Computers and Composition Mar 2023

Analyses of seven writing studies journals, 2000–2019, Part I: Statistical trends in references cited and lexical diversity

John R. Gallagher ; Hsiang Wang University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign ; Matthew Modaff University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign ; Junjing Liu University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign ; Yi Xu University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign ; Aaron Beveridge University of North Carolina at Greensboro
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Computers and Composition
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2023-03-01
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10.1016/j.compcom.2023.102755
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    Finding Problems: Before Gathering and Analyzing Data
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