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  • Julian Fietkaujulian
    Jul 28, 2026, 2:44 PM

    Is anyone talking about how the average quality of bibliographies in published academic articles is below the floor? Or is that just my field?

    I was reading a paper earlier, thought to follow a reference, and noticed all the web links in the reference list got… truncated, somehow. None of them work.

    Elsewhere I've seen missing author names, wrong titles, missing DOIs, randomized capitalization, the list goes on.

    No, “author name + ResearchGate link” is not a journal article citation, wtf. 😬

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  • Julian Fietkaujulian
    Jul 28, 2026, 2:44 PM

    I remember when I first found out about literature management software. Cool, BibTeX does it automatically, don't even need to double-check!

    Then I handed in a term paper. The professor took me aside and listed everything wrong with my references, item by item, and how it would be an obstacle for readers. Stuck with me for life.

    Now I try to teach that accuracy and completeness of the bibliography is part of the craft, but with how much else is demanded of researchers, it's an uphill battle. 🫩

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