What citation style do English papers use?

MLA
MLA is most often used in the Humanities disciplines including, but not limited to: English Language & Literature.

Where can I find paper citations?

Access at http://www.scopus.com (using Raven when you’re not on campus). Type in the name of the paper you are interested in, and search. You can see all the papers that have cited the original paper by viewing the full record under ‘cited by’.

How many citations per year is good for a paper?

For all researchers, 5-10 citations of their papers will be great! Publishing in good journals help the citations of our articles.

How old is references in a research paper?

Be careful about citing old references. The rule of thumb is to go back at most five to six years. Exceptions to this rule should be reserved for “seminal” works relevant to explaining what prompted your research. Roughly 85% of all cited works should be less than five years old.

Should I cite in MLA or APA?

MLA is more commonly used than APA at the high school level. However, both APA and MLA are used at the college level. MLA (Modern Language Association) format is used for humanities and literature works. APA (American Psychological Association) is used for technical and scientific works.

How do I find citations in Google Scholar?

Click on the Search Scholar button. Locate the correct article in the search results list. If the article was cited by others, you will see a “Cited by” link at the bottom of the record. Click this link to view who has cited this item.

Is 30 citations a lot?

If you have even 1 citations for a manuscript you are already (almost!) in the top half (top 55.8%). With 10 or more citations, your work is now in the top 24% of the most cited work worldwide; this increased to the top 1.8% as you reach 100 or more citations.

How many citations is a lot for a professor?

Among our chosen professor the top-cited publications have from 40 to 250 references each, but in most cases there are only one or a few such papers or books. The number of publications generally increases as we move into lower citation ranges, with the peak being in items with single or zero citations.

Can you use a reference from 10 years ago?

HOW FAR BACK CAN REFERENCES GO? A common question among job seekers is “How far back can I go to ask people I’ve worked with before to be references for me?” As a general rule the answer is “not more than five to seven years.”

What is considered outdated research?

Many researchers and reviewers consider research that is more than 5 years old — or even 3 — to be outdated and irrelevant. I have noticed that more reviewers, in their comments on a manuscript, are writing “out-of-date reference list,” to refer to lists that contain publications dating back further than 5 years.