Academic Integrity: Principles and Practice
According to a systematic review of survey data, almost 2% of scientists have admitted fabricating, falsifying or modifying data at least once (Fanelli, 2009). It is not surprising, therefore, that […]
citations
Citing Tricky Sources with No Problems et al
Once you’ve gone through your undergrad training, it’s reasonably easy to cite a journal article or book in your field’s preferred style. But what about those tricky sources? Blog posts […]
Should I Cite This?
Quality-checking sources is something we start to learn in secondary school or undergrad – just ask my students who felt my wrath when they cited Wikipedia (or what’s worse: when […]
Why you should use older references in your thesis
By Julia Hallas, PhD Candidate “Never use references that are older than three years” was the advice given by a journal article reviewer I went along to hear recently. Yet […]
Naïve Thoughts I’ve Had About Writing
I’m currently polishing up a PhD thesis, and I already hold a Masters. I’m a reasonably experienced academic writer by now. But when I think back on some of my […]
Making (Pretend) Friends with Scholars
Have you ever noticed how impersonal the process of citing another scholar is? Surname. Initials. Year of publication. It’s as if the ideas and findings you are citing just appeared […]