Read before you cite: Be honest with your references

Accurate citation is so important: It’s so important to ensure you’ve actually read a paper before citing it in your own work (Insight: Many authors do not bother!). Tips and tricks for citations

Please ask yourself a very important question when you write your next academic paper. How many of the citations in your reference list have you actually read? This is important because studies and experience show that most academic authors have not actually read many of the papers they cite in the reference lists of their own work.