Fernando Sánchez Pita

Secretary of IndexCom

Dr Fernando Sánchez Pita is Secretary of IndexCom and a Lecturer with a PhD at Universidad Internacional de La Rioja. He holds a PhD in Social Studies of Science and Technology with an international mention, master's degrees in Digital Information Systems and Social Studies of Science and Technology, and degrees in Audiovisual Communication and Library and Information Science from Universidad de Salamanca. 

He belongs to UNIR's Research Quality Promotion Service and the PROCOMM research group. His academic work focuses on science communication, research evaluation and the digital dissemination of knowledge.

His research has paid particular attention to academic publishing systems, the digital presence of scientific institutions and mechanisms for measuring and communicating research results. His doctoral thesis analysed the websites of research institutes in Castilla y León as tools for disseminating knowledge.

He is Associate Editor of the scientific journal index.comunicación and has participated in research and teaching innovation projects relating to scientific culture, audiovisual communication, libraries and knowledge transfer.

As IndexCom's Secretary, he contributes to the association's documentation and institutional management and to the development of its publishing and academic initiatives.