Journal Self-Citation IV: Citations Analysis of IS Journals – Separating Facts from Fiction
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Prashant Palvia, Joe Rosenthal Excellence Professor and Director of the McDowell Research Center for Global IT Management (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
Abstract: This article is inspired by a recent posting on the AISWorld listserv eliciting thoughts on the practice of self-citations by journals in the IS field. While emotions ran high in the ensuing online discussion, we try to provide an objective and informed analysis of the actual citation patterns of both top tier journals and non-top tier journals. Results show that the practice of self-citation is fairly common among both types of journals. Additional analyses showed that the preference for top-tier citations was more prevalent in top-tier journals than in non-top-tier journals. Supported by the data, we provide several arguments for these practices.
Journal Self-Citation IV: Citations Analysis of IS Journals – Separating Facts from Fiction
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Communications of the Association for Information Systems
- Language: English
- Date: 2009
- Keywords
- self-citation, IS journals, top tier journals, non-top tier journals