Being authors from Asian countries make it a vulnerable target for Editor to coerce citation. Journal editors can strategically target younger professors from Asian countries. The editor forces authors to add unnecessary citations to an article before the journal will agree to publish it. The editor knows that the authors need to get their papers published and therefore more willing to add any unnecessary citations. This article shows a proof in the IEEE OSA Journal of Display Technology Journal, which has 2 special issues on Recent advances in solid state lighting.

1. Malibu Rohwani

2.  Scientific authors from Asian countries:
China, Taiwan, Singapore, South Korea, India

3.  Authors from Asian countries is a vulnerable target for
Editor to coerce citation.
 Journal editors can strategically target younger
professors from Asian countries.
 The editor forces authors to add unnecessary citations
to an article before the journal will agree to publish it.
 The editor knows that the authors need to get their
papers published and therefore more than willing to
add any unnecessary citations

4. A case study IEEE OSA Journal of Display Technology Journal
 Published 2 special issues on Recent advances in
solid state lighting.
 Guest Editor is Nelson Tansu, a well known
professor for alleged self citation.

5. Special Issue
 IEEE OSA Journal of Display Technology Volume 9,
Issue 4 (April 2013).
 http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/tocresult.jsp?isnumber=
6481607&punumber=9425
 Guest Editor: Nelson Tansu
 19 papers

6. Some papers
Notice the name of Authors
 Effects of H2 in GaN barrier spacer layer of InGaN/GaN multiple quantum-well light-emitting diodes. Lai, W.-C., Yang,
Y.-Y. 2013.10 citations to Tansu
 Investigating the effect of piezoelectric polarization on GaN-based LEDs with different quantum barrier thickness.
Wang, C.K., Chiang, T.H., Chen, K.Y., Chiou, Y.Z., Lin, T.K., Chang, S.P., Chang, S.J. 9 citations to Tansu
 c) Lateral current spreading effect on the efficiency droop in GaN based light-emitting diodes. Huang, S., Fan, B.,
Chen, Z., Zheng, Z., Luo, H., Wu, Z., Wang, G., Jiang, H. 8 citations to Tansu
 Effect of polarization-matched n-type AlGaInN electron-blocking layer on the optoelectronic properties of blue InGaN
light-emitting diodes. Li, Y., Gao, Y., He, M., Zhou, J., Lei, Y., Zhang, L., Zhu, K., Chen, Y. 11 citations to Tansu
 On the Effect of Step-Doped Quantum Barriers in InGaN/GaN Light Emitting Diodes. Zi-Hui Zhang ; Tan, S.T. ;
Zhengang Ju ; Wei Liu ; Yun Ji ; Kyaw, Z. ; Dikme, Y. ; Xiao Wei Sun ; Demir, H.V. 11 citations to Tansu
 Effects of H2 in GaN Barrier Spacer Layer of InGaN/GaN Multiple Quantum-Well Light-Emitting Diodes. Wei-Chih
Lai ; Ya-Yu Yang. 10 citations to Tansu
 Improved Carrier Distributions by Varying Barrier Thickness for InGaN/GaN LEDs. Yu, S.F. ; Ray-Ming Lin ; Chang,
S.J. ; Chen, J.R. ; Chu, J.Y. ; Kuo, C.T. ; Jiao, Z.Y. 10 citations to Tansu
 Performance Improvement of Nitride-Based Light-Emitting Diode With a Thin Mg-Delta-Doped Hole Injection Layer.
Yulun Xian ; Shanjin Huang ; Zhiyuan Zheng ; Bingfeng Fan ; Zimin Chen ; Zhisheng Wu ; Gang Wang ; Baijun Zhang ;
Hao Jiang 9 citations to Tansu
 Lateral Current Spreading Effect on the Efficiency Droop in GaN Based Light-Emitting Diodes. Shanjin Huang ;
Bingfeng Fan ; Zimin Chen ; Zhiyuan Zheng ; Hongtai Luo ; Zhisheng Wu ; Gang Wang ; Hao Jiang . 8 citations to
Tansu
 First-Principle Electronic Properties of Dilute-As GaNAs Alloy for Visible Light Emitters. Chee-Keong Tan ; Jing Zhang
; Xiao-Hang Li ; Guangyu Liu ; Tayo, B.O. ; Tansu, N. 8 citations to Tansu
 Analysis of interdiffused InGaN quantum wells for visible light-emitting diodes. Zhao, H., Jiao, X., Tansu, N. 10
citations to Tansu

7. Notice the name of Authors
 All 7-16 Citations To Tansu, but only 1 escaped:
 Semipolar InGaN/GaN Light-Emitting Diodes for
High-Efficiency Solid-State Lighting; Feezell, D.F. ;
Speck, J.S. ; DenBaars, S.P. ; Nakamura, S. 1 citation
to Tansu
 Shuji Nakamura is the inventor of Blue LED

8. Special Issue #2
 IEEE OSA Journal of Display Technology in Volume 9,
Issue 5 (May 2013).
 http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/tocresult.jsp?isnumber=
6488740&punumber=9425
 Guest Editor: Nelson Tansu
 12 papers

9. Notice authors’ name FDTD Analysis on Extraction Efficiency of GaN Light-Emitting Diodes With Microsphere Arrays Zhu,
P. ; Liu, G. ; Zhang, J. ; Tansu, N. 12 citations to Tansu
 Light Extraction Efficiency Enhancement of III-Nitride Light-Emitting Diodes by Using 2-D Close-
Packed Microsphere Arrays Xiao-Hang Li ; Peifen Zhu ; Guangyu Liu ; Jing Zhang ; Renbo Song ; Yik-
Khoon Ee ; Kumnorkaew, P. ; Gilchrist, J.F. ; Tansu, N. 11 citations to Tansu
 Design and Analysis of “Chess Board” Like Photonic Crystal Structure for Improved Light Extraction
in GaN/InGaN LEDs Patra, S.K. ; Adhikari, S. ; Pal, S. 9 citations to Tansu
 Improved Light Extraction Efficiency of Nonpolar a-Plane GaN-Based LEDs Based on Embedded
Pyramid-Shape Air-Gap Structure Park, M.J. ; Hwang, S.J. ; Kim, H.J. ; Jung, S. ; Bang, K.H. ; Kim,
H.G. ; Chang, Y. ; Choi, Y. ; Kwak, J.S. 11 citations to Tansu
 GaN-Based Light-Emitting Diodes With Step Graded-Refractive Index Micropillar Array Hung-Ming
Chang ; Ya-Yu Yang ; Wei-Chih Lai ; Shuguang Li ; Yu-Ru Lin ; Zhi-Yong Jiao ; Shoou-Jinn Chang9
citations to Tansu
 InGaN-Based Resonant-Cavity Light-Emitting Diodes Fabricated With a Distributed Bragg Reflector
and Metal Reflector for Visible Light Communications Chia-Lung Tsai ; Chih-Ta Yen ; Wei-Jhih
Huang ; Zhong-Fan Xu ; Sun-Chien Ko 14 citations to Tansu
 A Stress Analysis of Transferred Thin-GaN Light-Emitting Diodes Fabricated by Au-Si Wafer Bonding
Bo-Wen Lin ; Nian-Jheng Wu ; Wu, Y.C.S. ; Hsu, S.C. 15 citations to Tansu
 A GaN-Based LED With Perpendicular Structure Fabricated on a ZnO Substrate by MOCVD Yan Lei ;
Jia Xu ; Kebao Zhu ; Miao He ; Jun Zhou ; You Gao ; Li Zhang ; Yulong Chen 9 citations to Tansu
 A Highly Power-Efficient LED Back-Light Power Supply for LCD Display Woo-Young Choi 12
citations to Tansu
 Analysis and Suppression of Overcurrent in Boost LED Drivers Yuan-Ta Hsieh ; Ying-Zong Juang 11

10. Some escape, notice again authors’
name
 Light Extracting Properties of Buried Photonic Quasi-
Crystal Slabs in InGaN/GaN LEDs Lewins, C.J. ;
Allsopp, D.W.E. ; Shields, P.A. ; Gao, X. ; Humphreys,
B. ; Wang, W.N. 0 citations to Tansu
 Surface-Roughened Light-Emitting Diodes: An
Accurate Model David, A. 0 citations to Tansu

11.  All papers have 6-19 citations to Tansu, and noticed all
the authors are from Asia (China, Taiwan, S.Korea,
India and Singapore)
 Tansu gain more than 270 citations from 2 Special
issues

12.  Papers from USA have no citation to Tansu.
 Why?
 Journal editors strategically target authors from Asian
countries, rather than full professors from USA
 The fact that lower ranking authors may be more
willing to add the unnecessary citations.

13. Conclusions
 Coercive citation has been found for authors from
Asian countries (China, Taiwan, Singapore,South
Korea, india) who are more than willing to cite
the editor's paper so their paper can be published
easily.