10 SEPTEMBER 2019 • WORLD AQUACULTURE • WWW.WAS.ORG The efforts to reinvigorate the Journal of the World Aquaculture Society (JWAS) have been based primarily on recruiting and publishing papers that make a substantive contribution to the growth and development of aquaculture worldwide. The degree of impact on aquaculture, however, will also depend upon the effectiveness of approaches used to disseminate key results published in JWAS. How people communicate has changed dramatically in recent years. Scite Science Crunchers has partnered with JWAS to improve dissemination of research results published in JWAS. For a paper selected from each issue of Volume 50 (2019), Scite Science Crunchers is preparing an infographic (a graphical abstract) that describes the concept, the main results and the broader implications of the research. Authors review and approve each infographic prior to its use to disseminate JWAS research results more broadly. Although only three infographics have been produced thus far, it is clear that the infographics are engaging social media more effectively than are other methods. Analytics to date show up to a 50-fold increase in post-reach engagement when infographics were used on social media. The increased interest by our social media followers was also noted in the number of clicks and interactions, which often increased up to 10-fold. Thus, the use of infographics has had a positive effect on the Altmetric scores of JWAS articles. Scite Science Crunchers Partners with the Journal of the World Aquaculture Society to Enhance Visibility of the Science Published in JWAS Altmetric scores track the attention that research outputs receive online and are being tracked by publishing companies and other entities that calculate various metrics of the impact of a journal. The infographics published to date include: • Minardi, D., K.S. Bateman, A. Kuzdzal, M. Stone, J. Avant, R. Condliffe, P. Brotherton, M. Laverick, K. Sritunyalucksana, O. Itsathitphaisarn, P. Baoprasertkul, and G. D. Stentiford. 2019. Testing of a pondside molecular diagnostic tool for the detection of white spot syndrome virus in shrimp aquaculture. Journal of the World Aquaculture Society 50(1):18-33. • Welch, A.W., A. N. Knapp, S. El Tourky, Z. Daughtery, G. Hitchcock, and D. Benetti. 2019. The nutrient footprint of a submergedcage offshore aquaculture facility located in the tropical Caribbean. Journal of the World Aquaculture Society 50(2):299–316. • Johnston, B., D. Hine, P. Kishore, and P. C. Southgate. 2019. Cost–benefit analysis of two culture methods that influence pearl production from the black-lip pearl oyster, Pinctada margaritifera. Journal of the World Aquaculture Society 50(3):510–521. Available at: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ jwas.12594 (CONTINUED ON PAGE 12)
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