Does This Title Bug (Hemiptera) You? How to Write a Title That Increases Your Citations
Publication Date
5-14-2019
Document Type
Article
Organizational Units
College of Natural Science and Mathematics, Biological Sciences
Keywords
Entomology, Ecology, Journals, Latin names, Titles, Citation rate
Abstract
- Titles from entomology and ecology journals were analysed, testing the effect of Latin and common names, functional groups, geographic location, question marks, humour, and title length on citation rate.
- Using the Latin names of study organisms in a title decreases a paper's citation rate.
- There was no effect of the use of common names, question marks, humour, or title length on citation rate. Effects of functional group and geographic location were variable.
Copyright Date
5-14-2019
Copyright Statement / License for Reuse
All Rights Reserved.
Rights Holder
The Royal Entomological Society
Provenance
Received from author
Language
English (eng)
Extent
8 pgs
Publication Statement
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Publication Title
Ecological Entomology
Volume
44
Issue
5
First Page
593
Last Page
600
ISSN
1365-2311
Recommended Citation
Murphy, S. M., Vidal, M. C., Hallagan, C. J., Broder, E. D., Barnes, E. E., Horna Lowell, E. S., & Wilson, J. D. (2019). Does this title bug (Hemiptera) you? How to write a title that increases your citations. Ecological Entomology, 44(5), 593–600. DOI: 10.1111/een.12740