Case Study: Genetics Society of America boosts research visibility and engagement with Altmetric

Genetics Society of America tracks 14,000+ mentions with Altmetric

The Genetics Society of America (GSA), a society publishing two genetics journals, sought to move beyond traditional impact metrics like the Impact Factor. They wanted to showcase the broader online attention their research received and help authors demonstrate the immediate engagement around their work. To address this, they partnered with the vendor Altmetric to implement Altmetric badges across their journal articles.

The solution from Altmetric provided visual badges and data tracking the online mentions of GSA's published articles. This allowed authors to see real-time attention from blogs, news, and social media. Internally, GSA uses the data to monitor outreach efforts and inform board reports, and it once enabled them to identify and respond to negative feedback on an editorial. To date, Altmetric has tracked over 14,000 mentions of GSA's journal content, including significant coverage in blogs, Wikipedia, and mainstream media.

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