Google scholar is a search engine that indexes metadata of full text scholarly literature. Scholars can create their profiles Why do you need a Google scholar account? Provides a very simple way of collating your publications You can track your citation metrics Gives you visibility as an author Collectively gives institutions visibility Improve on our […]
Read MoreYou can access different institutional repositories from the Directory of Open Access Repositories (DOAR). The contents of the directory were migrated to SherpaRomeo services. The repositories are useful in accessing theses and dissertations. For access to theses and dissertations done at Kenyatta University click here. The link takes you to the Kenyatta University Institutional Repository. […]
Read MoreYour name may have appeared in different forms in different publications. The Open Researcher and Contributor ID is an author ID that aims to solve the author/contributor name ambiguity problem in scholarly communication. Why should you register for an ORCID? Your ORCID ID: Showcases all your publications from a single account regardless of whether your […]
Read MoreTuesday 5th February 2019 is being celebrated as this year’s Safer Internet Day. The Daily Nation has a feature on ensuring your safety as internet becomes a part of our daily lives. Click here to read the feature.
Read MoreKenyatta University was ranked second position after University of Nairobi in the 2019 January edition of Webometric Ranking. Kenyatta University edged out Egerton University from 2nd position in the July 2018 edition. In Africa, Kenyatta University was ranked position 22 and position 1596 globally. The best performance was in presence and impact parameters where we […]
Read MoreResearchGate defines a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) as a unique identifier that provides a permanent link to any research you add to your profile – making it easily findable and citable. The DOI has also been described as the paper’s digital fingerprint. Each article receives a unique one at birth, and it can be used […]
Read MoreThe editor of The East and Central Africa Medical Journal (ECAMJ) is inviting submissions for consideration for publishing. The ECAMJ is a high quality open access peer reviewed research journal that is published online. The journal is a product of the School of Medicine of Kenyatta University, Kenya. It provides a platform for researchers, academicians, […]
Read MoreThe risk of falling prey to predatory journals has been voiced by many researchers and stakeholders in academia. Predatory conferences are however a relatively new entrant. The scholarly community has developed the Think.Check.Attend checklist to help scholars steer clear of predatory conferences. A similar checklist that can help identify fraudulent journals is the Think.Check.Submit checklist. […]
Read MoreAs you make your new years’ academic resolutions, the Kenyatta University Post Modern Library can help you achieve your goals in the following ways: Access to e-books and e-journals Click here to see e-books and e-journals available to you. For those doing their research, Sage Research Methods database provides resources that answer your research methods […]
Read MoreHere are a few basic tips on improving your citation count and making your research visible: Create a Google scholar profile. Remember to change the default for updating list of articles from automatic to “don’t automatically update my profile” This option gives you the opportunity to vet the suggested articles before adding them to your […]
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