CITOLOGY n. The systematic study of academic footnotes and references, a key pastime for scholars keen to show that their works have been cited in as many other papers as possible. For that makes them look almost indispensable...
David Rowan in A Glossary for the Nineties (Prion Books, 1998). Originally seen in The Guardian Weekend, May 10th 1997. Read more for free here.
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