http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/buzz/article-level-metrics/ Recent content in Article Level Metrics on Ariadne Hugo -- gohugo.io en-gb Wed, 26 Mar 2014 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue/72/liu-adie/ Wed, 26 Mar 2014 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue/72/liu-adie/ The concept of alternative metrics as indicators of non-traditional forms of research impact – better known as ‘altmetrics’ – has been gaining significant attention and support from both the scholarly publishing and academic communities. After being adopted by many publishing platforms and institutional repositories within the past year, altmetrics have entered into the scholarly mainstream, emerging as a relevant topic for academic consideration amidst mounting opposition to misuse of the Journal Impact Factor.