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  1. #RetractionWatch

    The RW Daily: #Iraqiuniversity, the University of Technology in Baghdad , forcing students to cite its journals to graduate. And primatologist settles lawsuit following contract mishandling.

    #Coercivecitation is widespread in academia and can help boost the rankings of publications, institutions and individual researchers. The practice is considered unethical and may trigger heavy penalties.

    retractionwatch.com/2025/10/17

  2. “If we want to reduce these distorting practices, then we have to take away the incentive to do them. It’s a systemic corruption of the process.”

    I spoke to Dalmeet Singh Chawla about coercive citation.

    nature.com/articles/d41586-023

    #PublicationEthics #CoerciveCitation #SelfCitation #Referencing #Bibliometrics #NatureNews