Share or perish: Social media and the International Journal of Mental Health Nursing.

McNamara, P; Usher, K

Share or perish: Social media and the International Journal of Mental Health Nursing.

McNamara, P Usher, K

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Int J Ment Health Nurs, 2019, 28, (4), pp. 960-970
Issue Date:: 2019-08

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dc.contributor.author	McNamara, P
dc.contributor.author	Usher, K https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9686-5003
dc.date.accessioned	2022-09-15T02:17:06Z
dc.date.available	2019-04-15
dc.date.available	2022-09-15T02:17:06Z
dc.date.issued	2019-08
dc.identifier.citation	Int J Ment Health Nurs, 2019, 28, (4), pp. 960-970
dc.identifier.issn	1445-8330
dc.identifier.issn	1447-0349
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/161831
dc.description.abstract	The impact of published research is sometimes measured by the number of citations an individual article accumulates. However, the time from publication to citation can be extensive. Years may pass before authors are able to measure the impact of their publication. Social media provides individuals and organizations a powerful medium with which to share information. The power of social media is sometimes harnessed to share scholarly works, especially journal article citations and quotes. A non-traditional bibliometric is required to understand the impact social media has on disseminating scholarly works/research. The International Journal of Mental Health Nursing (IJMHN) appointed a social media editor as of 1 January 2017 to implement a strategy to increase the impact and reach of the journal's articles. To measure the impact of the IJMHN social media strategy, quantitative data for the eighteen months prior to the social media editor start date, and the eighteen months after that date (i.e.: from 01 July 2015 to 30 June 2018) were acquired and analysed. Quantitative evidence demonstrates the effectiveness of one journal's social media strategy in increasing the reach and readership of the articles it publishes. This information may be of interest to those considering where to publish their research, those wanting to amplify the reach of their research, those who fund research, and journal editors and boards.
dc.format	Print-Electronic
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	WILEY
dc.relation.ispartof	Int J Ment Health Nurs
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1111/inm.12600
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subject	1110 Nursing, 1117 Public Health and Health Services, 1701 Psychology
dc.subject.classification	Nursing
dc.subject.mesh	Bibliometrics
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Information Dissemination
dc.subject.mesh	Journal Impact Factor
dc.subject.mesh	Periodicals as Topic
dc.subject.mesh	Psychiatric Nursing
dc.subject.mesh	Social Media
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Information Dissemination
dc.subject.mesh	Psychiatric Nursing
dc.subject.mesh	Bibliometrics
dc.subject.mesh	Periodicals as Topic
dc.subject.mesh	Journal Impact Factor
dc.subject.mesh	Social Media
dc.title	Share or perish: Social media and the International Journal of Mental Health Nursing.
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	28
utslib.location.activity	Australia
utslib.for	1110 Nursing
utslib.for	1117 Public Health and Health Services
utslib.for	1701 Psychology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
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dc.date.updated	2022-09-15T02:17:02Z
pubs.issue	4
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utslib.citation.issue	4

Abstract:

The impact of published research is sometimes measured by the number of citations an individual article accumulates. However, the time from publication to citation can be extensive. Years may pass before authors are able to measure the impact of their publication. Social media provides individuals and organizations a powerful medium with which to share information. The power of social media is sometimes harnessed to share scholarly works, especially journal article citations and quotes. A non-traditional bibliometric is required to understand the impact social media has on disseminating scholarly works/research. The International Journal of Mental Health Nursing (IJMHN) appointed a social media editor as of 1 January 2017 to implement a strategy to increase the impact and reach of the journal's articles. To measure the impact of the IJMHN social media strategy, quantitative data for the eighteen months prior to the social media editor start date, and the eighteen months after that date (i.e.: from 01 July 2015 to 30 June 2018) were acquired and analysed. Quantitative evidence demonstrates the effectiveness of one journal's social media strategy in increasing the reach and readership of the articles it publishes. This information may be of interest to those considering where to publish their research, those wanting to amplify the reach of their research, those who fund research, and journal editors and boards.

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