Emerald Insight will launch a new platform from 29th June 2019. There is however no anticipated downtime during the switch over to the new platform. Access to all our subscribed content will not be interrupted. We expect that the change will give a much better experience to our users.
Read MoreIn our previous post, we introduced you to QR (Quick Response) codes. One of the concepts of using QR codes is to link an offline environment with online content using a mobile device. Here are some of the ways you can use the codes in research and training. In the process of creating an ORCID […]
Read MoreWhat is a QR code? QR stands for quick response. QR codes allow the contents embedded on the code to be decoded at high speed. They are decoded using a QR Code reader. Some of the content that can be encoded are a URL, a phone number, an SMS message, a V-card, or any text. […]
Read MoreORCID stands for Open Researcher and Contributor ID. The ID is a persistent digital identifier that distinguishes you from every other researcher. What are the benefits of having an ORCID? With an ORCID account you can showcase all your publications from a single account regardless of varied name forms that may have been used in […]
Read MoreClinicalKey is a clinical search engine that supports clinical decisions by making it easier to find and apply relevant knowledge. Kenyatta University has access to books, journals, drugs monographs, clinical overviews, patient education and multimedia. The search engine gives you access to over 1,400 disease topic pages covering risk factors, treatments, clinical manifestations, and more. Download the ClinicalKey […]
Read MoreAltmetrics stand for “alternative metrics.” In real sense however, they are complementary to traditional, citation-based metrics. The metrics are becoming widely used in academia as evidence of influence for promotion and tenure and in applying for grants. They capture online interactions with a piece of research. The sources of the metrics are for example Wikipedia, […]
Read MoreWhat is IF? Impact Factor (IF) is used to measure the importance of a journal by calculating the average number of citations to recent articles published in the journal. IFs are useful in comparing journals in the same discipline. How is IF measured? Journal Citation Reports (JCR) provides ranking for journals in Science, Technology, and Social Sciences. The […]
Read MoreEmerald Open Research is a new open access publishing platform that supports rapid publication and allows authors to achieve transparency through an open peer review process and open data policy. The rapid publication allows the research to start gathering views, downloads and citations without delay. This is followed by open peer review controlled by the […]
Read MoreThe Kenya Open Data is a portal that makes public Government datasets accessible for free to the public in easy reusable formats. The portal has data in thematic areas such as Agriculture, Environment, Finance, Governance, Health, Infrastructure and many more. Click here to access data.
Read MoreThe following EBSCOhost Research Databases are available on trial basis: eBook Academic Collection, Applied Science & Technology Source, Art & Architecture Complete, Engineering Source Food Science Source. To search within a single database, click the database name on the list provided. You may select more than one database. To search, check the boxes next to the databases and click […]
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