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coercive citation

coercive citation noun: an unethical practice of peer reviewers or journal editors wherein an author of a submitted paper is directed to include citations for one or more of the reviewer's or journal's published articles.

Noun

coercive citation (uncountable)

  1. An unethical practice of peer reviewers or journal editors wherein an author of a submitted paper is directed to include citations for one or more of the reviewer's or journal's published articles.

Questions about coercive citation

What does coercive citation mean?
Coercive citation means an unethical practice of peer reviewers or journal editors wherein an author of a submitted paper is directed to include citations for one or more of the reviewer's or journal's published articles.
What part of speech is coercive citation?
Coercive citation is a noun.

Words near coercive citation in the dictionary

  1. coercions
  2. coercitive
  3. coercitivities
  4. coercitivity
  5. coercive
  6. coercive citation
  7. coercive persuasion
  8. coercive persuasions
  9. coercively
  10. coerciveness
  11. coercivities

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