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Research in practice
You are what you read: bias, journal prestige and manipulation
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Correction notice This paper has been amended since it was published online. The second paragraph of the introduction about a retracted paper has been rewritten. Also, in the section 'Ranking methods', the third sentence which refers to highly cited journals has been changed to 'The highly cited journals have IFs above 50'.
Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.
Competing interests None declared.
Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.