Scientific dissemination insocial media:

mapping open access electronic scientific journals in Information Science

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5195/biblios.2024.1210

Keywords:

Open Access, Social media, Scientific journals, Information Science, Digital Scientific Marketing

Abstract

Objective. This study aims to map Open Access electronic scientific journals in the area of ​​Information Science globally to identify which ones use social media.

Method. It adopts a descriptive and explanatory methodology with a quantitative approach, the research used the Directory of Open Access Journals database and the Altmetrics platform for data collection.

Results. The results show that among the 157 journals identified, 52 have a presence on the social media platforms Facebook, X, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn. The largest concentration of these journals is in Brazil and the United States, with emphasis on the Facebook and X platforms. The results indicate the need for more research on the growing importance of social media as a strategic tool for scientific dissemination.

Conclusions. The study concludes that it is important to encourage Open Access journals to adopt practices that increase their visibility and promote more democratic access to scientific knowledge through scientific marketing on the social web.

Author Biographies

Ilaydiany Cristina Oliveira da Silva, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte

Assistant Professor in the Department of Information Science at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN). Permanent Professor of the Postgraduate Program in Information Science at UFRN. She worked as an assistant professor at the Faculty of Information and Communication (FIC) at the Federal University of Goiás (UFG). PhD in Information Science from the Brazilian Institute of Information in Science and Technology (Ibict), in partnership with the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). Master in Production Engineering from UFRN. Bachelor in Library Science from UFRN. She works in the research groups Information in Contemporary Society (UFRN); Research Laboratory on Anti-Racist Information and Information Subjects in Library Science and Information Science (ALAYE) (UFPE); and the Research Center on Management, Policies and Information Technologies (UFG). Coordinator of the research project "The Information Behavior of Society in Social Media". Topics of interest and research: Information Literacy; Critical Competence in Information; Information behavior in digital media and social networks; Applications of webmetric methods in the health area; Applications of cybermetric and altmetric methods in scientific communication; Bibliometrics applied in areas of knowledge; and Open access to information from scientific journals

Iuryanne Pereira de Medeiros, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte

Undergraduate student in Library Science at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte. Scientific Initiation Scholarship (Pibic) from CNPq;

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2025-02-14

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Cristina Oliveira da Silva, I., & Pereira de Medeiros, I. (2025). Scientific dissemination insocial media: : mapping open access electronic scientific journals in Information Science. Biblios Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, (87), e011. https://doi.org/10.5195/biblios.2024.1210

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No. 87 (2024): Production and Dissemination of Scientific Knowledge: Achievements, Opportunities and Challenges

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