Timeline for Is it unethical to cite a paper or book that you have never looked at?
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| Apr 13, 2017 at 12:38 | history | edited | CommunityBot |
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| May 14, 2015 at 0:42 | comment | added | Ned64 | @scaaahu Addressed your comments by my edits, but you need to put the "no-go" into the context in which it was written. This is about ethics and not whether your supervisor will be happy with your paper (and diligence to dig up sources). Sometimes the source will just not be available (e.g. very old texts, out of print) or in a language you do not understand. There is little choice then, except trust a reputable source to cite the information correctly, and honestly say upon which source you relied. | |
| May 13, 2015 at 23:39 | history | edited | Ned64 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
Added reference and confirmed alternative wordings suggested by fellow stackexchangers. Thanks!
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| May 13, 2015 at 15:23 | comment | added | JeffE | I've never seen the phrase "cited after" except here. Standard English would call for "cited by [author]" or "cited in [work]". | |
| May 13, 2015 at 15:22 | history | edited | JeffE | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| May 13, 2015 at 14:47 | history | edited | jakebeal | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
Typo, remove extra phrase
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| May 13, 2015 at 13:18 | comment | added | Random832 | @scaaahu That there is a correct form for doing this means that simply citing C is not the correct form, and could be viewed as unethical for concealing the fact that this was done. The "no-go" is actually doing this, not the citation form. | |
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| May 13, 2015 at 12:44 | comment | added | Nobody | You are not answering the question. The OP is asking whether it is unethical. | |
| May 13, 2015 at 11:49 | comment | added | Nobody | Did you read the only answer of the question you linked? It says "... usually a no-go in serious academic writing (except, perhaps, in somy very exceptional circumstances, if you've cleared it with your academic advisor.) ...". | |
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| May 13, 2015 at 11:40 | history | answered | Ned64 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |