Continue to spread the word about your research results
There are several things you can do to continue disseminating information about your research results after the initial publication, thereby increasing the chance of reaching your target groups.
LTH's communications department can provide tips and support for further dissemination of your research results, both in terms of where and how they can be communicated to a wider audience in an effective and accessible way, for example through press releases and/or the research-oriented web platform The Conversation.
How?
Get help from a communications officer at LTH who works with research communication. Contact details can be found at:
CEE (Centre for Engineering Education) offers courses in scientific communication and academic writing, including popular science.
Normally, English-language publications in scientific channels have the greatest impact in the research world. However, a non-academic target group may be easier to reach in other media (e.g., technical reports, conference presentations, trade journals) and using Swedish language.
Consider the possibility of reworking your publication for different target groups, for example, rewriting a Swedish-language technical report into a scientific article or summarizing a scientific article for a trade journal.
How?
Read more about reworking your publication for different target groups:
"Seven steps to dual publication" (Times Higher education's website)
Uploading your publications to academic social networking sites such as ResearchGate and Academia.edu can bring your research to the attention of more people in your field. If you have published with a CC-BY license, you are free to do so. Otherwise, you must consult the journal's policy on self-archiving.
Other tips include sharing the article (with a DOI link) on networking sites such as LinkedIn or adding a link to your latest publication in your email signature.
How?
- Get tips on strategies for post-publication promotion by reading "Promoting your article & building your network" (Sage Publishing website).
- Read about Creative commonslicenser (Creative commons website)
- Check the journal's policy on parallel publishing (Open policy finder, JISC's website)