Social Sciences
University
of Malaya (UM) - Department of Engineering Design and Manufacture,
Faculty of Engineering; University of Malaya (UM) - Research Support
Unit, Centre of Research Services, Institute of Research Management and
Monitoring (IPPP)
May 11, 2014
Electronic Physician, 6(2), 814-815.
Abstract:
Number of Pages in PDF File: 3
Keywords: Improve citation, Research impact, Publication ethics
JEL Classification: L11, L1, L2, M11, M12, M1, M54, Q1, O1, O3, P42, P24, P29, Q31, Q32, L17
Accepted Paper Series
Date posted:
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Social Sciences
Citation Frequency and Ethical Issue by Nader Ale Ebrahim :: SSRN
Citation Frequency and Ethical Issue
Nader Ale Ebrahim
University
of Malaya (UM) - Department of Engineering Design and Manufacture,
Faculty of Engineering; University of Malaya (UM) - Research Support
Unit, Centre of Research Services, Institute of Research Management and
Monitoring (IPPP)
May 11, 2014
Electronic Physician, 6(2), 814-815.
Abstract:
Dear Editor: I read your publication ethics issue on
?bogus impact factors? with great interest (1). I would like to initiate
a new trend in manipulating the citation counts. There are several
ethical approaches to increase the number of citations for a published
paper (2). However, it is apparent that some manipulation of the number
of citations is occurring (3, 4). Self - citations, ?those in which the
authors cite their own works? account for a significant portion of all
citations (5). With the advent of information technology, it is easy to
identify unusual trends for citations in a paper or a journal. A web
application to calculate the single publication h - index based on (6)
is available online (7, 8). A tool developed by Francisco Couto (9) can
measure authors? citation impact by excluding the self - citations. Self
- citation is ethical when it is a necessity. Nevertheless, there is a
threshold for self - citations. Thomson Reuters? resource, known as the
Web of Science (WoS) and currently lists journal impact factors,
considers self - citation to be acceptable up to a rate of 20%; anything
over that is considered suspect (10). In some journals, even 5% is
considered to be a high rate of self - citations. The ?Journal Citation
Report? is a reliable source for checking the acceptable level of self -
citation in any field of study. The Public Policy Group of the London
School of Economics (LSE) published a handbook for ?Maximizing the
Impacts of Your Research? and described self - citation rates across
different groups of disciplines, indicating that they vary up to 40%
(11). Unfortunately, there is no significant penalty for the most
frequent self - citers, and the effect of self - citation remains
positive even for very high rates of self - citation (5). However, WoS
has dropped some journals from its database because of untrue trends in
the citations (4). The same policy also should be applied for the most
frequent self - citers. The ethics of publications should be adhered to
by those who wish to conduct research and publish their findings.
?bogus impact factors? with great interest (1). I would like to initiate
a new trend in manipulating the citation counts. There are several
ethical approaches to increase the number of citations for a published
paper (2). However, it is apparent that some manipulation of the number
of citations is occurring (3, 4). Self - citations, ?those in which the
authors cite their own works? account for a significant portion of all
citations (5). With the advent of information technology, it is easy to
identify unusual trends for citations in a paper or a journal. A web
application to calculate the single publication h - index based on (6)
is available online (7, 8). A tool developed by Francisco Couto (9) can
measure authors? citation impact by excluding the self - citations. Self
- citation is ethical when it is a necessity. Nevertheless, there is a
threshold for self - citations. Thomson Reuters? resource, known as the
Web of Science (WoS) and currently lists journal impact factors,
considers self - citation to be acceptable up to a rate of 20%; anything
over that is considered suspect (10). In some journals, even 5% is
considered to be a high rate of self - citations. The ?Journal Citation
Report? is a reliable source for checking the acceptable level of self -
citation in any field of study. The Public Policy Group of the London
School of Economics (LSE) published a handbook for ?Maximizing the
Impacts of Your Research? and described self - citation rates across
different groups of disciplines, indicating that they vary up to 40%
(11). Unfortunately, there is no significant penalty for the most
frequent self - citers, and the effect of self - citation remains
positive even for very high rates of self - citation (5). However, WoS
has dropped some journals from its database because of untrue trends in
the citations (4). The same policy also should be applied for the most
frequent self - citers. The ethics of publications should be adhered to
by those who wish to conduct research and publish their findings.
Number of Pages in PDF File: 3
Keywords: Improve citation, Research impact, Publication ethics
JEL Classification: L11, L1, L2, M11, M12, M1, M54, Q1, O1, O3, P42, P24, P29, Q31, Q32, L17
Accepted Paper Series
Date posted:
Suggested Citation
Ale
Ebrahim, Nader, Citation Frequency and Ethical Issue (May 11, 2014).
Electronic Physician, 6(2), 814-815.. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2437323
Ebrahim, Nader, Citation Frequency and Ethical Issue (May 11, 2014).
Electronic Physician, 6(2), 814-815.. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2437323
Citation Frequency and Ethical Issue by Nader Ale Ebrahim :: SSRN
- "maximizing Articles Citation Frequency" By Nader Ale Ebrahim
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- Citation Frequency And Ethical Issue
Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4324277/ Electron Physician. 2014 Apr-Jun; 6(2): 814?815. Published online 2014 May 10. doi: 10.14661/2014.814-815PMCID: PMC4324277Citation Frequency and Ethical IssueNader Ale EbrahimAuthor...
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- Citation Frequency And Ethical Issue
Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4324277/ Electron Physician. 2014 Apr-Jun; 6(2): 814?815. Published online 2014 May 10. doi: 10.14661/2014.814-815PMCID: PMC4324277Citation Frequency and Ethical IssueNader...
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