Rant! The Purpose of Citations and References

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Authors: Thomas Robb
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Abstract

Recently, I have noticed that a number of articles in this volume of TESL-EJ have referenced a specific book when they probably did not have access to it, nor would most of the TESL-EJ readership.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Academic Writing and Publishing Discourse Analysis in Language Studies Library Science and Information Literacy

Publication details

Journal / source
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language--TESL-EJ
Volume
29
Issue
4
Publication date
27 January 2026