Cite me! perspectives on coercive citation in reviewing

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dc.contributor.authorBurton, Suzan
dc.contributor.authorBasil, Debra
dc.contributor.authorSoboleva, Alena
dc.contributor.authorNesbit, Paul
dc.date.accessioned2025-10-09T19:22:58Z
dc.date.available2025-10-09T19:22:58Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.descriptionOpen access article. Creative Commons Attribution International license (CC BY 4.0) applies
dc.description.abstractPurpose This study builds on previous discussion of an important area for both academics and academic journals – the issue of reviewers inappropriately asking for (or “coercing”) citation of their own work. That situation creates an opportunity for (hopefully a small number of) academics to engage in unethical behaviour, often with the goal of increasing their citation count. This study aims to draw attention to this often-overlooked issue, critically considering potential reviewer motivations and offering possible remedies. Design/methodology/approach This study reviews literature and critically discusses this issue, offering a typology for coercive citation suggestions and sharing previously unpublished commentary from Editors of leading journals. Findings This study provides a typology of reviewer motivations for coercing citations, suggests potential remedies and considers the positive and negative impacts of these suggestions. Originality/value This study identifies an area known from multiple discussions to be important to academics and Editors, where many want changes in journals’ practices. In response, this study provides recommendations for easy changes that would decrease the opportunity for unethical behaviour by reviewers and also, for some journals, improve the quality of reviews.
dc.description.peer-reviewYes
dc.identifier.citationBurton, S., Basil, D. Z., Soboleva, A., & Nesbit, P. (2024). Cite me! Perspectives on coercive citation in reviewing. Journal of Services Marketing, 38(7), 809-815. https://doi.org/10.1108/JSM-08-2024-0387
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/7165
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherEmerald Publishing
dc.publisher.facultyDhillon School of Business
dc.publisher.institutionWestern Sydney University
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Lethbridge
dc.publisher.institutionMacquarie University
dc.publisher.urlhttps://doi.org/10.1108/JSM-08-2024-0387
dc.subjectCoercive citation
dc.subjectAcademic review
dc.subjectEthics
dc.subjectConflict of interest
dc.subjectAcademic publishing
dc.titleCite me! perspectives on coercive citation in reviewing
dc.typeArticle
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