Avoid imposing ‘rigid rules’ on self-citations, journals told

In the absence of agreed definitions and rigorous enforcement, good practice will continue to depend on personal responsibility, says Ron Iphofen

16 June

Analysis of 20 million papers suggests global science powerhouses are increasingly benefiting from biased citation practices

30 May

Updated scientific rules for the social media age could set a global trend, with supervision neglect and management cover-ups also in the frame

27 May

Oxford blogger publishes citation count for autism expert, who ran two Elsevier titles

26 February

Judge papers on a case-by-case basis, says author of study that found most ‘unusually high levels’ of self-citations are explained by legitimate reasons