Browsing by Subject "citation"

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    Does the DHET research output subsidy model penalise high-citation publication? A case study
    (2016) Harley, Yolande X; Huysamen, Esmari; Hlungwani, Carlette; Douglas, Tania
    Abstract South African universities are awarded annual subsidy from the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) based on their research publication output. Journal article subsidy is based on the number of research publications in DHET-approved journals as well as the proportional contribution of authors from the university. Co-authorship with other institutions reduces the subsidy received by a university, which may be a disincentive to collaboration. Inter-institutional collaboration may affect the scientific impact of resulting publications, as indicated by the number of citations received. We analysed 812 journal articles published in 2011 by authors from the University of Cape Town’s Faculty of Health Sciences to determine if there was a significant relationship between subsidy units received and (1) citation count and (2) field-weighted citation impact. We found that subsidy units had a significant inverse relationship with both citation count (r= -0.247; CI = -0.311 – -0.182; p less than 0.0001) and field-weighted citation impact (r= -0.192; CI= -0.258 – -0.125; p less than 0.0001). These findings suggest that the annual subsidy awarded to universities for research output may inadvertently penalise high-citation publication. Revision of the funding model to address this possibility would better align DHET funding allocation with the strategic plans of the South African Department of Science and Technology, the National Research Foundation and the South African Medical Research Council, and may better support publication of greater impact research.
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    Faculty of Humanities: handbook on citation and related matters
    (2010-03) De Jager, Karin
    This document can be used as a reference guide for students and staff when facing questions around referencing and citations. Students are often unsure of exactly what plagiarism is and how it affects them. Especially these days with the ease of cutting and pasting from the Internet, student plagiarism has become an issue of great concern in academic institutions and it is very important to realize that any accusation of plagiarism will be serious and could be dealt with very severely. This handbook has been designed to help you understand and appreciate the need for proper referencing, evaluate different resources, and properly cite varying resources according to internationally approved citation styles.
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    Starting with RefWorks
    (2014-09-23) Underwood, Peter G
    This document is an introduction to RefWorks - an online research management, writing and collaboration tool designed to help researchers easily gather, manage, store and share all types of information, as well as generate citations and bibliographies - for staff and students. The workbook contains copies of a PowerPoint presentation that is also available on this site. A workbook for an introductory workshop explaining and demonstrating how to set up a small database of references and use it in preparing a document using MS-Word.