Modified CiteScore metric for reducing the effect of self-citations

The result showed that the proposed modified CiteScore is a better option than the traditional CiteScore and hence, can be applied in impact determination, the ranking of authors and their institutions, and evaluation of scientists for a grant award. [...]this research is one of very few to report t...

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Published inTelkomnika Vol. 17; no. 6; pp. 3044 - 3049
Main Authors Okagbue, Hilary I., Bishop, Sheila A., Oguntunde, Pelumi E., Adamu, Patience I., Opanuga, Abiodun A., Akhmetshin, Elvir M.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Yogyakarta Ahmad Dahlan University 01.12.2019
Subjects
Citation analysis
Citation indexes
Coercivity
Hirsch index
Impact factors
Open access
Reputations
Researchers
Scholarly publishing
Self citation
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Summary:The result showed that the proposed modified CiteScore is a better option than the traditional CiteScore and hence, can be applied in impact determination, the ranking of authors and their institutions, and evaluation of scientists for a grant award. [...]this research is one of very few to report the effect of SC on CiteScore. According to Scopus, 2-year is too short and 5-year is too long. 2.2.Proposed Modified CiteScore The same equation of CiteScore is used. Opponent of Self-citation Many cases of abuse or a perceived aberration of the citation practices have been reported in a calculated attempt to increase the relevance and impact of someone's paper through coercive citation which, can manifest as author self-citation (ASC), inter-citation, induced citation, and citation cartels.
ISSN:1693-6930
2302-9293
DOI:10.12928/telkomnika.v17i6.12292