Impact of Self-Citations on Impact Factor: A Study Across Disciplines, Countries and Continents

Purpose. : The present study is an attempt to find out the impact of self-citations on Impact Factor (IF) across disciplines. The study examines the number of research articles published across 27 major subject fields covered by SCImago, encompassing as many as 310 sub-disciplines. The study evaluat...

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Main Authors: Pandita, Ramesh, Singh, Shivendra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information 2015-06-01
Series:Journal of Information Science Theory and Practice
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Online Access:http://society.kisti.re.kr/sv/SV_svpsbs03V.do?method=download&cn1=JAKO201519464452253