The article by Apoor Gami and asso-ciates1 on self-citation in the diabetes literature
included 1 self-citation (out of a total of 9 references), which involved 3 of the study's authors …

Background: Author self-citation is the practice of citing one's previous publications in a new
publication. Its extent is unknown. We studied author self-citation, choosing the major clinical …

Self-citation is the use of your previous work to support your current work. The previous work
should provide the foundation of the supporting argument to justify your current work, and …

1930 JAMC• 22 JUIN 2004; 170 (13) few citations. For almost identical reasons, an article or
author with a high proportion of self-citations cannot be accused of lower research quality or …

Self-reference is inevitable in scientific environment, and it is impossible to do without self-
citations at all. It is common practice in the scientific world when an author refers to his …

A journal's impact factor (IF) may be boosted by increasing self-citations. We aimed to
determine the self-citation rate (SCR) of pediatric journals registered in the Journal Citations …

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. However, WoS has dropped some …

On two occasions recently, peer reviewers of manuscripts we submitted for possible
publication recommended manuscript revisions that included citations to minor, tangentially …

Self-citation is a behavior that is seen to varying degrees in researchers, research centers
and medical journals. The question is whether self-citation is moral or not. This is a …

Purpose The present study aims to determine the prevailing trend of self-citations across 27
major subject disciplines at global level. The study also examines the aspects like …