[IRTalk] Elsevier investigates coercive citation

[Dr Leti Kleyn]

Scientific publisher Elsevier is investigating hundreds of researchers whom it suspects of deliberately manipulating the peer-review process to boost their own citation numbers.<https://nature.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2c6057c528fdc6f73fa196d9d&id=3ca77acc1c&e=ba31e2f257> Elsevier is looking into whether some reviewers encourage authors to cite the reviewers' own research in exchange for positive feedback. The practice is widely known to occur, but its extent is unknown because the data underlying peer review usually remain confidential.
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Dr Leti Kleyn
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