Article Level Metrics on Nature.com

Article Level Metrics on Nature.com PR Newswire LONDON, October 25, 2012 LONDON, October 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Article level metrics are now available on twenty journals on nature.com, Nature Publishing Group's (NPG) publishing platform. Nature.com users can now view an article's citation data, page views, news mentions, blog posts and social shares including Facebook and Twitter. This enhanced functionality went live today on Nature, the Nature research journals and Nature Communications, and is also available on Scientific Reports. Article level metrics are available on research articles published since 2011 and are openly accessible to all. "These metrics transparently show the impact and reach of articles published in our journals, enable evaluation, and help readers see what others find interesting and notable," said Kira Anthony, Editorial Development Manager, NPG. "The interest in both traditional metrics and 'altmetrics' from the research community is clear, and NPG is pleased to offer this improved functionality and service to our readers and authors. Institutions, funders and those mining data are also beginning to look at this information, for example for the 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF) evaluation in the UK. Some REF panels will look at article citations and consider other measures of tracking research impact." Citation data is pulled from Web of Science, CrossRef and Scopus and is updated daily.