When conference abstract published in the book of abstract as a special issue of journal, should the researcher add it to his/her academic profile such as Research gate or Academia as a journal paper or a conference paper?
Hi Menna, I think it is not strong enough to be considered as a published article. It is just one proof that you already presented the article on the conference, and prefer to publish it in your preferred journal. If you want to put into your academic profile, you can select book of abstract. If no choice, select conference paper.
An abstract of a conference should be added as an abstract of a conference paper. If it is later published as a paper in a journal, it should be cited as such. It is important to cite accurately the source.
in some institutes it may considered and given half point, it is important to disclaim when attempt to publish in peer review journals, it will be mentioned "disclaimer" at the end of the paper to avoid plagiarism and protect copyright.