# References in Wikipedia: The Editors' Perspective

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2102.12511 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/2102.12511/

## Key facts

- Cited by 1 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- Builds on 4 of its 9 references that are in the map.
- First posted on arXiv 24 Feb 2021.

## Builds on (most cited first, 4 of 4)

- [Quantifying Engagement with Citations on Wikipedia](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2001.08614/) (2020)
- [Wikipedia Citations: A comprehensive dataset of citations with identifiers extracted from English Wikipedia](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2007.07022/) (2020)
- [Amplifying the Impact of Open Access: Wikipedia and the Diffusion of Science](https://mlsanity.com/paper/1506.07608/) (2015)
- [Science through Wikipedia: A novel representation of open knowledge through co-citation networks](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2002.04347/) (2020)

## Built on by (most cited first, 1 of 1)

- [Improving Wikipedia Verifiability with AI](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2207.06220/) (2022)

## 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.