Brazzeal, B. (2011). Citations to Wikipedia in chemistry journals: A preliminary study. Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 67. http://www.istl.org/11-fall/refereed2.html?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pulsenews 

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There is an increasing pattern of citing Wikipedia in scholarly scientific journals, however the cause for that was not determined

Citations to Wikipedia in chemistry journals: A preliminary study

- Reviewed scholarly chemistry journals from 2005 to 2009 from 3 publishers: American Chemical Society (ACS), Elsevier, and Springer
- Articles that cited Wikipedia were then sorted into 4 categories – general scientific information (includes 2 subcategories – mathematical equations & numerical values of physical and chemical properties), general non-scientific information, further scientific information and further non-scientific information, and image credits

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