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The RW Daily: #Iraqiuniversity, the University of Technology in Baghdad , forcing students to cite its journals to graduate. And primatologist settles lawsuit following contract mishandling.

#Coercivecitation is widespread in academia and can help boost the rankings of publications, institutions and individual researchers. The practice is considered unethical and may trigger heavy penalties.

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Exclusive: Iraqi university forcing students to cite its journals to graduate

To earn their degrees, graduate students at the University of Technology in Baghdad not only must publish research in indexed journals. They also are required to cite articles in their school’s own…

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