the work was undertaken

bullemphasise the international relevance of the conclusions

Expect to have several revisions

hellipIrsquom one of the worldrsquos greatest rewriters

James Mitchener

Learn when to let go

Dealing with reviewerrsquos comments

Apply the lsquogolden rulesrsquo (Williams 2004)

Rule 1 Answer completely

Rule 2 Answer politely

Rule 3 Answer with evidence

Answer completely

Deal with every point even if you donrsquot agree or canrsquot change it

Make a list of points ndash even if not presented with a list

Answer politely

Donrsquot start with

lsquoWe completely disagree with the comments of the reviewerrsquo

lsquoWho on earth are your reviewersrsquo

hellipetc

Answer with evidence

If you disagree with the reviewer then provide evidence facts and references

Can Tweets Predict Citations Metrics of Social Impact

Based on Twitter and Correlation with Traditional Metrics of Scientific Impact

Gunther Eysenbach

JMIR (2011)

Highly tweeted articles were 11 times more likely to be highly cited than less-tweeted articles (912 or 75 of highly tweeted article were highly cited while only 343 or 7 of less-tweeted articles were highly cited rate ratio 075007 = 1075 95 confidence interval 34ndash336) Top-cited articles can be predicted from top-tweeted articles with 93 specificity and 75 sensitivity

Twitatio

ns

Twimpact

The odds of an article being highly cited were significantly increased by a mention in social media OR 258 plt0001

270717

Altmetrics

In scholarly and scientific publishing Altmetrics are new metrics proposed as an alternative to the widely used journal impact factor and personal citation indices like the h-index

(Wikipedia)

bull High standard rigorous peer review

bull Quality and reputation

bull Immediate open access

bull Fully compliant with all open access mandates

bull Authors retain copyrightndasharticles publish under CC-BY license

Open access research in all aspects of nursingand midwifery practice research education and policy

Editor

Roger Watson University of Hull

wwwnursingopenjournalcom

Edited by Karen Holland and Roger Watson

An invaluable guide on writing for publication enabling

the reader to develop skills in writing articles book reviews and other forms

of publications written by experts in the field

September 2012 288 pages

ISBN 9780470657829

pound1999 euro2590 $3295

Order online at wwwwileycom

Prefer digital Visit your e-book retailer to order

Writing for Publication in Nursing and Healthcare

Getting It Right

rwatsonhullacuk

0000-0001-8040-7625

rwatson1955

International relevance

Keep asking yourself whether a reader in a region or country very different from your own will be able to make sense of everything in your paper

Abstract

bullrefer in the aims andor background to the global relevance of the topic

bullinclude names of countryies in which the work was undertaken

bullemphasise the international relevance of the conclusions

Expect to have several revisions

hellipIrsquom one of the worldrsquos greatest rewriters

James Mitchener

Learn when to let go

Dealing with reviewerrsquos comments

Apply the lsquogolden rulesrsquo (Williams 2004)

Rule 1 Answer completely

Rule 2 Answer politely

Rule 3 Answer with evidence

Answer completely

Deal with every point even if you donrsquot agree or canrsquot change it

Make a list of points ndash even if not presented with a list

Answer politely

Donrsquot start with

lsquoWe completely disagree with the comments of the reviewerrsquo

lsquoWho on earth are your reviewersrsquo

hellipetc

Answer with evidence

If you disagree with the reviewer then provide evidence facts and references

Can Tweets Predict Citations Metrics of Social Impact

Based on Twitter and Correlation with Traditional Metrics of Scientific Impact

Gunther Eysenbach

JMIR (2011)

Highly tweeted articles were 11 times more likely to be highly cited than less-tweeted articles (912 or 75 of highly tweeted article were highly cited while only 343 or 7 of less-tweeted articles were highly cited rate ratio 075007 = 1075 95 confidence interval 34ndash336) Top-cited articles can be predicted from top-tweeted articles with 93 specificity and 75 sensitivity

Twitatio

ns

Twimpact

The odds of an article being highly cited were significantly increased by a mention in social media OR 258 plt0001

270717

Altmetrics

In scholarly and scientific publishing Altmetrics are new metrics proposed as an alternative to the widely used journal impact factor and personal citation indices like the h-index

(Wikipedia)

bull High standard rigorous peer review

bull Quality and reputation

bull Immediate open access

bull Fully compliant with all open access mandates

bull Authors retain copyrightndasharticles publish under CC-BY license

Open access research in all aspects of nursingand midwifery practice research education and policy

