• The_v@lemmy.world
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    5 hours ago

    It’s normal to cite your own work if the new paper is a continuation of that research. A references or three is normal and expected.

    When somebody publishes a bullshit paper that is eventually withdrawn, every subsequent paper citing the fraudulent work can also be withdrawn as being unreliable.

    A sign it’s all bullshit is when you see the majority of the citations for the paper from the same author. This usually doesn’t pass peer review anymore. In hyperspecialized fields with few researchers, they commonly get a little creative on the introduction section to include other authors.