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Originally Posted by clive bradbury
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Originally Posted by Platapus
This is why in the higher levels of academia books are not a valid citation source. Anyone can write anything in a book and perhaps get it published. Just because the author makes the claim that their piece is non-fiction does not mean it is not fiction.
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Er...yes they are. It is sources such as websites which are frequently not accepted as valid. If you think that books are not accepted as valid sources then what are? |
Peer reviewed journal articles and Refereed articles (there is a difference between the two)
It depends on the level of academia.
Since books are usually not peer reviewed (and are seldom refereed) they are not accepted as citable sources for many Doctorate studies. For Bachelors and Master's studies, sure. For those levels of academia books are the primary source.
When moving to the doctoral level, the emphasis is on peer reviewed articles or refereed articles.
It is, of course, up to the school and the individual faculty mentor whether to accept books as citable citations. But once you get into the doctoral levels you use of books drops drastically in favour of peer reviewed or refereed journal articles.
I am sure that if you can find a peer reviewed book or a refereed book, that would be a great source. But just a book that some yahoo wrote?
This is especially true in today's environment of increased self-publishing.