title: Homo Citans and Carbon Allotropes: For an Ethics of Citation.
abstract: Cite we must, cite we do. We cite because we are links in a chain, using properties and methods validated by others. We also cite to negotiate the anxiety of influence. And to be fair. After outlining the reasons for citation, we use two case studies of citation amnesia in the field of hypothetical carbon allotropes to present a computer-age search tool (SACADA) in that subsubfield. Finally, we advise on good search practice, including what to do if you miss a citation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Baker Laboratory, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA. rh34@cornell.edu.
authors.forename: Roald
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-5369-6046
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hoffmann
authors.affiliation: Samara Center for Theoretical Materials Science (SCTMS), Samara University, Samara, 443086, Russia.
authors.forename: Artyom A
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-3388-6122
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Kabanov
authors.affiliation: Samara Center for Theoretical Materials Science (SCTMS), Samara University, Samara, 443086, Russia.
authors.forename: Andrey A
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-1776-4328
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Golov
authors.affiliation: Università degli Studi di Milano, Dipartimento di Chimica, 20133, Milano, Italy. davide.proserpio@unimi.it.|Samara Center for Theoretical Materials Science (SCTMS), Samara University, Samara, 443086, Russia. davide.proserpio@unimi.it.
authors.forename: Davide M
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-6597-9406
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Proserpio
keywords: allotropy; carbon; citation ethics; publication practices