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How to reference confidential data in reference list
I'm writing my BA thesis in computer science at a larger company and need to reference a confidential statistics report that has been made available to me in my reference list.
So my question is, how ...
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How do you cite articles from a “database?”
Cochrane reviews are great to cite in academic publications due to their systematic nature but I have no idea how to cite them in APA style because there's no obvious volume or issue to use in the ...
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Should I add references to conference presentations?
I am preparing a CS conference presentation and wondering how can I handle the references. I am thinking about three different possibilities:
Ignore them!
Just list them at the end of the ...
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Should I mention my reference's university role (administrative) when listing?
I have a list of references in my CV. One of them happens to be the Dean of the graduate school and the other a Vice Chancellor. Both of these roles are administrative and their primary position is ...
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Should I keep generic reference letters from my supervisors?
As for reference letters, I have come across distinct policies.
Some recommend to only give a reference letter for a particular application - it might be tailored to the particular position which the ...
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Practical Tips: Mathematical research and discoveries
How to behave when you have the feeling of working on something innovative? What to do if there is a chance (even the 1%) that your
work is leading you to something original?
For example what ...
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Grey literature, point it out as such in the bibliography?
For my project I rely on several sources of information including such that is not peer reviewed (conference proceedings, industry reports, master thesis, interviews). I wonder if I should mark them ...
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Why does the copy editor want Nature to be “Nature (London)”?
I have noticed that the copy editors of at least two publishers (the American Institute for Physics and American Physical Society) do something weird when they copy-edit my submitted papers. For all ...
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Should you provide citation for an professional organization or learned society?
I am writing a paper in which I refer to a database maintained by a learned society. Something like:
We performed this analysis on 7,195 structures taken at random from the Poisonous Substances ...
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Should the distinction between bibliography and reference be maintained when writing a paper?
There is a small difference between a bibliography and a reference: the former includes all works consulted and the latter only those that are cited in the paper. Should we maintain this technical ...
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How to add citation for a whole paragraph?
If I write a report and a whole paragraph is based on one source but not cited verbally it seems unnecessary to include the reference after every sentence:
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur ...
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about referencing of exercises? [duplicate]
I am using different programming books for extracting problems to be applied to a group of students for practices and exams. I would like to know if its necessary to put from where I took the ...
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Should I include a reference for an image that is released into the public domain?
I am writing my thesis and came across an image on Wikipedia that I would like to use. The licensing on this image is:
I, the copyright holder of this work, release this work into the public ...
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What's the name of Wikipedia's default referencing style?
What's the name of the Default Referencing Style that Wikipedia Uses? Specifically, I'm looking for the name of the style that is used when you use the referencing styles use by default when you click ...
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What do you do when you find yourselves with an unreadable/inaccessible paper?
Since I started my life in Academia, I sometimes found that there are some seminal papers to which I cannot get any access.
Either they are very old, and the journal that published them charges for ...
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How should I cite something learned second-hand (eg, from Wikipedia) when I haven't seen the primary source?
I want to cite something that I have learned from a Wikipedia page. However, I'm loathe to cite Wikipedia because of the perception of it by my tutors, so I try to cite the original source.
What ...
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Does using a bibliography software actually save you time aside from when converting citation style?
Does using a bibliography software actually save you time aside from when converting citation style?
I have used refworks and endnote for years and from 3 years ago I decided to ditch them both and ...
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How to reference other people's work
There are a few reference citing formats around but I'd like to know what's the relevant information to put in a reference in general. If I want to cite a book, what should go in the reference other ...
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Should I order references on surname or paper title when using Harvard style?
I use the harvard referencing style.
One of our assignment instructions is:
The reference list should be in alphabetical order
Lets use the following references as an example
Kopecky, J. ...
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Should I send email to my former supervisor
I'm applying to PhD programs and want to ask for a reference letter from my former supervisor, who has since moved to a new university, so that his old work email is not working anymore. I've been ...
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How does one reference work in Oxford Style for a Website without an Author or a Date of Publication?
How do you reference work, Oxford Style, for a Website without an Author or a Date of Publication?
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Refer to arxiv version?
Am I breaking some kind of rule if I'm adding the arxiv link to the bibitem for an article that's published in a journal? I thought obviously not until I noticed that (link to arxiv) and (page number ...
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Deadline for reference letters
I am currently applying for post-doctoral and asst. professorship positions. One of my letter writer is most likely to submit the letter a week late. Some of the positions I am applying to clearly ...
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How do I reference the Python programming language in a thesis or a paper?
I asked this question before on Stackoverflow, but it was closed as off-topic, so will try again here.
I'm writing a scientific article and a dissertation in biology, for which I used Python for ...
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In the absence of strong references, on which things should I focus so that I can gain access to a PhD program?
The idea of working toward a PhD came to me very late in my Master's program. As such, my primary professors and adviser didn't necessarily coach me into PhD preparation and may have even seen me as ...
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How should “et al.” be used for parenthetical versus non-parenthetical citations using the APA citation style?
Someone told me that in APA style you treat parenthetical versus non-parenthetical in-text references separately when applying et al.
For example, let's say you're citing Smith, Jones, and Roberts ...
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Why is the date left out of some academic papers?
Being somewhat familiar with referencing of academic papers as a source, it has struck me as odd why authors would leave out some date on their paper. The date could be the day the author completed ...
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How many referees are required on a resume/CV?
I have looked at a number of academic resumes to get a feeling for what people expect. I see that the number of referees that people give at the bottom of their resume varies quite a bit.
My ...
