Last week, Brian Leiter reported on his Law School Reports on alleged “citation rings.” Here’s how the caper works: Mid-level scholars cross-commit to citing one another’s work to boost their citation counts. So says a “younger scholar” who reported it… Source by ContractsProf Blog Read More
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