Core elements in the process of citing publications: Conceptual overview of the literature
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Highlights：
• We provide a conceptual overview of the literature on the process of citing publications.
• The overview presents the results of studies having theoretically or empirically analyzed this process.
• The overview is referred to as conceptual, because it is structured based on core elements in the citation process.
• The conceptual overview can be used to find answers on basic questions about the practice of citing documents.
• The overview delivers basic information for the proper application of citations in research evaluation.
摘要
•We provide a conceptual overview of the literature on the process of citing publications.•The overview presents the results of studies having theoretically or empirically analyzed this process.•The overview is referred to as conceptual, because it is structured based on core elements in the citation process.•The conceptual overview can be used to find answers on basic questions about the practice of citing documents.•The overview delivers basic information for the proper application of citations in research evaluation.
论文关键词：Citation,Citation behavior,Citation theory,Citation model,Motivation to cite,Document usefulness,Decision making,Relevance criteria,Information retrieval,Information seeking
论文评审过程：Received 26 July 2017, Revised 3 January 2018, Accepted 3 January 2018, Available online 9 January 2018, Version of Record 9 January 2018.
论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joi.2018.01.002
