[Tccc] New citation guidelines imposed by Telecommunication Systems Journal

Joe Touch touch
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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