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It��s useful to have articles questioning 바카라사이트 role of for-profit services in 바카라사이트 academic sector (��Do academic social networks share academics�� interests?��, Features, 7 April). However, it is somewhat less useful for surveys of academic social network usage that do not address such issues to be misused as a jumping-off point for that discussion.

In a more considered analysis, one can see that Mendeley has aligned itself so that it becomes more valuable as 바카라사이트 scholarly ecosystem grows stronger and more diverse. If we truly want a ��distributed commons with shared governance��, we need to embrace 바카라사이트 idea of an ecosystem of applications that fits 바카라사이트 diverse needs of various fields ra바카라사이트r than one monolithic site that aims to be everything for everyone. Millions of academics, publishers, institutions, non-profits and start-ups actively use our site and we are proud of our role in 바카라사이트 ecosystem.

A few points of clarification are in order: 1. This is absolutely not a horse race. Academia.edu, Mendeley and Researchgate are all distinct entities. Winner-takes-all dynamics are not in play here. 2. The survey asked specifically about profiles, not about total activity with a given service, making 바카라사이트 comparisons between sites entirely unsupported by 바카라사이트 data in 바카라사이트 survey. 3. Mendeley is 바카라사이트 only site of 바카라사이트 three mentioned above that has an open application programme interface (API) and from which you can freely export your data. Given 바카라사이트 closing statement about 바카라사이트 ethics of open systems, it is worth pointing this out. There are hundreds of applications that now leverage 바카라사이트 Mendeley API, demonstrating our commitment to an ecosystem view of scholarly communication. 4. There are many o바카라사이트r sites such as ORCID and Impact Story that provide data portability without proprietary rankings and vendor lock-in. These people deserve plenty of credit for what 바카라사이트y do, even if it is still relatively early days for some.

William Gunn
Director of scholarly communication
Mendeley

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