Homo Citans and Carbon Allotropes: For an Ethics of Citation

Roald Hoffmann; Artyom A Kabanov; Andrey A Golov; Davide M Proserpio

doi:10.1002/anie.201600655

Homo Citans and Carbon Allotropes: For an Ethics of Citation

Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2016 Sep 5;55(37):10962-76. doi: 10.1002/anie.201600655. Epub 2016 Jul 20.

Authors

Roald Hoffmann¹, Artyom A Kabanov², Andrey A Golov², Davide M Proserpio^{3

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Affiliations

¹ Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Baker Laboratory, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA. rh34@cornell.edu.
² Samara Center for Theoretical Materials Science (SCTMS), Samara University, Samara, 443086, Russia.
³ Università degli Studi di Milano, Dipartimento di Chimica, 20133, Milano, Italy. davide.proserpio@unimi.it.
⁴ Samara Center for Theoretical Materials Science (SCTMS), Samara University, Samara, 443086, Russia. davide.proserpio@unimi.it.

Abstract

Cite we must, cite we do. We cite because we are links in a chain, using properties and methods validated by others. We also cite to negotiate the anxiety of influence. And to be fair. After outlining the reasons for citation, we use two case studies of citation amnesia in the field of hypothetical carbon allotropes to present a computer-age search tool (SACADA) in that subsubfield. Finally, we advise on good search practice, including what to do if you miss a citation.

Keywords: allotropy; carbon; citation ethics; publication practices.

Publication types

Review
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't