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On the need to distinguish between author and journal self-citations

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  • James Hartley, 2009. "On the need to distinguish between author and journal self-citations," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 81(3), pages 787-788, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:scient:v:81:y:2009:i:3:d:10.1007_s11192-008-2241-2
    DOI: 10.1007/s11192-008-2241-2
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    1. Lev A. Zhivotovsky & Konstantin V. Krutovsky, 2008. "Self-citation can inflate h-index," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 77(2), pages 373-375, November.
    2. James H. Fowler & Dag W. Aksnes, 2007. "Does self-citation pay?," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 72(3), pages 427-437, September.
    3. Wolfgang Glänzel & Koenraad Debackere & Bart Thijs & András Schubert, 2006. "A concise review on the role of author self-citations in information science, bibliometrics and science policy," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 67(2), pages 263-277, May.
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    1. James Hartley, 2012. "To cite or not to cite: author self-citations and the impact factor," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 92(2), pages 313-317, August.

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