References in Wikipedia: The Editors' Perspective

02/24/2021

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by   Lucie-Aimée Kaffee, et al.

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References are an essential part of Wikipedia. Each statement in Wikipedia should be referenced. In this paper, we explore the creation and collection of references for new Wikipedia articles from an editors' perspective. We map out the workflow of editors when creating a new article, emphasising how they select references.