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Does this title bug (Hemiptera) you? How to write a title that increases your citations
Author(s) -
Murphy Shan M.,
Vidal Mayra C.,
Hallagan Claudia J.,
Broder E. Dale,
Barnes Elizabeth E.,
Horna Lowell Eva S.,
Wilson Jacob D.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
ecological entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.865
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1365-2311
pISSN - 0307-6946
DOI - 10.1111/een.12740
Subject(s) - hemiptera , biology , content (measure theory) , information retrieval , computer science , zoology , mathematics , mathematical analysis
Titles from entomology and ecology journals were analysed, testing the effect of Latin and common names, functional groups, geographic location, question marks, humour, and title length on citation rate. Using the Latin names of study organisms in a title decreases a paper's citation rate. There was no effect of the use of common names, question marks, humour, or title length on citation rate. Effects of functional group and geographic location were variable.