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References in Wikipedia: The Editors' Perspective

arXiv 2102.12511 ↗First posted 24 Feb 2021cs.CL cs.CY cs.DLcited by 1

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Abstract (arXiv)

References are an essential part of Wikipedia. Each statement in Wikipedia should be referenced. In this paper, we explore the creation and collection of references for new Wikipedia articles from an editors' perspective. We map out the workflow of editors when creating a new article, emphasising how they select references.

Key facts. Cited by 1 paper in the map (data through 7 Oct 2026). Builds on 4 of its 9 references that are in the map. First posted on arXiv 24 Feb 2021.

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  1. 2020Quantifying Engagement with Citations on Wikipediacited by 4
  2. 2020Wikipedia Citations: A comprehensive dataset of citations with identifiers extracted from English Wikipediacited by 3
  3. 2015Amplifying the Impact of Open Access: Wikipedia and the Diffusion of Sciencecited by 2
  4. 2020Science through Wikipedia: A novel representation of open knowledge through co-citation networkscited by 1

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