Editor

Roger Watson University of Hull

wwwnursingopenjournalcom

Edited by Karen Holland and Roger Watson

An invaluable guide on writing for publication enabling

the reader to develop skills in writing articles book reviews and other forms

of publications written by experts in the field

September 2012 288 pages

ISBN 9780470657829

pound1999 euro2590 $3295

Order online at wwwwileycom

Prefer digital Visit your e-book retailer to order

Writing for Publication in Nursing and Healthcare

Getting It Right

rwatsonhullacuk

0000-0001-8040-7625

rwatson1955

Expect to have several revisions

hellipIrsquom one of the worldrsquos greatest rewriters

James Mitchener

Learn when to let go

Dealing with reviewerrsquos comments

Apply the lsquogolden rulesrsquo (Williams 2004)

Rule 1 Answer completely

Rule 2 Answer politely

Rule 3 Answer with evidence

Answer completely

Deal with every point even if you donrsquot agree or canrsquot change it

Make a list of points ndash even if not presented with a list

Answer politely

Donrsquot start with

lsquoWe completely disagree with the comments of the reviewerrsquo

lsquoWho on earth are your reviewersrsquo

hellipetc

Answer with evidence

If you disagree with the reviewer then provide evidence facts and references

Can Tweets Predict Citations Metrics of Social Impact

Based on Twitter and Correlation with Traditional Metrics of Scientific Impact

Gunther Eysenbach

JMIR (2011)

Highly tweeted articles were 11 times more likely to be highly cited than less-tweeted articles (912 or 75 of highly tweeted article were highly cited while only 343 or 7 of less-tweeted articles were highly cited rate ratio 075007 = 1075 95 confidence interval 34ndash336) Top-cited articles can be predicted from top-tweeted articles with 93 specificity and 75 sensitivity

Twitatio

ns

Twimpact

The odds of an article being highly cited were significantly increased by a mention in social media OR 258 plt0001

270717

Altmetrics

In scholarly and scientific publishing Altmetrics are new metrics proposed as an alternative to the widely used journal impact factor and personal citation indices like the h-index

(Wikipedia)

bull High standard rigorous peer review

bull Quality and reputation

bull Immediate open access

bull Fully compliant with all open access mandates

bull Authors retain copyrightndasharticles publish under CC-BY license

Open access research in all aspects of nursingand midwifery practice research education and policy

Editor

Roger Watson University of Hull

wwwnursingopenjournalcom

Edited by Karen Holland and Roger Watson

An invaluable guide on writing for publication enabling

the reader to develop skills in writing articles book reviews and other forms

of publications written by experts in the field

September 2012 288 pages

ISBN 9780470657829

pound1999 euro2590 $3295

Order online at wwwwileycom

Prefer digital Visit your e-book retailer to order

Writing for Publication in Nursing and Healthcare

Getting It Right

rwatsonhullacuk

0000-0001-8040-7625

rwatson1955

Learn when to let go

Dealing with reviewerrsquos comments

Apply the lsquogolden rulesrsquo (Williams 2004)

Rule 1 Answer completely

Rule 2 Answer politely

Rule 3 Answer with evidence

Answer completely

Deal with every point even if you donrsquot agree or canrsquot change it

Make a list of points ndash even if not presented with a list

Answer politely

Donrsquot start with

lsquoWe completely disagree with the comments of the reviewerrsquo

lsquoWho on earth are your reviewersrsquo

hellipetc

Answer with evidence

If you disagree with the reviewer then provide evidence facts and references

Can Tweets Predict Citations Metrics of Social Impact

Based on Twitter and Correlation with Traditional Metrics of Scientific Impact

Gunther Eysenbach

JMIR (2011)

Highly tweeted articles were 11 times more likely to be highly cited than less-tweeted articles (912 or 75 of highly tweeted article were highly cited while only 343 or 7 of less-tweeted articles were highly cited rate ratio 075007 = 1075 95 confidence interval 34ndash336) Top-cited articles can be predicted from top-tweeted articles with 93 specificity and 75 sensitivity

Twitatio

ns

Twimpact

The odds of an article being highly cited were significantly increased by a mention in social media OR 258 plt0001

270717

Altmetrics

In scholarly and scientific publishing Altmetrics are new metrics proposed as an alternative to the widely used journal impact factor and personal citation indices like the h-index

(Wikipedia)

bull High standard rigorous peer review

bull Quality and reputation

bull Immediate open access

bull Fully compliant with all open access mandates

bull Authors retain copyrightndasharticles publish under CC-BY license

Open access research in all aspects of nursingand midwifery practice research education and policy

