ResearchGate, the professional network for researchers, and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the largest professional association of pediatricians in the United States, today announced a new partnership that aims to grow the reach and readership of AAP journals through ResearchGate’s innovative Journal Home offering.
The agreement includes all six AAP journals, including their new open access journal – Pediatrics Open Science. The version-of-record of all open access and free content from the past several years will be available on ResearchGate, boosting visibility for all journals with ResearchGate’s 25m+ researcher members.
Journal Home will enable the AAP to grow journal brand awareness, usage and authorship through researchers globally. Dedicated journal profiles will provide key information and content from the journals and allow ResearchGate members to understand how they are connected to a journal’s community. Additionally, the journals will have prominent branding on all associated article pages and other relevant touchpoints with members.
AAP journal article authors will also benefit from having their articles automatically added to their ResearchGate profiles, boosting engagement with their research and making it easier for them to connect with their readers, including unique insights on who is reading and citing their work.
“ResearchGate’s Journal Home provides a new opportunity for the AAP to grow the global reach and visibility of research published in our journals,” said Mark Grimes, Vice President of Publishing for the American Academy of Pediatrics. “Joining this community of journals offers our readers and potential authors new ways to forge connections and engage with one another.”
“It’s fantastic to be working with the AAP and their prestigious portfolio of pediatrics journals,” said Sören Hofmayer, co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer at ResearchGate. “Journal Home offers a unique way for the AAP to understand and act on the engagement with their journals, which is particularly important for new launches. We look forward to seeing these journals grow on ResearchGate!”
For more information about Journal Home, please visit researchgate.net/journal-home.
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