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.

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Meanings

nouncoercive citation (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAn 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.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coercive citation,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coercive%20citation.

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