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Changing 3rd personal self-citations to 1st person when editing proofs for publication?

A reader writes in:

Is it important to “unblind” self-citations when editing proofs for publication? For example, when submitting a manuscript for review and wording citations as “As has been argued elsewhere” then citing one’s self, is there a significant reason to change those to “As I have argued elsewhere” after the manuscript is accepted?

I’ve had at least one experience with a journal where I was completely unable to change from the 3rd person to 1st person at the proof stage. It bothered me a little, but it seems like a minor thing in the grand scheme of things.

Any thoughts from readers?

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One response to “Changing 3rd personal self-citations to 1st person when editing proofs for publication?”

  1. Anonymous

    Some journals explicitly give an “accept but incomplete” verdict to allow the final revision for removing anonymity and conforming to in house style. I think for those journals, they care and it is important.

    I have not yet encountered a journal that doesn’t allow me to change during copyediting stage, but I haven’t published in most journals. I do feel that de-anonymising makes the paper feel more coherent though.

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