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Microattribution

A Microattribution ascribes a small scholarly contribution to a particular author.

Origin

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The term was probably first used in a paper published in a Nature Genetics paper in March 2010. [1]

An example of the value of microattributions can be seen in the description of genetic variation. A paper published in Nature Genetics paper in March 2011 [2] concluded that microattribution demonstrably increased the reporting of human variants, leading to a comprehensive online resource for systematically describing human genetic variation.

Developments

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A workshop session held at the Science Online London 2011 conference in September 2011 suggested other types of microattributions including:

  • Wikipedia updates
  • Software enhancements submitted to software repositories such as Guthub.
  • Twitter posts (tweets)

References

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  1. ^ "Compete, collaborate, compel". Nature Genetics. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  2. ^ "Systematic documentation and analysis of human genetic variation in hemoglobinopathies using the microattribution approach, compel". Nature Genetics. Retrieved 5 September 2011.