In the process of writing an academic essay, if you cannot figure out the references, you may not be able to write the academic paper. So what is the search reference? To put it simply, you have to use other people’s articles to support your own argument, and the argument must be confirmed by previous people, not just empty words. To put it more simply, searching for references is to find the basis for the relevant arguments of your paper.
Although it is easy to cite references, it is not easy to find target references related to the topic of your paper! To ask how difficult it is, I think the term “finding a needle in a haystack” is quite appropriate. What’s even more ridiculous is that I remember that when I first started writing essays, I searched a lot of them passionately. After perusing them carefully, I found that there were almost none that could be used. It was just a waste of time. So today I want to share with you who are studying abroad, how to find references accurately! Avoid wasting time and energy.
Reference must have three characteristics:
Relevant to your own thesis
Authentic, authoritative and scientifically based
Contains information such as author, title, source, year, etc.
Which literature is more reliable?
Highly cited and well-known in the industry
Library or top-ranked journal articles and academic websites
Academic articles in recent years
Find reference utility
SCI-hub
This was founded by a Russian who specializes in helping everyone find various references. The coverage of subjects is very comprehensive and it is free, so readers can quickly find relevant papers.
BASE
Although this resource is relatively small, the quality is relatively high, because only those documents that meet academic quality standards will be included here.
Library Genesis
This is a place with more than 800,000 books for you to download at will, updated almost every day.
Google Scholar
It can be searched directly and is basically a must-have. The number of downloads and citations will be displayed, which is clear at a glance and is very convenient to use.
Writing essays is a commonplace for sisters abroad, so learning how to search for literature can really get twice the result with half the effort.
