citation
Sign in to savethumb|xkcd webcomic titled "[[Wikipedian Protester". The sign says: "".]] 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 discussion at the spot where the citation appears.
Article
22 sectionsContents
- Concept
- Content
- Unique identifiers
- Systems
- Vancouver system
- Parenthetical referencing
- Styles
- Humanities
- Law
- Sciences, mathematics, engineering, physiology, and medicine
- Social sciences
- Issues
- Citation politics
- Research and development
- Citation analysis
- Citation frequency
- Progress and citation consolidation
- IT systems
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
thumb|xkcd webcomic titled "[[Wikipedian Protester". The sign says: "".]] 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 discussion at the spot where the citation appears.
Generally, the combination of both the in-body citation and the bibliographic entry constitutes what is commonly thought of as a citation (whereas bibliographic entries by themselves are not).