82 Percent of Academic Papers Not Being Referenced

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An overwhelming 82 percent of research papers produced by academics in the humanities are never cited, according to a recent study.
According to Inside Higher Ed, citations are the primary measure of a paper’s “scholarly impact.” The humanities, which include anthropology, archaeology, history, law and politics, literature, and the arts, has faced an overwhelmingly low citation rate in recent…

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May 15, 2017 at 03:34AM