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Elsevier had no reason to stop this. Inflated citations mean higher impact factors, and higher impact factors justify higher subscription prices. Lucey publishe
by 7777777phil 8mo ago
Elsevier had no reason to stop this. Inflated citations mean higher impact factors, and higher impact factors justify higher subscription prices. Lucey published 56 papers in one year, the publisher got better metrics to sell. Hard to call that a rogue actor..
- science_casual 8mo agoRight — and once someone is pumping out 56 papers/year, the journal becomes dependent on their output. Who in the chain is going to flag a problem that looks like productivity from every direction?
- jcattle 8mo ago> Elsevier had no reason to stop this If Elsevier had no reason to stop this, why did they stop this?
- ceejayoz 8mo agoThey had no reason to stop this until it became publicly embarrassing for them.