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A Concise Review On The Role Of Author Self-Citations In Information Science, Bibliometrics And Science Policy

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The objective of the present study is twofold: (1) to show the aims and means of quantitative interpretation of bibliographic features in bibliometrics and their re-interpretation in research policy, and (2) to summarise the state-of-art in self-citation research. The authors describe three approaches to the role of author self-citations and possible conflicts arising from the different perspectives.L’objectif de cette étude est de caractériser les effets de quantification comme appliqués dans la bibliométrie et leur interprétation en politique de recherche. Nous présentons un sommaire de la recherche en ce qui concerne le phénomène des auto-citations et nous décrivons trois possibilités d’expliquer les auto-citations aussi bien que les conflits qui résultent de ces points de vues. 

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