Learning how to conduct accurate, discipline-specific academic research can feel daunting at first. But, with a solid understanding of the reasoning behind why we use academic citations coupled with ...

Authors of scientific papers are usually encouraged to cite works that meaningfully influenced their research (substantive citations) and avoid citing works that had no meaningful influence ...

This is a modified version of a blog post by a group headed by my close friend and colleague Dr. Patrick McKnight (who co-leads my own lab). The Measurement, Research Methodology, Evaluation and ...