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Editor goes full narcissist mode, then gets caught catastrophically
A bar chart documenting a Wiley journal editor's publishing patterns from 2016-2026, showing a dramatic spike in 2024-2025 where papers citing the editor (Lee) represent 71% and 39% of total journal publications respectively, followed by a sharp drop in 2026. The data visualizes an apparent self-citation controversy in academic publishing.
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Wiley Journal Editor Stirs Controversy with More than 50% Self Citations
2016: 61 total, 2 citing
2017: 68 total, 1 citing
2018: 76 total, 5 citing
2019: 101 total, 2 citing
2020: 81 total, 3 citing
2021: 70 total, 2 citing
2022: 55 total, 4 citing
2023: 31 total, 3 citing
2024: 186 total, 132 citing Lee
2025: 177 total, 69 citing Lee
2026: 31 total, 17 citing Lee
Legend: Total papers in journal (red), Papers citing Lee (teal)