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

Mohammad Hemmat Esfe; Somchai Wongwises; Amin Asadi; Arash Karimipour; Mohammad Akbari

doi:10.1007/s11948-014-9598-9

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

Mohammad Hemmat Esfe, Somchai Wongwises, Amin Asadi, Arash Karimipour, Mohammad Akbari

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Journal	Science and Engineering Ethics
Volume	21
Issue number	6
Pages (from-to)	1581-1585
Number of pages	5
ISSN	1353-3452
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11948-014-9598-9
Publication status	Published - Dec 2015
Externally published	Yes

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Mandatory citation
Journal
Impact factor

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