Table 8 Self-citation and intracitation in the five DSMJs in 2021.

From: Citation beneficiaries of discipline-specific mega-journals: who and how much

The cited journal

Citations from

Total citationsa

Sustainability

IJERPH

STOTEN

ESPR

JCP

Sustainability

22,188

1988

729

1213

1820

69,045

IJERPH

2278

12,050

863

857

307

67,000

STOTEN

3209

2226

22,093

7073

3697

140,940

ESPR

1184

638

1963

9821

989

42,190

JCP

6920

1168

2849

4146

15,241

99,460

  1. aTotal Citations refer to the cited journals’ total number of citations received in 2021 regardless of the citing sources.