IIARD International Institute of Academic Research and Development

International Journal of Education and Evaluation (IJEE )

E-ISSN 2489-0073
P-ISSN 2695-1940
VOL. 9 NO. 7 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.56201/ijee.v9.no7.2023.pg170.173

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Finding Up-to-date Academic Literature Materials for Scholarly Writings: Some Useful Tips

Adebayo Ola AFOLARANMI, PhD

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Abstract

It is now a prerequisite in many academic institutions and many academic journals that most of the cited works in academic writing, especially theses and dissertations, be recent. This short article aims to give some guidelines on how a researcher can get recent and up-to-date scholarly literature materials. The tips are based on the author’s experience when he was writing his PhD thesis and thereafter. The article concluded with a recommendation that researchers should continue to explore the given tips and other means through modern technological tools to be up-to-date in their chosen fields.

keywords:

guidelines on recent scholarly works, Google Scholar, academic social network services, artificial intelligence (AI) tools, Sage Publications

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References:

Academia.edu. Retrieved from: https://www.academia.edu/

Afolaranmi, A. O. (2009). Ministering through the Internet: An Essential Guide. Ibadan:
Charisa Books and Publishing.

Connected Papers: Find and explore academic papers. Retrieved from:
https://www.connectedpapers.com/

Discover Journals, Books & Case Studies. Emerald Insight. Retrieved from:
https://www.emerald.com/insight/

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