> This is a good reason to link to the actual publication source instead of to a PDF copy of the paper (unless you have good reason not to, such as a paywall).

> This is a good reason to link to the actual publication source instead of to a PDF copy of the paper (unless you have good reason not to, such as a paywall). It would still be best to include the date inside the artifact itself instead of relying on external and contextual metadata like you are describing. As long as we're at it, documents should also ideally include their DOI.