There are many different articles which gives almost similar result of a particular topic. They might be published in different duration/ national/ type of journal like very high quality or even very low quality journals. In such situation which article we would chose to use while preparing manuscripts for scientific papers?
You should always cite some key articles in your field and also some newer/newest articles; also, you should cite top authors in your field (including some newer work), usually also some literature review articles and some methodology articles if you use such methods. If you wish to publish your work in top/good journals, then you should certainly also cite articles published in top/good journals in your field as otherwise, your aticle will not be accepted. Also, from the journal's viewpoint it is good if you cite some previous articles published there as this will increase the journal's visibility and shows that your research suits well to that journal but, of course, you should cite such articles only if they are to some extent linked to the content of your article.
I would choose the article that best fit in the manuscript, and at the same time, which is published in a high quality journal.
You should always cite some key articles in your field and also some newer/newest articles; also, you should cite top authors in your field (including some newer work), usually also some literature review articles and some methodology articles if you use such methods. If you wish to publish your work in top/good journals, then you should certainly also cite articles published in top/good journals in your field as otherwise, your aticle will not be accepted. Also, from the journal's viewpoint it is good if you cite some previous articles published there as this will increase the journal's visibility and shows that your research suits well to that journal but, of course, you should cite such articles only if they are to some extent linked to the content of your article.
Dear @Ratan, the relevant papers should be cited in the manuscript.
I cite all papers that are relevant, every SOURCE THAT I CONSULTED (that provided questionnaires, tables or data, and facts). BUT I re-frame all the sentences, using only the ideas from the papers that I cited. This link shows me how to do it right.
http://library.csudh.edu/citesrc.pdf
Intellectual responsibility is an attitude that you wish to convey to the readers of your research. Not to cite ALL relevant references would be irresponsible. Think that some future researcher will criticize you for any omission of references.
Dear all, you have stated to use the most relevant article. But how to device which is most relevant is still unclear...
I select the ones which are relevant to the topic I am writing about, which I have accessed during the course of preparation of my manuscript. Further I also cite the ones which help me in making the narration of the problem more clear so that those reading it may also refer to the cited literature to ascertain the relevance of the problem being discussed.
Beside the many good suggestions given above, I want to emphasis again on citing the references that are directly relevant to your work. You should mention those references which we call them "state of art". This means the recent publications are preferable.
Also, I must confess some editors insists adding few references from the journal you want to publish your work in. Presumably to get a higher IF! Under this situation you must compromise and somehow forgot about "Relevancy"".
Normally I would like cite the articles that are relevant to the subject matter that I am discussing. I would prefer to quote the most recent as far as possible. Also I would like to cite key papers even if they are old if the discussion of the paper would require.
Hi all,
if all of papers have the same results, I think the oldest one is the right choice because they are the pioneers here, and they deserve to be mentioned as the first paper find these results.
Go with one
Which is most Relevent, Which is most recent, which fulfill requirements of our research manuscript..
And if it is RCT then with higer Pedro score..
I choose what is related to my topic and has sound credibility from sound cited journal
Dear Mahmoud,
Thanks for the relevant input. I agree that some journals are insisting use artists from the same journal for citation.
The items I choose to prepare my manuscript for scientific article, those who have the same theme as mine, and their results are close to my results;
Items with similar results, I do a sort and rank and compare them, the oldest; techniques used, theories and hypothesis on what it is based ... etc.
Dear @ Nageshwara, Mahmoud & Dhara, I agree with you to keep priority of most recent articles...
Dear @ Nageshwara & Saleh, it is true that some time the old artists from pioneer are far valuable in some detailed explanations...
I am not biased based on journal quality or impact factors. If the article is published and is relevant to the research you are doing, you should cite the research in your literature review. The research you do should be de-limited by the questions you are asking and answering.
I would cite those papers that are directly and not remotely relevant to my research. I will also cite more recent articles in the area so as to let the readers know that I am aware of what is being done in the field by contemporary researchers. It is also the duty of the researcher concerned that seminal papers--whether old or new--are cited. And, if the choice is between research published in high impact factor and low impact factor journals, then the preference is likely to be more for high impact factor journal.
The quality of the journal and its credibility, while important, are secondary to the content of the information cited. Sometimes newer disciplines and evolving ideas don't have very many established platforms on which they have been published on. It takes time for things to be absorbed, accepted and for a consensus to be reached on their importance. However, if it is relevant to your research, provides reasoned arguments backed by evidence or strong hypothesis, and has passed your own critical evaluation-- then by all means should you feel free to cite it. You are the best judge of your objectives, goals and intended outcomes.
The selection of key articles to cite in a publication occurs upstream of the writing of the work itself. It is made in determining the design of a study, which may not matter from what you know. Then you can switch to the experimental phase in an attempt to find something new and then publish it. Thus, the selection of citations is almost "forced".
One should cite papers that influence the field most and/or the formation of your paper most.
In reality, poeple tend to cite those their colleagues and friends, as that is convenient and also may get the paper cited too in return.
Articles from high quality/reputed journals should be used for citation. Article may be new or old but it should be relevant to the work. It is not possible to trust data published in predatory open access journals because some journals are not reviewed properly.
Scientific articles published in top peer reviewed journals should be used for citation.
while reviewing reviewer checks the paper citation which should be complete in all respects.
even if a scientific paper published in low impact factor journal should be carefully considered based on the review requirement and in depth results and discussions.
you may get a very good back reference from all these papers.
one thing is sure you must reach from old to current literature up to 2014.
Dear @ Rejinald, I agree with you that without any time constant if the artists are relevant it should be cited...
Dear @ Devi, i agree with and very well stated by covering all the aspect of question...
Dear @ Monica, I agree with you that whether the article is from anywhere if it is fulfilled the requirements it should be cited. Sometimes citation could be just to develop hypothesis or criticism..
Dear @ Iarardi, your point forced to cite does happened when other options are closed, it is true also...
Dear @ Huajiang, I agree with you that one should cite most influenced articles in the field. It is also true that citation among the friends circle to grow the no of citation...
Dear @ Salvaraju, I agree the point to cite the most relevant and high impact artists instead of artists in open access with poor quality data...
Dear @ Prakash, I agree with your views to chose the artists from top peer review journals and to cover old and new too...
Dear @Ratan, to be forced to cite a paper means in my case thst I cannot avoid to cite the stuies which represent the starting point of my reaserch. Every research starts from what is already known. In this case the other options must be closed. Just to make more clear my opinion ....
Dear @ Ierardi, I agree with you and thanks for making it more clear...
Dear Ratan, Always, the more citations you make, the more rich your research will be.
Dear Mahfuz, very true. More no of references/ citation could strength the manuscript...
Thanks Mahfuz and Tia for such a comprehensive answer with plausible explanation to understand the rule of thumb for citing any article while preparing a manuscript. In addition to the comments already made by the learned expert I would like to mention that it is always a good practice to cite the original article or the author (for credit) where the relevant study was reported and published for the first time (irrespective of the quality and impact of the journal) rather citing a cross reference for the same.
Scientific Publications are 'a la carte' in offering, pick which is suitable and really reliable to your requirement, and progressively search.....
I will choose the most relevant articles after an extensive literature review. These articles should cover both original articles and articles covering the most recent developement
The paper best suited to your paper in respect to methodology and results so that good discussion can be made, if many are there then take the recent ones and old ones having significant value, A few you will have to quit since all you cannot take due to limitations in various journals.
The original articles with quality should be used for citations in research articles.
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