Promoting your article

Congratulations on your publication in Dystonia! Sharing and promoting your article is a crucial step in advancing scientific discovery. By actively promoting your work, you increase its visibility, impact, and the likelihood that it will be read, cited, and built upon by others.

We’re here to support you, if you have any questions or would like assistance in promoting your article, please contact the Editorial Office at dystonia.office@frontierspartnerships.org.

Explore the strategies below to help your research reach a wider audience:

Enjoy the benefits of gold open access publishing

Dystonia is a gold open access journal. That means your article is freely available to read and share from the moment it’s published.

All articles are published under the CC-BY Creative Commons attribution license (CC-BY, version 4.0). This means that as the author you retain the copyright, and the content is free to download, distribute, and adapt for commercial or non-commercial purposes, given appropriate attribution to the original article. The easiest way to share your work is with a simple link to the article webpage.

Learn more about our open access policy here.

Share on social media

X, LinkedIn, Facebook; wherever you view other author's work, make sure you also share your work here. If you can see their work, it's likely they could see yours. To make your post stand out:

Write a short, compelling message

Ask a thought-provoking question

Include an image such as a graphical abstract or figure

Tag your co-authors, institution, and the journal

Use relevant hashtags

Tag us on X (@FrontPartners) and we’ll help amplify your message.

Example post:

How does cerebellar dysfunction contribute to sleep disturbances in dystonia? Find out in our latest article in Dystonia: [Link to article] @dmrf @FrontPartners #Dystonia #Neurology

Dystonia on X: @dmrf and @FrontPartners

Engage with your institution or society

To expand the reach of your article, consider asking your institution to help promote your article. Institutions often have press teams who are always on the lookout for recently published work to promote.

If you’re part of a society, they may also be interested in promoting your work. Tag the Dystonia Medical Research Foundation on X @dmrf.

Add it to your email signature

Adding a link in your email signature to a recently published article is a simple, yet effective way to draw attention to your work.

For example:

Kind regards, Prof. John Smith Check out our latest work: [Link to article webpage]

Your research deserves to be seen—take a few simple steps to ensure it gets the attention it deserves.

For questions or support, email us at dystonia.office@frontierspartnerships.org.