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Coordinated journals, concentrated networks and citation growth: Evidence from finance

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Carol Alexander
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Douglas J. Cumming *
DOI:10.1016/j.jbankfin.2026.107718delete
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Abstract

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• Machine-learning identifies a “quickly-evolving” journal cluster with near-exponential growth. • Citation inflation is concentrated in a small network, not ecosystem membership broadly. • Top 4 authors in the cluster made 1006 self-citations and 803 mutual citations post-ecosystem. • 4 Ecosystem journals with PubPeer-flagged editors show a 104% citation increase post-ecosystem.
Keywords:
machine learning
citation inflation
journal cluster
self-citations
publication ecosystem

Journal

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JOURNAL OF BANKING & FINANCE
IF:
3.8
Papers:
65
Citations:
0

Organization

S
stevens institute of technology
Scholars:
338
Papers: 209
Citations: 0
U
university of sussex
Scholars:
807
Papers: 498
Citations: 0
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