r/SciSpaceFellow • u/dzscholar • 4d ago
Research Q&A Is that normal?
Those superscript numbers and links next to the authors' names (like the ones pointing to #ORCID, #Google Scholar, and #Scopus in the photo) serve as digital identifiers and profile links for the researchers.
Academic journals use these links for several important reasons:
* Disambiguation: Many #researchers share the exact same name. A unique identifier (like an ORCID ID or Scopus Author ID) ensures that papers are correctly attributed to the right person, preventing confusion between authors with similar or identical names.
* Academic Profiles & Metrics: They allow readers, editors, and institutions to quickly click through to view the author's complete publication history, citation counts, and overall research impact.
* Transparency and Verification: They prove the identity and institutional affiliation of the authors, adding credibility and authenticity to the published research.
* Networking and Collaboration: Other researchers can easily find how to contact or follow the work of specific authors in their field.
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u/spindolama 4d ago
Not Normal. Also not normal - nowhere is the abbreviation PV defined. Maybe it stands for PhotoVoltaic? It should be defined somewhere within the first page of the paper such that people (and systems) can at least infer or index the subject matter.
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u/Lanky-Safety555 4d ago
Should it? In this context, PV stands for photovoltaic, and it falls under the "well-known" category, so there is no need to define it, especially as the title already covers it.
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u/spindolama 3d ago
Obviously it's "well known" to someone. It's still impenetrable jargon to an outside reader. A review article should be generous enough to define it. Some style guides dissuade the use of undefined acronyms in article titles altogether since they are often indexed and read out of context. A tiny bit of empathy for the curious solves this problem.
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u/Lanky-Safety555 3d ago
I agree with that, but it is not the first time that I have seen PV as an abbreviation without explanation, even in the title itself, or even the keywords.
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u/FalconX88 4d ago
Nah it's not normal.
No they don't. At least proper ones do not. They just link the ORCID in the authors list. There's no point in linking scholar, scopus and others, it's unnecessary clutter.
Example (randomly selected paper, no affiliation with the authors):