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TABLE 7-28: A REFERENCE CHECKLIST

The check question Done

Does the source exist and can it be opened? ☐

Do the title, authors, year, and journal all match? ☐

Does the identifier or link return the same source? ☐

Have you read the text or the section that supports the claim? ☐

Does the sentence reflect the limits of the sample, method, and finding? ☐

Is there a newer version, a correction, or a retraction? ☐

Is the type of source appropriate to the claim? ☐

Does the reference appear in both the text and the list without duplication? ☐

TABLE 7-29: PATTERNS OF FAULTY CITATION

The problem The correction

Find the source and its data in an index or at the
The reference does not exist
publisher, or drop the claim.

The identifier belongs to
Match every field; do not accept a near identifier.
another article

The source is real but does not Revise the sentence or move the citation to where it
support the claim belongs.

A secondary source cited as if Read and cite the original, or state that it is cited in

primary another work.

A quotation taken out of Return to the full paragraph and quote what the
context passage actually says.

Check for a newer edition, a correction, or a
An outdated version used
retraction.

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