Self-citations as strategic response to the use of metrics for career decisions

Volume: 48, Issue: 2, Pages: 478 - 491
Published: Dec 22, 2017
Abstract
null null There is limited knowledge on the extent to which scientists may strategically respond to metrics by adopting questionable practices, namely practices that challenge the scientific ethos, and the individual and contextual factors that affect their likelihood. This article aims to fill these gaps by studying the opportunistic use of self-citations, i.e. citations of one’s own work to boost metric scores. Based on sociological and...
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Self-citations as strategic response to the use of metrics for career decisions
Published Date
Dec 22, 2017
Volume
48
Issue
2
Pages
478 - 491
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