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Why don't you look at the actual article? There are several more egregious examples, e.g., the authors being cited as "John Smith and Jane Doe"
by gold23 8mo ago
Why don't you look at the actual article? There are several more egregious examples, e.g., the authors being cited as "John Smith and Jane Doe"
- ted_dunning 8mo agoI can see that either way. It could also be a placeholder until the actual author list is inserted. This could happen if you know the title, but not the authors and insert a temporary reference entry.
- gs17 8mo agoThe first Doe and Smith example I could give that to (the title is real and the arxiv ID they give is "arXiv:2401.00001", which is definitely placeholder), but the second one doesn't match a title and has fake URL/DOI that don't actually go anywhere. There's a few that are unambiguously placeholders, but they really should have been caught in review for a conference this high up.
- mikkupikku 8mo agoHow does a "placeholder citation" even happens? Either enter the citation properly now, or do it properly later. What role does a "placeholder citation" serve, besides giving you something to forget about and fuck up? I do not believe the placeholder citation theory at all.