Case Study: Michigan Publishing boosts visibility and demonstrates research impact with Altmetric

Michigan Publishing Supporting the pursuit of research and demonstrating value for funding

Michigan Publishing, part of the University of Michigan's research library, needed to demonstrate the value and broader influence of their open access publications to their publicly, especially for outputs like books that lack an Impact Factor turned to Altmetric to incorporate altmetrics data.

By implementing the Altmetric badges across their journal articles, open access booksize online attention. The results were positive internally, with the management committee gaining a wider view of their program's impact and staff using the data to identify success stories and shape outreach strategy. Authors also responded positively, regularly checking the altmetrics for their own work and that of their peers.

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