Search Results for: self-citation

writing a journal article – how many references?

Posted on July 1, 2019 by pat thomson

I’ve been asked about how many references go in the literature section of a journal article. A supervisor had offered a view – one reference per sentence is best, perhaps two. But, the person asking me said, they had seen papers … Continue reading →

Posted in academic writing, citation, citations, journal article, literature review | Tagged citations, journal article, Pat Thomson, references | 7 Comments

self-citation by proxy

Posted on May 15, 2017 by pat thomson

Meet Dr Oozing-Confidence. He knows his work is important. Very important. Superior even. He gets very miffed when he reads anything that is on his topic, or connected with it, that doesn’t recognise his contributions and their significance. He is always keen … Continue reading →

Posted in conversation, journal article, peer review, self-citation | Tagged conversation, Pat Thomson, peer review, self-citation | 5 Comments

citing yourself – in the text

Posted on May 11, 2017 by pat thomson

Writing about your own work is sometimes tricky. There are ‘secretarial’ text issues involved in using your own work. I’ll talk here about how you refer to yourself and the work, and the vexed question of self-plagiarism. writing your work … Continue reading →

Posted in self promotion, self-citation, self-plagiarism, Uncategorized | Tagged Pat Thomson, self-citation, self-plagiarism | 9 Comments

citing yourself – how much is too much?

Posted on May 8, 2017 by pat thomson

Should you cite yourself? Ever? Never? Sometimes, and if sometimes, when? And how much? When does sometimes become just too much altogether? There are mixed views on self-citation. Some people think that it’s quite unseemly to cite yourself at all … Continue reading →

Posted in academic selfie, self-citation | Tagged academic selfie, Pat Thomson, self promotion, self-citation | 4 Comments

not writing as usual #AcWriMo

Posted on November 7, 2022 by pat thomson

A lot of writing advice focuses on how to be more productive. Write more. Write fast. Write often. Write regularly. Write better. Do we really need this? Well, probably. Writing is important for getting a job, getting a promotion, getting … Continue reading →

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recycling your thesis text – is it self plagiarism?

Posted on September 13, 2021 by pat thomson

The term self-plagiarism is usually associated with re-using your own work, recycling slabs of material already published, cutting and pasting from one text to another, producing something which duplicates something that has already appeared elsewhere. Self-plagiarism is not the same … Continue reading →

Posted in academic writing, plagiarism, re-use, self-plagiarism, thesis | Tagged Pat Thomson, self-plagiarism, text recycling, Text Recycling Project, thesis | 4 Comments

dealing with rejection

Posted on August 31, 2020 by pat thomson

This is a guest post from Dan Cleather. Dan is a strength coach, educator, scientist and anarchist. His latest book, “Subvert! A philosophical guide for the 21st century scientist”, was published in May. Being an academic requires a thick skin. Very … Continue reading →

Posted in academic writing, peer review, rejection, research funding | Tagged Dan Cleather, peer review, rejection, research funding | 4 Comments

revising like a reader

Posted on December 7, 2020 by pat thomson

Academic writing is generally intended to be persuasive. The writer – let’s say that’s us – wants to put a proposition to the reader, and convince them that what we have presented is credible. Our writing is worth taking seriously … Continue reading →

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required, desirable and delightful elements of academic writing

Posted on May 3, 2021 by pat thomson

This is the time of year that I run writing workshops and courses. And because I’m preoccupied with teaching, I’m also thinking about new and different strategies for authoring and revision. Authoring and revision strategies are inter-related – heuristics used … Continue reading →

Posted in examiner, Kano Analysis, revision, thesis | Tagged authoring, examiner, Kano Analysis, Pat Thomson, revision, thesis | 4 Comments

writing advice – caveat emptor

Posted on March 2, 2020 by pat thomson

Advice. Loads of it. Coming out of our ears. And on every possible topic, including research and writing. Advice needs readers. But we readers also need to be, as Ernest Hemingway put it, “crap detectors”. Howard Rheingold has worked up … Continue reading →