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Category Archives: citation
making your writing authoritative – a citation revision strategy
Readers expect academic writers to know what they are talking about. We meet that expectation by grounding our writing in good scholarship – and making it sound authoritative. Authoritative. You can see the words author and authority contained within authoritative … Continue reading
writing a journal article – how many references?
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
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for the reader – citations, reference lists, tables of contents and indexes
Most of us understand that citation is about locating our work in the field. We cite to show that we understand the field, that we know who counts and we understand what previous studies are important. We cite to show … Continue reading
Posted in academic writing, citation, footnote, index, reference, reference list
Tagged citations, footnotes, index, Pat Thomson, reference list, references
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can I cite a blog post?
Some people still tell their doctoral researchers that they can’t cite blogs. Really? Yes really. Just to start with … of course you CAN cite blogs. The fact that all of the big citation styles – APA for instance – … Continue reading
Posted in academic blogging, academic writing, blogging, citation, grey literatures, research blogging
Tagged blogs, citation, citing blogs, grey literatures
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the citation dump – and three more citation tactics to avoid – #thesisknowhow
All doctoral researchers know they must locate their work in the literatures. They also know that they must refer to the relevant literatures when they make an argument. Unsubstantiated claims are not acceptable, unless of course they are what is … Continue reading
thesis know-how – go direct to the source
It’s not at all uncommon for thesis writers to use secondary sources. This term – using secondary sources – refers to the practice of reading about Text X that is relevant to your work in Text Y, and then referencing … Continue reading
Posted in citation, primary source, secondary source
Tagged primary source, secondary source
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writing a highly cited paper – a sceptical view
I’ve been somewhat irritated recently, as I’m sure most academics have been, by the increasing interest that our universities have in citations. Citations count in league tables. We – academics – are increasingly told that we must focus more on … Continue reading
Posted in citation, metrics, Stephen Ball
Tagged citation indices, citations, metrics, Pat Thomson, scholarship, Stephen Ball
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some more issues with citations
One of the hallmarks of academic writing is the citation. There is very little other writing which bristles with brackets, or sits on a hefty foundation of footnotes. So it’s probably worth just noting the things to watch out for … Continue reading
Posted in academic writing, balance, citation, claim, Goldilocks principle
Tagged academic writing, citation, Pat Thomson
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cite it right
A couple of weeks ago I noticed on my twitter feed someone – let’s call them Tweeter A – being advised by Tweeter B to ‘check out the original’. The original happened to be a writing strategy taken from Barbara’s … Continue reading
Posted in citation, misattribution
Tagged citation, citing citations, misattribution, Pat Thomson
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misquoted, misunderstood? no, it’s misrepresentation that gets to me
A while ago I was part of a tweet conversation about being misquoted. I think it began with someone asking whether anyone had been misquoted and what it felt like. I said that I had, and volunteered to blog about … Continue reading
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