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Criteria

Illustration: Eine Person recherchiert.
Faculties: AC, AMP, AR, BI, BW, D, EFI, IN, MB/VS, SOH, SW, VT, WT

Using the Right Sources

Citable sources For sources to be considered citable in academic work, they must meet the following criteria: They were written by authors who themselves work scientifically. They are up to date – this does not mean “new”, but “relevant today”. They are relevant to the topic. In relevant and discipline-specific reference works, the state of …

This article was published in August 2025 and last updated in March 2025.

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