Bibliometry or altimetry: from traditional metrics to present. A review.

Abstract

Introduction: The way in which the dissemination of information is measured in the scientific community has undergone changes in the last decade. Objetive: This review aims to contextualize the reader on the different ways of measuring the impact of an article, taking into account the “traditional measurement system” and that of “alternative metrics”. Metodology: A search was carried out in the databases "Medline", "Dialnet", "Scielo" and "ScienceDirect", using the keywords: Bibliometry, alt metrics, alternative metrics and impact factor. Conclusions: The “traditional measurement system is based on the citations and the impact factor. Alternative or altmetric seek to measure the dissemination of scientific articles on blogs, web portals, social networks, or bibliographic managers. It is a mistake to try to evaluate whether traditional or alternative metrics are better. These should be considered as complementary to one of the onother.