Self-Enhancement in Scientific Research: The Self-citation Bias
<span>A typical psychology article contains 3 to 9 self-citations, depending on the length of the reference list (10% of all citations). In contrast, cited colleagues rarely receive more than 3 citations. This is what we call the self-citation bias: the preference researchers have to refer to...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Ubiquity Press
2011-08-01
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| Series: | Psychologica Belgica |
| Online Access: | http://www.psychologicabelgica.com/articles/49 |