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  2. Wikipedia:Citation overkill - Wikipedia

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    Citations that name-drop reliable sources – Citations that are added only to make it seem that 'this topic was covered by X', rather than to actually support any substantive content about the topic. Example: A citation to a source that is cited to support a statement in the Wikipedia article that merely says "The Times published an article ...

  3. Help:Overview of referencing styles - Wikipedia

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    The in-text cite may be defined with a name so they can be reused within the content and may be separated into groups for use as explanatory notes, table legends and the like. The reference list shows the full citations with a cite label that matches the in-text cite. The cite label is a caret ^ with a backlink to the in-text cite. When a named ...

  4. APA style - Wikipedia

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    A typical APA-style research paper fulfills 3 levels of specification. Level 1 states how a research paper must be organized by including a title page, an abstract, an introduction, the methodology, the results, a discussion, and references. In addition, formatting of abstracts and title pages must be as per the APA manual of style.

  5. Citation - Wikipedia

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    xkcd webcomic titled "Wikipedian Protester". The sign says: "[CITATION NEEDED]".[1]A citation is a reference to a source. More precisely, a citation is an abbreviated alphanumeric expression embedded in the body of an intellectual work that denotes an entry in the bibliographic references section of the work for the purpose of acknowledging the relevance of the works of others to the topic of ...

  6. Wikipedia:Scientific citation guidelines - Wikipedia

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    Five references are provided early on: two textbooks, a specialized monograph on aldol reactions, and two review articles. Most readers would assume that the bulk of the statements in the comparatively short Wikipedia article could be verified by checking any of these references, and so it may only be necessary to provide additional in-line references for controversial statements, for recent ...

  7. Wikipedia:Citation underkill - Wikipedia

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    Removing a citation while citing WP:REPCITE, for example, may lead to difficulty in verifying a claim or it may even be perceived as a violation of Wikipedia's Verifiability policy. Placing a citation at the end of each paragraph instead of after each sentence within that paragraph may result in the content being tagged with a citation needed ...

  8. Abstract (summary) - Wikipedia

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    The informative abstract, also known as the complete abstract, is a compendious summary of a paper's substance and its background, purpose, methodology, results, and conclusion. [23] [24] Usually between 100 and 200 words, the informative abstract summarizes the paper's structure, its major topics and key points. [23]

  9. Wikipedia:Citing Wikipedia - Wikipedia

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    For the cite tool, see Special:Cite, or follow the "Cite this page" link in the toolbox on the left of the page in the article you wish to cite. The following examples assume you are citing the Wikipedia article on Plagiarism , using the version that was submitted on July 22, 2004, at 10:55 UTC , and that you retrieved the article on August 10 ...