Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery
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J Plast Surg Hand Surg · Feb 2018
Comparative StudySelf-citation rate and impact factor in the field of plastic and reconstructive surgery.
Journal ranking based on the impact factor (IF) can be distorted by self-citation. The aim of this study is to investigate the present status of self-citation in the plastic surgery journals and its effect on the journals' IFs. ⋯ The self-citation rate positively affects the IF in plastic surgery journals. A high concentration of self-citation of some journals could distort the ranking among plastic surgery journals in general.