“Academic publishing is a game. And a lucrative one for those who win. There is ample evidence of excessive self-citation; citation cartels, researchers trading citations amongst themselves; coercive citations, journal editors pressuring researchers to cite their own journal to boost its ranking; and now a citation black market, where fifty citations can be purchased for as little as $300US …” (more)
[Dan Pearson, LSE Impact Blog, 28 November]