noun · academic
citation
/saɪˈteɪʃən/ci·TA·tion
a reference to a published or unpublished source used to support a claim
Examples
“Make sure every claim is backed by a proper citation.”
“The paper received many citations in subsequent studies.”
“A missing citation can lead to questions about the paper's credibility.”
Band 8 sentence
“When writing an academic essay, precise citations are essential both to support claims and to allow readers to verify sources.”
Collocations
- proper citation
- citation index
- cite a study
Word family
Common mistakes
I didn't put reference for this idea in my essay.→I didn't include a citation for this idea in my essay.
The article has too few citation.→The article has too few citations.
Say it for a higher band
5note→6reference→7+citation
Synonyms
reference
Easily confused
reference
“Please list all references at the end of your paper.”
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