[Tccc] New citation guidelines imposed by Telecommunication Systems Journal
Joe Touch
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Mon May 21 10:48:21 EDT 2012
Hi, all,
On May 11, 2012, at 7:56 AM, Francesco Potort? wrote:
> Well, soliciting citations to the same journal is a well-known technique
> for raising the citation index. I find it unpleasant, but authors can
> ignore it. But *requiring* it is a different thing...
I can't speak for the whole of the IEEE, but IMO this is a fairly clear violation of the IEEE Code of Ethics.
It's obviously reasonable to suggest considering a reference to a specific paper, but a general requirement - or even recommendation - to cite papers from a single publisher or journal is wholly inappropriate (not merely unpleasant).
Again, if any of you experience this in any way - as a requirement or even a suggestion focused explicitly on citing a specific journal or publisher - please do report it to the IEEE (this list is not a place to report it, though).
Joe (TCCC Chair)
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