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The right to refuse unwanted citations: rethinking the culture of science around the citation

Logically, and by most common standards, academics would be pleased to be cited, considering it a form of recognition of their intellect. In return, especially those with high citation counts, such as Clarivate Analytics’ Highly Cited Researchers, can benefit through peer recognition, rewards, fundi...

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Main Authors:	Jaime A. Teixeira da Silva, Quan-Hoang Vuong
Format:	Bài trích
Language:	eng
Published:	Scientometrics 2021
Subjects:	Author- and journal-based metrics Citation boosting and manipulation Predatory publishing
Online Access:	https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11192-021-03960-9 https://dlib.phenikaa-uni.edu.vn/handle/PNK/2832 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-021-03960-9
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spelling	oai:localhost:PNK-28322022-08-17T05:54:39Z The right to refuse unwanted citations: rethinking the culture of science around the citation Jaime A. Teixeira da Silva Quan-Hoang Vuong Author- and journal-based metrics Citation boosting and manipulation Predatory publishing Logically, and by most common standards, academics would be pleased to be cited, considering it a form of recognition of their intellect. In return, especially those with high citation counts, such as Clarivate Analytics’ Highly Cited Researchers, can benefit through peer recognition, rewards, funding, securing a better position, or expanding a collaborative network. Despite known and untold benefits, one issue has not been discussed: the right to refuse to be cited or the right to refuse a citation. Academics might not want to be cited by papers published in truly predatory journals, papers with false authors, or sting papers with falsified elements that employ underhanded ethical tactics. Currently, academics generally have the freedom to select where they publish their findings and choose studies they cite, so it is highly probable that requests to remove citations or refuse citations might never become formal publishing policy. Nonetheless, this academic discussion is worth having as valid and invalid literature increasingly gets mixed through citations, and as the grey zone between predatory/non-predatory and scholarly/unscholarly becomes increasingly difficult to distinguish. 2021-09-13T04:24:49Z 2021-09-13T04:24:49Z 2021 Bài trích https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11192-021-03960-9 https://dlib.phenikaa-uni.edu.vn/handle/PNK/2832 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-021-03960-9 eng application/pdf Scientometrics
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description	Logically, and by most common standards, academics would be pleased to be cited, considering it a form of recognition of their intellect. In return, especially those with high citation counts, such as Clarivate Analytics’ Highly Cited Researchers, can benefit through peer recognition, rewards, funding, securing a better position, or expanding a collaborative network. Despite known and untold benefits, one issue has not been discussed: the right to refuse to be cited or the right to refuse a citation. Academics might not want to be cited by papers published in truly predatory journals, papers with false authors, or sting papers with falsified elements that employ underhanded ethical tactics. Currently, academics generally have the freedom to select where they publish their findings and choose studies they cite, so it is highly probable that requests to remove citations or refuse citations might never become formal publishing policy. Nonetheless, this academic discussion is worth having as valid and invalid literature increasingly gets mixed through citations, and as the grey zone between predatory/non-predatory and scholarly/unscholarly becomes increasingly difficult to distinguish.
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author	Jaime A. Teixeira da Silva Quan-Hoang Vuong
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title	The right to refuse unwanted citations: rethinking the culture of science around the citation
title_short	The right to refuse unwanted citations: rethinking the culture of science around the citation
title_full	The right to refuse unwanted citations: rethinking the culture of science around the citation
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publisher	Scientometrics
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url	https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11192-021-03960-9 https://dlib.phenikaa-uni.edu.vn/handle/PNK/2832 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-021-03960-9
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