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Beyond funding: Acknowledgement patterns in biomedical, natural and social sciences
Adèle Paul-Hus1, Adrián A Díaz-Faes2, Maxime Sainte-Marie1
1École de bibliothéconomie et des sciences de l'information, Université de Montréal Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Plos One
|October 5, 2017
Summary
Scientific acknowledgments reveal diverse disciplinary contributions beyond funding. Researchers in different fields highlight technical support, colleague collaboration, or fieldwork, showcasing varied research practices.
Area of Science:
- Bibliometrics
- Scientometrics
- Scholarly Communication
Background:
- Acknowledgments serve as crucial paratextual indicators of research practices and infrastructure.
- Since 2008, funding acknowledgments have been indexed, enabling large-scale funding analyses.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze the types of contributions acknowledged in scientific papers beyond funding.
- To compare acknowledgment practices across different scientific disciplines on a large scale.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of over one million acknowledgments from 2015 research articles and reviews.
- Application of advanced linguistic methods and Correspondence Analysis.
- Disciplinary comparison of acknowledgment content.
Main Results:
- Chemistry, Physics, and Engineering frequently acknowledge technical support.
- Earth & Space, Professional Fields, and Social Sciences often acknowledge colleagues, editors, and reviewers.
- Biology emphasizes logistics and fieldwork; Clinical Medicine and Health show more conflict of interest disclosures.
Conclusions:
- Acknowledgment practices significantly vary across scientific disciplines.
- These variations offer insights into discipline-specific research activities and collaborations.
- Further research can explore these diverse acknowledgment patterns beyond funding.
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