Abstract
I’ve written a large number of articles over the last forty years, but rather few research papers going through the peer review or refereeing process.[...]
Highlights
I’ve written a large number of articles over the last forty years, but rather few research papers going through the peer review or refereeing process
One of them came to mind when I read a paper we’re publishing in the current issue, by Claudiu Heteliu and others, on possible ‘coercive citation’—if that’s an unfamiliar expression [1], it will become clear soon
It is possible to filter out such self-citations, it boosts the Impact Factor (IF)—a more direct and slightly cynical, if not sinister, example of coercive citation
Summary
I’ve written a large number of articles over the last forty years, but rather few research papers going through the peer review or refereeing process. One of them came to mind when I read a paper we’re publishing in the current issue, by Claudiu Heteliu and others, on possible ‘coercive citation’—if that’s an unfamiliar expression [1], it will become clear soon... One of the reviewers of my paper basically thought it was ok, but very much thought it needed a couple of citations to other work.
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