Characteristics of Self-Citation in Journal of Natural Rubber Research 1988-1997: a Ten-Year Bibliometric Study
| Main Author: | Tiew, Wai Sin |
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| Format: | Journal PeerReviewed application/pdf |
| Bahasa: | eng |
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Faculty of Computer Science & Information Technology, University of Malaya
, 2000
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| Online Access: |
http://eprints.rclis.org/9031/1/characteristics_of_self_citation_jnrr_july_2000.pdf http://eprints.rclis.org/9031/ |
Daftar Isi:
- Analyses the extent of journal self-citation and author self-citation in the research articles and short communications published in Journal of Natural Rubber Research during 1988 to 1997. Results show that 53% of articles contained journal self-citations; the rate of journal self-citations per article ranges between 1 to 12; a high percentage of authors (61.4%) contributing articles to the journal cited themselves; a tendency is noticed for authors affiliated to the institution publishing the journal to cite the journal; the highest self-citing author is A. D. Roberts.