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Archives: self-citation

Impact Factor Denied to 20 Journals For Self-Citation, Stacking

Publisher of performance metrics suppresses 20 journals, 14 for high levels of self-citation and 6 for citation stacking, releases Editorial Expression of Concern for 5 others.

  • By Phil Davis
  • Jun 27, 2018
  • 8 Comments

Do We Need A Self-Citation Index?

Designed to identify individuals who might be gaming their h-index score, the s-index may do more harm than good.

  • By Phil Davis
  • Sep 13, 2017
  • 3 Comments

Citation Networks Yield Competitive Intelligence

Citation networks can provide much more than journal metrics and rankings. Publishers should look to them for competitive intelligence.

  • By Phil Davis
  • Apr 18, 2016
  • 5 Comments

2014 Journal Impact Factors

Journal additions, suppressions, new metrics and an improved user interface are included in this year’s Journal Citation Report (JCR).

  • By Phil Davis
  • Jun 18, 2015
  • 24 Comments

Data Curation–The New Killer App

Establishing new citation benchmarks and an international board of academics, Elsevier is poised to take on Thomson Reuters for dominance in the citation metrics market.

  • By Phil Davis
  • Jun 9, 2015
  • 15 Comments

When a Journal Sinks, Should the Editors Go Down with the Ship?

This year, Thomson Reuters suspended six business journals for engaging in a citation cartel. Should the authors be held responsible for the malfeasance of their editors? We propose a new solution to punishing the community for the poor decisions of the few.

  • By Phil Davis
  • Oct 6, 2014
  • 59 Comments

Netherlands Heart Journal Editor Delivers Dutch Citation Treat

Editors have learned how to exploit a simple loophole in the calculation of the Impact Factor. Is it time to close that loophole?

  • By Phil Davis
  • Jan 30, 2013
  • 29 Comments

The Emergence of a Citation Cartel

Cheap, effective, and nearly undetectable — editors devise citation cartels to drive up their journal’s impact factor.

  • By Phil Davis
  • Apr 10, 2012
  • 64 Comments

When Journal Editors Coerce Authors to Self-Cite

Editors of business journals strategically coerce authors to increase citation rates, a new study in Science reports.

  • By Phil Davis
  • Feb 2, 2012
  • 24 Comments

Gaming the Impact Factor Puts Journal In Time-out

Attempts to game a journal’s Impact Factor can result in being de-listed from the Journal Citation Report. Most offenders learn their lesson and return to normal citation behavior.

  • By Phil Davis
  • Oct 17, 2011
  • 28 Comments

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