Self-archiving options on social networks: a review of options

摘要

Self-archiving options such as Kudos, Mendeley.com to enable lead to an increased visibility of the author and possible citation of the work and chances of collaboration with international colleagues for research projects. Factors such as increased exposure to previously published work (e.g post-print), which broadens the dissemination of academic research generally and increases institutions' visibility, were among the options the academic librarians indicated as very important factors that motivate them to contribute their scholarly output to self-archiving options. In order to not violate publishers' copyright agreement, authors are advised to check the publishers' copyright policy before uploading full-text article published in journals to self-archiving platforms.