John Bond

John Bond

John Bond is a publishing consultant with 25-plus years’ experience in scholarly publishing. Previously he was the chief content officer for SLACK Incorporated, an STM publisher in New Jersey.

What’s the Future Hold for Altmetrics?

Altmetrics (a non-traditional assessment of citation-impact metrics in scholarly publishing) have passed their fifth birthday. While there are debates taking place about important issues (the potential gaming of altmetrics, how to weight the various events, etc.), they are helping to engage readers and drive article downloads. Who hasn’t found themselves clicking on a most shared/commented…