The journal of evidence-based dental practice
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J Evid Based Dent Pract · Sep 2015
Comparative StudyPublication Metrics of Dental Journals - What is the Role of Self Citations in Determining the Impact Factor of Journals?
The objectives of the present study are to examine the publication metrics of dental journals and to delineate the role of self citations in determining the impact factor of journals. ⋯ Top ranking journals tend to have higher IFs due to higher EF and AIS rather than by self-citations. Self-citations increase the impact factors of dental journals by 21%. There was no geographic influence in the percentage of self-citations to total citations thus indicating a healthy dental scientific publishing environment.