Citing SFE Entries: The Incoming / Citation Button
Unlike some other online resources,The Encyclopedia of
Science Fiction only offers entries that are written by noted
experts in the field of science fiction, some of them being very
well known. Their work should be properly cited, and it is easy to
do so. Clicking on the blue Incoming / Citation
button at the top of each entry leads to an information page which
shows, in the upper right-hand corner, the full name or names of
the entry's author or authors and some suggested ways to cite the
entry, which may be copied and pasted into research essays and
reports. (Note: learned opinions about proper methods of
citation can vary wildly, and students should be prepared to modify
our suggested citations to conform to their instructors'
preferences.)
The Incoming / Citation page is also useful
because, as the first half of its name is meant to indicate, it
lists all other entries that link to the initial entry, and thus
can lead students to additional information about its subject
matter. That is, if one simply follows the links within an entry on
an author, perhaps for a general subject like the planet Mars, they may find that the entry, in fact,
never mentions the author in question. However, if the Mars entry appears on the list of incoming
links, that means that the author is in fact referred to in that
entry.
Contacting Us
Finally, enterprising students seeking additional information
are invited to try contacting the author or authors of relevant
entries. At the upper right-hand corner of every page, the
Contact link leads to an Email Contact
Form whereby one may send a message to the encyclopedia's
principal editors, who are also prolific authors of entries and can
at their discretion forward enquiries to other contributors. A
response is not guaranteed, since many of our authors are very busy
people (and some are now deceased or inactive), but students will
find that most of our contributors are more than willing to respond
to queries from motivated students.
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