User:Micheletran1988

Hello, thank you for visiting my page. I'm a Wikipedian who is interested in editing articles. I often find citations and reliable sources for articles which have little references.

What counts as a reliable source
The word "source" has three related meanings: All three can affect reliability.
 * The piece of work itself (the article, book)
 * The creator of the work (the writer, journalist)
 * The publisher of the work (for example, Random House or Cambridge University Press)

Base articles on reliable, independent, published sources with a reputation for fact-checking and accuracy. Source material must have been, the definition of which for our purposes is "made available to the public in some form". materials are not considered reliable. Use sources that directly support the material presented in an article and are appropriate to the claims made. The appropriateness of any source depends on the context. The best sources have a professional structure in place for checking or analyzing facts, legal issues, evidence, and arguments. The greater the degree of scrutiny given to these issues, the more reliable the source. Be especially careful when sourcing content related to living people or medicine.

If available, academic and peer-reviewed publications are usually the most reliable sources in topics such as history, medicine, and science.

If available, academic and peer-reviewed publications are usually the most reliable sources in topics such as history, medicine, and science.

Editors may also use material from reliable non-academic sources, particularly if it appears in respected mainstream publications. Other reliable sources include:
 * University-level textbooks
 * Books published by respected publishing houses
 * Magazines
 * Mainstream newspapers

Editors may also use electronic media, subject to the same criteria. See details in Identifying reliable sources and Search engine test.

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