Illegal ways to increase the number of citations [article]

Ali I.Al-Mosawi
2022 figshare.com  
Have you ever wondered how the number of a researcher's citations increased overnight, as if his articles had become the focus of the entire world's attention due to their significant scientific impact and miraculous results, and you desperately wanted to know the magical way this researcher used to do such an achievement in a short period? However, it is known that the increase in citations naturally takes many years, but if this increase occurs in a short period, the matter is not related to
more » ... ither science or magic, but rather by illegal ways that the researcher follows to increase his citations. In this report, we will learn about these unlawful ways.
doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.21311664.v1 fatcat:4h2oxf6rp5e73avu2b57365o4a