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26.07.2021 | letter to the editor

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

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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.

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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