How to Master Citations: The Terror of University Students?

Dec 15, 2024•Dr. Maria Silva
How to Master Citations: The Terror of University Students?

1. The academic production dilemma

Think about this situation: you need to write an article. You already have the idea, know how to structure it, think about the introduction, develop the body, and create a good conclusion. In theory, it seems manageable. But when we delve deeper into these processes, we encounter a major problem that plagues many researchers - your opinion alone is not enough.

2. The importance of scientific foundation

That's right. Research cannot be correct and scientifically approved with just one point of view. In the academic field, one person's thinking can contradict, unite with, enrich, or corroborate another researcher's reasoning. We can think of foundation as a keyword for scientific articles. And when we talk about grounding a scientific production, there's no escaping citations.

3. The fundamental role of citations

They are what will bring diversity of ideas to your study, what will validate your theories. In informal language, citations are what will give you credibility. Without them, forget about getting your project approved. And finally we reach the million-dollar question: where do I find these citations? They are in books, magazines, newspapers, other articles, etc. Any documented and concrete material that has some reference to your text's theme can become a reference for you.

4. The challenge of searching for references

Well, in theory it doesn't seem too difficult. Searching for texts - and within those texts, powerful phrases - to add to your main article is not an easy task; it's exhausting and requires extensive review of productions already done in the area of expertise in question. Universities in Brazil divide students' focus with many other things, like internships, external work, extension projects, and much more. In other words, countless researchers don't have adequate time to collect this information to be cited later.

5. CleverWrite's intelligent solution

And that's where a character comes in who can facilitate this massive process. After extensive study of the Brazilian academic scenario context, our team created an Artificial Intelligence to help students and researchers with their scientific articles. And for you who are struggling with citations, CleverWrite can generate several for you, suitable for your theme, from a vast library of reliable and verified textual suggestions.

If you're having trouble starting a production, generate an article from scratch, already equipped with various citations. Or if you prefer, build your own text and use the AI to help you with references, word choice, ABNT formatting... however you want.