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> A funny story from academia is about the cohort of peer reviewers whose primary standard for acceptance is that their own work is cited in the bibliography of
by neilv 3y ago
> A funny story from academia is about the cohort of peer reviewers whose primary standard for acceptance is that their own work is cited in the bibliography of the submitted paper.
In some circles, the two first pieces of feedback on a paper draft, from a nominal co-author:
1. Cite [my people's various loosely related work].
2. Cite [particular researcher in this niche], who'll probably be a reviewer.