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Author self-citation policies, the influence on journals’ impact factors, and self-citation rate in general surgery

  • 26.07.2021
  • letter to the editor
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  • Incongruous author self-referencing is an increasing scientific form of malpractice.
  • Similarly, excessive journal self-citation may hinder an attempt to boost the journal’s impact factor.
  • Only 25% of general surgery journals have policies for discouraging author self-citation.
  • The presence of policies is not associated with differences in impact factors or journal self-citation rates.
Titel
Author self-citation policies, the influence on journals’ impact factors, and self-citation rate in general surgery
Verfasst von
Filippo Sanfilippo
Marinella Astuto
Stefano Tigano
Valeria La Rosa
Alberto Morgana
Antonio Zanghì
Alessandro Cappellani
Publikationsdatum
26.07.2021
Verlag
Springer Vienna
Erschienen in
European Surgery / Ausgabe 6/2021
Print ISSN: 1682-8631
Elektronische ISSN: 1682-4016
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10353-021-00732-w
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