Editor

Roger Watson University of Hull

wwwnursingopenjournalcom

Edited by Karen Holland and Roger Watson

An invaluable guide on writing for publication enabling

the reader to develop skills in writing articles book reviews and other forms

of publications written by experts in the field

September 2012 288 pages

ISBN 9780470657829

pound1999 euro2590 $3295

Order online at wwwwileycom

Prefer digital Visit your e-book retailer to order

Writing for Publication in Nursing and Healthcare

Getting It Right

rwatsonhullacuk

0000-0001-8040-7625

rwatson1955

Dealing with reviewerrsquos comments

Apply the lsquogolden rulesrsquo (Williams 2004)

Rule 1 Answer completely

Rule 2 Answer politely

Rule 3 Answer with evidence

Answer completely

Deal with every point even if you donrsquot agree or canrsquot change it

Make a list of points ndash even if not presented with a list

Answer politely

Donrsquot start with

lsquoWe completely disagree with the comments of the reviewerrsquo

lsquoWho on earth are your reviewersrsquo

hellipetc

Answer with evidence

If you disagree with the reviewer then provide evidence facts and references

Can Tweets Predict Citations Metrics of Social Impact

Based on Twitter and Correlation with Traditional Metrics of Scientific Impact

Gunther Eysenbach

JMIR (2011)

Highly tweeted articles were 11 times more likely to be highly cited than less-tweeted articles (912 or 75 of highly tweeted article were highly cited while only 343 or 7 of less-tweeted articles were highly cited rate ratio 075007 = 1075 95 confidence interval 34ndash336) Top-cited articles can be predicted from top-tweeted articles with 93 specificity and 75 sensitivity

Twitatio

ns

Twimpact

The odds of an article being highly cited were significantly increased by a mention in social media OR 258 plt0001

270717

Altmetrics

In scholarly and scientific publishing Altmetrics are new metrics proposed as an alternative to the widely used journal impact factor and personal citation indices like the h-index

(Wikipedia)

bull High standard rigorous peer review

bull Quality and reputation

bull Immediate open access

bull Fully compliant with all open access mandates

bull Authors retain copyrightndasharticles publish under CC-BY license

Open access research in all aspects of nursingand midwifery practice research education and policy

Editor

Roger Watson University of Hull

wwwnursingopenjournalcom

Edited by Karen Holland and Roger Watson

An invaluable guide on writing for publication enabling

the reader to develop skills in writing articles book reviews and other forms

of publications written by experts in the field

September 2012 288 pages

ISBN 9780470657829

pound1999 euro2590 $3295

Order online at wwwwileycom

Prefer digital Visit your e-book retailer to order

Writing for Publication in Nursing and Healthcare

Getting It Right

rwatsonhullacuk

0000-0001-8040-7625

rwatson1955

Answer completely

Deal with every point even if you donrsquot agree or canrsquot change it

Make a list of points ndash even if not presented with a list

Answer politely

Donrsquot start with

lsquoWe completely disagree with the comments of the reviewerrsquo

lsquoWho on earth are your reviewersrsquo

hellipetc

Answer with evidence

If you disagree with the reviewer then provide evidence facts and references

Can Tweets Predict Citations Metrics of Social Impact

Based on Twitter and Correlation with Traditional Metrics of Scientific Impact

Gunther Eysenbach

JMIR (2011)

Highly tweeted articles were 11 times more likely to be highly cited than less-tweeted articles (912 or 75 of highly tweeted article were highly cited while only 343 or 7 of less-tweeted articles were highly cited rate ratio 075007 = 1075 95 confidence interval 34ndash336) Top-cited articles can be predicted from top-tweeted articles with 93 specificity and 75 sensitivity

Twitatio

ns

Twimpact

The odds of an article being highly cited were significantly increased by a mention in social media OR 258 plt0001

270717

Altmetrics

In scholarly and scientific publishing Altmetrics are new metrics proposed as an alternative to the widely used journal impact factor and personal citation indices like the h-index

(Wikipedia)

bull High standard rigorous peer review

bull Quality and reputation

bull Immediate open access

bull Fully compliant with all open access mandates

bull Authors retain copyrightndasharticles publish under CC-BY license

Open access research in all aspects of nursingand midwifery practice research education and policy

