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Citation manipulation: lightning talk summary Kim Eggleton (COPE Council) and Leslie McIntosh (Digital Science) discussed what citation manipulation looks like, how it has changed with the growth of paper mills, and what editors can do about it.

What does citation manipulation look like and how has it changed with the growth of paper mills?

A summary of COPE’s recent Citation Manipulation Lightning Talk and discussion is now available.
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Being a "Highly Cited Researcher" has gone from a sign of having impact as a researcher to a potential indicator of misconduct.

"Manipulations have been so obvious and large that, in 2024, over 2,000 researchers were removed from a HCR list containing some 6,600 names." - Lauranne Chaignon […]

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I co-hosted a COPE Lightening Talk with @mcintold.bsky.social yesterday on #citationmanipulation. In 45 minutes we had over 45 questions! Tells me this is a huge topic with a need for more discussion & guidance. My plea is for all reference styles to include the DOI, then tech can really support.