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Coercive editorial practices
How to deal with coercive citation: A case study
Journal editors sometimes ask authors to cite a few relevant articles from the journal to increase their citation count. But what if the editor hands over a whole list of irrelevant articles from the same journal and asks the author to cite them? Read on to find out how to handle such requests.
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Aug 18, 2017
How to identify coercive citation requests from an editor
Some journal editors ask authors to include inappropriate or irrelevant citations in their papers in an effort to artificially inflate the journal's impact factor. If such a request is made before accepting a paper, it can easily feel coercive and the author might feel pressured to cite the recommended articles for fear of rejection. This article explains how an author can identify a coercive citation request.
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Oct 9, 2017
How an author can deal effectively with coercive citation requests
Some journal editors ask authors to include inappropriate or irrelevant citations in their papers in an effort to artificially inflate the journal's impact factor. If such a request is made before accepting a paper, it can easily feel coercive and the author might feel pressured to cite the recommended articles for fear of rejection. This article explains how an author deal with a coercive citation request.
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Oct 9, 2017