Editor

Roger Watson University of Hull

wwwnursingopenjournalcom

Edited by Karen Holland and Roger Watson

An invaluable guide on writing for publication enabling

the reader to develop skills in writing articles book reviews and other forms

of publications written by experts in the field

September 2012 288 pages

ISBN 9780470657829

pound1999 euro2590 $3295

Order online at wwwwileycom

Prefer digital Visit your e-book retailer to order

Writing for Publication in Nursing and Healthcare

Getting It Right

rwatsonhullacuk

0000-0001-8040-7625

rwatson1955

Answer politely

Donrsquot start with

lsquoWe completely disagree with the comments of the reviewerrsquo

lsquoWho on earth are your reviewersrsquo

hellipetc

Answer with evidence

If you disagree with the reviewer then provide evidence facts and references

Can Tweets Predict Citations Metrics of Social Impact

Based on Twitter and Correlation with Traditional Metrics of Scientific Impact

Gunther Eysenbach

JMIR (2011)

Highly tweeted articles were 11 times more likely to be highly cited than less-tweeted articles (912 or 75 of highly tweeted article were highly cited while only 343 or 7 of less-tweeted articles were highly cited rate ratio 075007 = 1075 95 confidence interval 34ndash336) Top-cited articles can be predicted from top-tweeted articles with 93 specificity and 75 sensitivity

Twitatio

ns

Twimpact

The odds of an article being highly cited were significantly increased by a mention in social media OR 258 plt0001

270717

Altmetrics

In scholarly and scientific publishing Altmetrics are new metrics proposed as an alternative to the widely used journal impact factor and personal citation indices like the h-index

(Wikipedia)

bull High standard rigorous peer review

bull Quality and reputation

bull Immediate open access

bull Fully compliant with all open access mandates

bull Authors retain copyrightndasharticles publish under CC-BY license

Open access research in all aspects of nursingand midwifery practice research education and policy

Editor

Roger Watson University of Hull

wwwnursingopenjournalcom

Edited by Karen Holland and Roger Watson

An invaluable guide on writing for publication enabling

the reader to develop skills in writing articles book reviews and other forms

of publications written by experts in the field

September 2012 288 pages

ISBN 9780470657829

pound1999 euro2590 $3295

Order online at wwwwileycom

Prefer digital Visit your e-book retailer to order

Writing for Publication in Nursing and Healthcare

Getting It Right

rwatsonhullacuk

0000-0001-8040-7625

rwatson1955

Answer with evidence

If you disagree with the reviewer then provide evidence facts and references

Can Tweets Predict Citations Metrics of Social Impact

Based on Twitter and Correlation with Traditional Metrics of Scientific Impact

Gunther Eysenbach

JMIR (2011)

Highly tweeted articles were 11 times more likely to be highly cited than less-tweeted articles (912 or 75 of highly tweeted article were highly cited while only 343 or 7 of less-tweeted articles were highly cited rate ratio 075007 = 1075 95 confidence interval 34ndash336) Top-cited articles can be predicted from top-tweeted articles with 93 specificity and 75 sensitivity

Twitatio

ns

Twimpact

The odds of an article being highly cited were significantly increased by a mention in social media OR 258 plt0001

270717

Altmetrics

In scholarly and scientific publishing Altmetrics are new metrics proposed as an alternative to the widely used journal impact factor and personal citation indices like the h-index

(Wikipedia)

bull High standard rigorous peer review

bull Quality and reputation

bull Immediate open access

bull Fully compliant with all open access mandates

bull Authors retain copyrightndasharticles publish under CC-BY license

Open access research in all aspects of nursingand midwifery practice research education and policy

Editor

Roger Watson University of Hull

wwwnursingopenjournalcom

Edited by Karen Holland and Roger Watson

An invaluable guide on writing for publication enabling

the reader to develop skills in writing articles book reviews and other forms

of publications written by experts in the field

September 2012 288 pages

ISBN 9780470657829

pound1999 euro2590 $3295

Order online at wwwwileycom

Prefer digital Visit your e-book retailer to order

Writing for Publication in Nursing and Healthcare

Getting It Right

rwatsonhullacuk

0000-0001-8040-7625

rwatson1955

Can Tweets Predict Citations Metrics of Social Impact

Based on Twitter and Correlation with Traditional Metrics of Scientific Impact

Gunther Eysenbach

JMIR (2011)

Highly tweeted articles were 11 times more likely to be highly cited than less-tweeted articles (912 or 75 of highly tweeted article were highly cited while only 343 or 7 of less-tweeted articles were highly cited rate ratio 075007 = 1075 95 confidence interval 34ndash336) Top-cited articles can be predicted from top-tweeted articles with 93 specificity and 75 sensitivity

