Top Cited Articles in Dental Trauma; A Bibliometric Study
A citation is an abbreviated alphanumeric expression embedded in the body of an intellectual work that denotes an entry in the bibliographic references section of the work for the purpose of acknowledging the relevance of the works ofothers to the topic of discussion at the spot where the citation appears. This definition from Google Scholar indicates that a citation can be a reference to any item, be it an article, book, dissertation, newspaper editorial or similar material. It not only provides adequate information at the end of the scholarlywork, to locate the item from where the information has been borrowed but also helps to acknowledge the author of that information . In fact, plagiarism issues arise when the author uses a specific source in his body of work but fail to indicate what has been borrowed or do not mention the original author of the referenced material. To cite a particular work serves several important purposes including safeguarding Intellectualhonesty...