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College papers need more than good ideas and grammar. The use of proper citations is also a very important consideration but in most cases, it is ignored by students. Even a minor inaccuracy in a ...

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With the vast majority of scientific papers now available online, Lokman I Meho describes how the Web is allowing physicists and information providers to measure more accurately the impact of these ...