The preprint platform Research Square has partnered with Dimensions to provide early citation data on preprints. The Dimensions Badge will now display on all Research Square preprints that have been cited and will provide four different types of data: the total citations, most recent citations, Field Citation Ratio (FCR), and Relative Citation Ratio (RCR).
Dimensions is a research information platform designed to give researchers a broad view of the research process. The Dimensions Badge is an easy-to-use data visualisation tool that allows authors to demonstrate the impact of their preprint via detailed citation metrics that are displayed directly on their public preprint page. By viewing the metrics, readers of preprints and the research community as a whole can gain a better understanding of a preprint’s influence within a specific research field as well as across disciplines.
Understanding the impact of one’s work is important to every researcher. Traditionally, impact is measured by the number of times an article is cited in the literature. Given the rise in preprints over the past few years and the role of preprints in disseminating COVID-19-related findings, preprints are increasingly being considered citation-worthy parts of the overall body of literature.
Research Square also provides other usage data for preprints, such as the number of times a preprint has been viewed, downloaded, and commented on. In addition to the Dimensions Badge, an Altmetric Badge is displayed on Research Square preprints and provides detailed information on the overall attention a preprint has received across a range of websites including news pages, blogs, Twitter, Facebook, and Reddit.
The new Dimensions Badge will give the research community and the broader public greater insight into the early impact of preprints.
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