The practice of strategic journal self-citation: It exists, and should stop (A note from the editor-in-chief)

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  • Caspar G. Chorus Delft University of Technology

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https://doi.org/10.18757/ejtir.2015.15.3.3075

Abstract

This note highlights how journal self-citation practices substantially influence impact factorbased journal rankings in the field of Transportation. Furthermore, by means of analyzing Thomson Reuters’ most recent Journal Citation Report (JCR), I show that a substantial share of these self-citations is likely to be the result of strategic behavior by editors of journals. I conclude with a call to editors to stop requesting or nudging authors to add journal self-citations to their papers; and a call to authors to stop giving in to editors when being asked to provide such citations.

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2015-06-01

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Chorus, C. G. (2015). The practice of strategic journal self-citation: It exists, and should stop (A note from the editor-in-chief). European Journal of Transport and Infrastructure Research, 15(3). https://doi.org/10.18757/ejtir.2015.15.3.3075

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Vol. 15 No. 3 (2015)

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