This issue opens with the Special Article 'Twitter promotion is associated with higher citation
rates of cardiovascular articles: the ESC Journals Randomized Study'. 1 In this contribution …

Aims The association between the dissemination of scientific articles on Twitter and online
visibility (including Altmetric score) is still controversial and the impact on citation rates has …

The association between the dissemination of scientific articles on Twitter and online
visibility (as assessed by the Altmetric Score) is still controversial, and the impact on citation …

The Twitter promotion intervention is performed via the@ IJC_Heart_Vasc Twitter handle.
Every tweet will be retweeted by the@ ELS_Cardiology account (27, 7K followers, 08.03 …

Abstract Aim Social media (SoMe) are emerging as important tools for research
dissemination. Twitter/X promotion has been shown to increase citation rates in well …

In cardiovascular (CV) medicine, the use of social media (SoMe) has increased the
dissemination of scientific knowledge, including the sharing of scientific journal articles. With …

Social media outlets are internet-based communication tools that allow individuals to
interact by sharing and receiving information. Some common platforms are Twitter …

Aims The increasing importance placed by medical journals for dissemination of published
articles on social media, such as posting Altmetric scores, has further expedited the need for …

Social media (SoMe) for professional use has gained importance for scientific impact. In
cardiology, Twitter is among the preferred SoMe platforms for scientific dissemination. We …

Over the last few weeks, I had a Socratic dialogue about the influence of social media on
scientific journals with one of my closest scientific collaborators, Dr Yoshi Onuma …