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Conjugation: Do we cite authors or papers?
When referencing to another work in a scientific paper, do we cite the paper or its author(s)?
This question is intended to clarify the conjugation of the verb that follows the reference -- ...
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How can I cite the same reference in successive sentences?
I've just read a paper that cited the same reference in two successive sentences:
This is the first sentence (xxxx 2013). This is the second sentence
(xxxx 2013).
Up until now, I would have ...
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Citing two authors with the same surname – is it worth noting that they are distinct people?
In the paper I am currently writing I cite works by Bill Smith and Fred Smith.
I refer to them both several times, as several of Bill Smith’s papers provide the basis for some of the techniques I am ...
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