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		YeGoblynQueenne on Dec 21, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: ACM signed letter opposing open access In practice, you only have to cite a highly cited paper if yours happens to be reviewd by a contributor to the highly cited paper.

anjc on Dec 22, 2019 [–]

Or by someone associated with them (in their lab, uni, co-authors as you mention etc). Essentially this means you must cite certain papers in some areas, as for larger conferences you're sure to be reviewed by such people.

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