We are committed to
supporting meaningful,
real world impact.
Real Impact is far more than citations. It’s about making a difference. It’s communities joining together to find ways to make changes. Impact is the provable effects of research in the real world.
We appreciate it’s not always easy for academics and researchers to see the impact of their work. That’s why we’ve launched ‘Real Impact’ to aid the cause and call on research communities to come together and break down barriers.
So, join our conversations, have your say in our blogs, read our toolkits, and download our resources to help bring your research to life. Together we can make a difference.
Real Impact Manifesto
We are committed to supporting meaningful, real world impact.
Emerald will now lead the publishing charge towards meaningful impact.
For over 50 years, research impact has sat at the heart of Emerald’s business. Emerald’s core ethos is making a difference through research, and we are proud of our heritage supporting the communication of research for policy and practice.
With a sector increasingly full of pressure and expectation, we recognise the challenges faced by colleagues in connecting research to impact. We also recognise that traditional markers of influence, such as citations, are not sufficient to tell the story of impact. Emerald feels strongly that we have a key role and responsibility in not only supporting the impact agenda, but also in challenging outdated approaches to measuring effects.
Emerald will now lead the publishing charge towards meaningful impact. We will continue to work with our global author network to publish research which makes a difference and invest further in the research community to support real world change.
Emerald commits to:
- Support the community of practice to overcome barriers to impact, working in partnership with key agencies to strengthen connections between research and society.
- Challenge simplistic and outdated approaches to impact, shifting beyond metrics and celebrating impact of all shapes and sizes.
- Drive impact literacy in the research sector – including within Emerald itself – championing knowledge and skills development and developing new tools and innovative approaches.
Join us in making a difference.
Vicky Williams
CEO, Emerald Publishing
On behalf of the Directors
Impact Case Studies
- Read our collection of stories, outlining impact achieved in the real world
We are committed to supporting meaningful, real world impact.
We believe our role is to help researchers tell their story in a more meaningful way which is why we have created the Real Impact Showcase Book. Read the inspirational stories of our Real Impact Award 2018 winners and highly commended entries and the commitment they have to creating real change in the real world. …
Read ArticleRecent News & Blogs
- Uncover news and views from across the globe and add your voice to the impact debate
Here be dragons
Alison DawsonMapping research and identifying gaps in the evidence base for design which supports and enables people with dementia to live as well as they are able to. The sun is shining and the skies are blue over the University of Stirling this morning. The conference room of the Iris Murdoch Building is filled with people …
Read ArticleThe importance of prioritising health for children
Michael RigbyChildren form a fifth of the population in Europe; and the whole of the future population – they will grow up to become the future workforce, parents, and informal carers; in due course they will progress to become the future older citizens. Therefore, child health should be everybody’s business – for altruistic, societal and economic …
Read ArticleI find the concept of partnerships an interesting and vital one for the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This is mainly due to the multiple social and business relationships that shape and modify the partnership process and determine partner responsibility. Partnerships require systemic innovation within differing organizational structures and goals across sectors …
Read ArticleResources
- Explore and download our range of resources to support your pursuit of impact
Following the recent impact factor results, we asked Dr Julie Bayley, Director of Research Impact Development at the University of Lincoln: “Do journal rankings still matter when it comes to assessing real impact?” We’ve split the interview into 8 bite-sized videos. Click on the links below to hear Julie’s thoughts.
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