• Title of article

    Toward a more precise definition of self-citation

  • Author/Authors

    Stephen Carley، نويسنده , , Alan L. Porter، نويسنده , , Jan Youtie، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2013
  • Pages
    4
  • From page
    777
  • To page
    780
  • Abstract
    The definition assigned to self-citations is nontrivial. This decision can affect research outputs in a number of ways. The current paper considers the self-citation definition used by the Web of Science, and compares this with an alternative definition, advanced in the present study, within the context of the work of an individual researcher. A discussion follows.
  • Journal title
    Scientometrics
  • Serial Year
    2013
  • Journal title
    Scientometrics
  • Record number

    1016435