But I will argue it is not the worst sin scholars commit in reference to the wider research literature, though it is more likely to be punished...
- With a dismissive literature review, an author declares at the outset of an article that previous research on the topic is either nonexistent or no good. Typically, no evidence supports the claim, such as where or how—or even if—the author looked for previous work.
- Authors making a firstness claim boldly declare themselves to be the first in history to study a particular topic—as in “this is the first study of …”
How can they get away with it?...
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