The Eloquence of Appropriate Citation Practices

AORN JournalVolume 122, Issue 4 pp. 271-274 Author Insights The Eloquence of Appropriate Citation Practices Rodney W. Hicks PhD, RN, FNP-BC, FAANP, FNAP, FAORN, FAAN, Corresponding Author Rodney W. Hicks PhD, RN, FNP-BC, FAANP, FNAP, FAORN, FAAN [email protected] Search for more papers by this author Rodney W. Hicks PhD, RN, FNP-BC, FAANP, FNAP, FAORN, FAAN, Corresponding Author Rodney W. Hicks PhD, RN, FNP-BC, FAANP, FNAP, FAORN, FAAN [email protected] Search for more papers by this author First published: 29 September 2025 https://doi.org/10.1002/aorn.14418Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookxLinkedInRedditWechatBluesky REFERENCES 1Overview. AORN Journal. Accessed July 17, 2025. https://aornjournal.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal/18780369/homepage/productinformation.html Web of Science® Google Scholar 2Author Guidelines. AORN Journal. Accessed July 17, 2025. https://aornjournal.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal/18780369/homepage/forauthors.html Web of Science® Google Scholar 3 Henry. A brief history of academic citation styles. Petal. January 5, 2022. Accessed July 17, 2025. https://www.petal.org/blog/articles/a+brief+history+of+academic+citation+styles Google Scholar 4Haddow G. Bibliometric research. In: K Williamson, G Johanson, eds. Research Methods: Information, Systems, and Contexts. 2nd ed. Chandos Publishing; 2018: 241-266. 10.1016/B978-0-08-102220-7.00010-8 Google Scholar 5 PubMed. National Library of Medicine. Accessed July 17, 2025. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ Google Scholar 6 American Medical Association. AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors. 11th ed. Oxford University Press; 2020. Google Scholar 7Pavlovic V, Weissgerber T, Stanisavljevic D, et al. How accurate are citations of frequently cited papers in biomedical literature? Clin Sci (Lond). 2021; 135(5): 671-681. https://doi.org/10.1042/CS20201573 10.1042/CS20201573 PubMed Google Scholar 8Agarwal A, Arafa M, Avidor-Reiss T, Hamoda TAA, Shah R. Citation errors in scientific research and publications: causes, consequences, and remedies. Editorial. World J Mens Health. 2023; 41(3): 461-465. https://doi.org/10.5534/wjmh.230001 10.5534/wjmh.230001 PubMed Web of Science® Google Scholar 9El-Ouahi J. #21 Avoid these 7 common citation mistakes. Jamaleo. Accessed July 17, 2025. https://www.jamaleo.com/articles/7-common-citation-mistakes/ Google Scholar 10Betts J. 10 common citation mistakes (and how to ensure you avoid them). Bibliography.com. Accessed July 17, 2025. https://www.bibliography.