Calculating and measuring a researcher’s scientific impact is certainly not an easy task. Currently, one of the most common measures is the H-index, developed in 2005 by Professor Jorge Eduardo Hirsch to determine both the quantity and quality of an individual’s research performance/output. The index is a measure of the number of publications (productivity) a scientist has published and how often these papers are cited (impact). For example, if a scientist has an H-index of 15 this means that 15 papers have been cited at least 15 times. Continue reading
Springer and the CrossMark Service
It can sometimes be difficult to determine if an article has been updated or enhanced, had errata added, or been retracted. Depending on the publisher, this information is located in different places on the HTML-view or PDF of an article. CrossRef, a not-for-profit association of scholarly publishers that facilitates reference linking and other sustainable cross-publisher services for the scholarly community, has come up with a one-click solution to ease this process: CrossMark.
The CrossMark button is now available on all journal content found in Springer’s collection. Take a look at the video below to learn more about this service and how to cite with certainty!
How to Renew Books Online
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