The Research Gate portal has the functions of both a typical communication medium for researchers and scientists as well as some functions of the social media portal but profiled to the world of science and research. Therefore, the Research Gate portal is a specialized portal for the exchange of experiences between scientists in the field of conducted research and, at the same time, an online information medium with some features typical of the social media portal. Thanks to the fact that it has so many functions in this area, it is currently the globally leading communication medium that enables the exchange of scientific and scientific-didactic experiences, the results of scientific research from conducted research, dissemination of particularly important concepts of the world of science.
In view of the above, the current question is: Is the Research Gate portal a specialized research portal or a typical social media portal?
Please, answer, comments. I invite you to the discussion.
Dear, Dariusz Prokopowicz
In my opinion, I think that the Research Gate considers a specialized research portal more than a typical social media portal, Although the Research Gate combine the research and social media portals at the same time.
regards
Dear, Dariusz Prokopowicz
In my opinion, I think that the Research Gate considers a specialized research portal more than a typical social media portal, Although the Research Gate combine the research and social media portals at the same time.
regards
It is a specialized research portal but I am afraid it is increasingly becoming an ordinary social network - just look at all the questions that have nothing to do with science and research.
I think that the Research Gate portal a specialized research portal, not social media portal
In the context of the above considerations, the following question is also current:
How has the significance of scientific knowledge changed over the centuries from the point of view of the present day?
Why are there still people in the 21st century who in some countries do not accept the prevailing knowledge confirmed by scientific research who believe that the Earth is not round is only flat or that the Earth is the center of the Solar System, not the Sun or negating the process the evolution of the origin of various life forms on Earth, etc.?
In my opinion, it is not a question of faith but a lack of knowledge confirmed by scientific research. It is strange, however, that in the 21st century, in the face of the facts widely confirmed in the media, confirmed in many aspects scientifically, on the basis of experiments carried out, space expeditions are still people who ignore this widely available knowledge in the media and create their unjustified theories.
No wonder that even a few centuries ago and before, i.e. in a situation of widespread illiteracy and lack of universal access to knowledge and information, in the absence of media it was easy to maintain, promote anachronistic and illogical theories to implement a specific information policy for the needs of maintaining absolute power, which one of the attributes was access to knowledge and information deliberately restricted for a large part of society, and in some epochs, such as, for example, in the Middle Ages, deliberately limited research possibilities and deliberately placed barriers to the development of science. In such realities, totalitarianisms are easily formed and it is easy to carry out indoctrination of the society by propagating even illogical, unjustified ideologies that are not supported by any scientific research.
Therefore, nowadays access to knowledge and results of scientific research should be universal and unlimited. A large positive role in this matter is played by the Internet and Internet portals such as the Research Gate portal.
Do you agree with my opinion on this matter?
In view of the above, I am asking you the following question:
How has the significance of scientific knowledge changed over the centuries from the point of view of the present day?
Please reply
I invite you to the discussion
Best wishes
It is a social networking site for the scientists to connect themselves for research level inquiry in particular field ...
In my opinion, the Research Gate portal is an information portal and database for the indexation of scientific publications, with some features and functions of social media portals, but it is primarily focused on the issues of scientific research and presenting scientific achievements, including scientific publications.
Do you agree with me on the above matter?
Please reply
I invite you to the discussion
Thank you very much
Best wishes
In reality, research gate RG is an idea or digitalised platform for collecting funds/grants through accumulation and formulation of various research related activities derived from scholars.
from the ResearchGate we can get more idea, ask question and get expert answers, share our research work to the researcher community to find the research, so i think it is portal for research..
Dear Colleagues and Friends from RG, Thank you very much for participating in this discussion. In view of the above, the dominant opinion is that the Research Gate portal is specialized in science, i.e. a scientific social media portal with the functions of an indexation database for scientific publications and citations.
What do you think about it?
Thank you very much and best regards, Have a nice day,
Dariusz Prokopowicz
RG is supposed to be a specialized media channel but it has diluted this purpose by giving more attention to social media interactions vis-a-vis questions and answers. The latter even though are necessary, RG should focus more attention to scientific contributions.
Yes, the RG portal enables communication between researchers and scientists. Discussions and comments are the main feature of social media portals. But the RG portal should be primarily a scientific portal, a portal for the indexation of scientific publications and open access to scientific knowledge.
Best regards,
Dariusz Prokopowicz
ResearchGate is the professional network for scientists and researchers. Over 17 million members from all over the world use it to share, discover, and discuss research.
Since it provides a massive opportunity and platform for researchers and not any other categories of people, i am of the opinion that it is a specialized research portal
Yes, the RG portal combines the functions of a scientific knowledge base, an indexation database of scientific texts and a social media portal.
Best wishes,
Dariusz Prokopowicz
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