Figure 1
The difference in access to multiple files on Academia.edu (left) compared to ResearchGate (right)
Table 1
Comparison of features between each platform
| Academia.edu | ResearchGate | arXiv | OSF Preprints | Figshare | Mendeley | Zenodo | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Title | Customizable | Customizable | Should include the title of the translated work and the original author’s name | Customizable | Customizable | Customizable | Customizable |
| Type/ Categories | Not available | Article or Conference Paper | Not available | Not available | Journal Contribution or Conference Contribution | Research Article or Conference Proceeding | Journal article or Conference proceeding |
| CC Licence | Not available | Not available | CC0, CC BY, CC BY‑SA, CC BY‑NC‑ND, CC BY‑NC‑SA | CC0, CC BY | CC0, CC BY | CC0, CC BY, CC BY‑NC | CC0, CC BY, CC BY‑SA, CC BY‑NC, CC BY‑ND, CC BY‑NC‑ND, CC BY‑NC‑SA |
| Versioning | Not available | Not available | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic | Customizable |
| Relation Type | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Support | Support | Support |
| Identifier | Support identical DOI to the original | Support identical DOI to the original | Support identical DOI to the original | Support identical DOI to the original | Reserved DOI. Support identical DOI through API or request a ticket to Figshare Support | Not support identical DOI to the original | Support identical DOI to the original |
| Multiple File | Allowed | Allowed | Allowed | Not allowed | Allowed | Allowed | Allowed |
| Publishing Information | Available | Available | Available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Available |
Figure 2
Differences in versioning on Figshare (A), Mendeley Data (B) and Zenodo (C)
Figure 3
Illustration of potential issues arising with the h‑index
Figure 4
(A) An article received two citations in Dimensions, and (B) a different article also received two citations in Scopus