Twitatio

ns

Twimpact

The odds of an article being highly cited were significantly increased by a mention in social media OR 258 plt0001

270717

Altmetrics

In scholarly and scientific publishing Altmetrics are new metrics proposed as an alternative to the widely used journal impact factor and personal citation indices like the h-index

(Wikipedia)

bull High standard rigorous peer review

bull Quality and reputation

bull Immediate open access

bull Fully compliant with all open access mandates

bull Authors retain copyrightndasharticles publish under CC-BY license

Open access research in all aspects of nursingand midwifery practice research education and policy

Editor

Roger Watson University of Hull

wwwnursingopenjournalcom

Edited by Karen Holland and Roger Watson

An invaluable guide on writing for publication enabling

the reader to develop skills in writing articles book reviews and other forms

of publications written by experts in the field

September 2012 288 pages

ISBN 9780470657829

pound1999 euro2590 $3295

Order online at wwwwileycom

Prefer digital Visit your e-book retailer to order

Writing for Publication in Nursing and Healthcare

Getting It Right

rwatsonhullacuk

0000-0001-8040-7625

rwatson1955

The odds of an article being highly cited were significantly increased by a mention in social media OR 258 plt0001

270717

Altmetrics

In scholarly and scientific publishing Altmetrics are new metrics proposed as an alternative to the widely used journal impact factor and personal citation indices like the h-index

(Wikipedia)

bull High standard rigorous peer review

bull Quality and reputation

bull Immediate open access

bull Fully compliant with all open access mandates

bull Authors retain copyrightndasharticles publish under CC-BY license

Open access research in all aspects of nursingand midwifery practice research education and policy

Editor

Roger Watson University of Hull

wwwnursingopenjournalcom

Edited by Karen Holland and Roger Watson

An invaluable guide on writing for publication enabling

the reader to develop skills in writing articles book reviews and other forms

of publications written by experts in the field

September 2012 288 pages

ISBN 9780470657829

pound1999 euro2590 $3295

Order online at wwwwileycom

Prefer digital Visit your e-book retailer to order

Writing for Publication in Nursing and Healthcare

Getting It Right

rwatsonhullacuk

0000-0001-8040-7625

rwatson1955

270717

Altmetrics

In scholarly and scientific publishing Altmetrics are new metrics proposed as an alternative to the widely used journal impact factor and personal citation indices like the h-index

(Wikipedia)

bull High standard rigorous peer review

bull Quality and reputation

bull Immediate open access

bull Fully compliant with all open access mandates

bull Authors retain copyrightndasharticles publish under CC-BY license

Open access research in all aspects of nursingand midwifery practice research education and policy

Editor

Roger Watson University of Hull

wwwnursingopenjournalcom

Edited by Karen Holland and Roger Watson

An invaluable guide on writing for publication enabling

the reader to develop skills in writing articles book reviews and other forms

of publications written by experts in the field

September 2012 288 pages

ISBN 9780470657829

pound1999 euro2590 $3295

Order online at wwwwileycom

Prefer digital Visit your e-book retailer to order

Writing for Publication in Nursing and Healthcare

Getting It Right

rwatsonhullacuk

0000-0001-8040-7625

rwatson1955

bull High standard rigorous peer review

bull Quality and reputation

bull Immediate open access

bull Fully compliant with all open access mandates

bull Authors retain copyrightndasharticles publish under CC-BY license

Open access research in all aspects of nursingand midwifery practice research education and policy

Editor

Roger Watson University of Hull

wwwnursingopenjournalcom

Edited by Karen Holland and Roger Watson

An invaluable guide on writing for publication enabling

the reader to develop skills in writing articles book reviews and other forms

of publications written by experts in the field

September 2012 288 pages

ISBN 9780470657829

pound1999 euro2590 $3295

Order online at wwwwileycom

Prefer digital Visit your e-book retailer to order

Writing for Publication in Nursing and Healthcare

Getting It Right

rwatsonhullacuk

0000-0001-8040-7625

rwatson1955

Edited by Karen Holland and Roger Watson

An invaluable guide on writing for publication enabling

the reader to develop skills in writing articles book reviews and other forms

of publications written by experts in the field

September 2012 288 pages

ISBN 9780470657829

pound1999 euro2590 $3295

Order online at wwwwileycom

Prefer digital Visit your e-book retailer to order

Writing for Publication in Nursing and Healthcare

Getting It Right

rwatsonhullacuk

0000-0001-8040-7625

rwatson1955

rwatsonhullacuk

0000-0001-8040-7625

rwatson1955