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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Language: | English |
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Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information
2015-06-01
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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 |