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What is the point of academic papers?
An academic paper is not a social commentary, an opinion or a “blog”. An academic paper begins with a thesis – the writer of the academic paper aims to persuade readers of an idea or solution to a problem based on EVIDENCE – not personal opinion. Academic writing should present the reader with an informed argument.
Why are academic journals so hard to read?
Scientific papers are hard to read because they contain: High density of information. Multi-syllable words. Scientific jargons for a particular field of study.
How long does it take to write 4000 word essay?
Writing 4,000 words will take about 1.7 hours for the average writer typing on a keyboard and 3.3 hours for handwriting. However, if the content needs to include in-depth research, links, citations, or graphics such as for a blog article or high school essay, the length can grow to 13.3 hours.
How many citations is good for a paper?
What is a good number of citations? 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. Main take home message: the average citation per manuscript is clearly below 10!
How many references should a 5000 word essay have?
3000 word essay: 20 sources (or more) listed in the reference list. 5000 word essay: 33 sources (or more) listed in the reference list.
Is a degree in the Humanities completely useless?
I have taught in the liberal arts for twenty five years and have thought about this question often, and the best answer I can give is yes, a degree in the humanities is totally useless. It serves no function whatsoever. That said, classical music serves no useful function, either.
What percentage of academic articles are never cited?
Many academic articles are never cited, although I could not find any study with a result as high as 90\%. Non-citation rates vary enormously by field. “Only” 12\% of medicine articles are not cited, compared to about 82\% (!) for the humanities.
Why are there so few scholars publishing in the Humanities?
Unless one is researching in a popular topic area of a field, there may be only one or two scholars publishing in a given niche area at any given time. Also, humanities publishing tends to work on a much longer cycle than medicine or hard sciences, which compounds the fact of five years being a short period.
How many social science articles go uncited?
It’s 27\% for natural sciences and 32\% for social sciences ( cite ). For everything except humanities, those numbers are far from 90\% but they are still high: One third of social science articles go uncited! Ten points for academia’s critics.