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

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...

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Main Author: Caspar G. Chorus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: TU Delft Open 2015-06-01
Series:European Journal of Transport and Infrastructure Research
Online Access:https://journals.open.tudelft.nl/ejtir/article/view/3075