Mandatory and Self-citation; Types, Reasons, Their Benefits and Disadvantages.

This paper defines and discusses two important types of citations, self-citation and mandatory citation, in engineering journals. Citation can be classified in three categories: optional; semi-mandatory; and mandatory. There are some negative and positive impacts for the authors' paper and journals'...

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Publicado en:Science & Engineering Ethics Vol. 21; no. 6; pp. 1581 - 1586
Autores principales: Hemmat Esfe, Mohammad, Wongwises, Somchai, Asadi, Amin, Karimipour, Arash, Akbari, Mohammad
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Springer Nature Dec2015
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Sumario:This paper defines and discusses two important types of citations, self-citation and mandatory citation, in engineering journals. Citation can be classified in three categories: optional; semi-mandatory; and mandatory. There are some negative and positive impacts for the authors' paper and journals' reputation if mandatory citation of a paper or set of papers is requested. These effects can be different based on the recommended papers for citing in the new research. Mandatory citation has various types discussed in this paper. Self-citation and its reasons and impacts are also discussed in the present study.