Sociology (SOC) 460 [Sarathchandra]: Conduct Citation Chaining

Backward citation chaining allows you to find additional sources related to a topic by examining reference lists.

To do this:

• Find a source of interest, like an article, book, book chapter, etc.
• Examine its in-text citations and reference list
• Identify new sources of interest
• Use the U of I Library's catalog or Google Scholar to locate the full-text of the source

Forward citation chaining allows you to find sources that cited an initial source.

Option 1: Visit Google Scholar

• Search for the title of an initial source of interest
• Click "Cited by" to see a list of sources that cited the initial source
• To search within this list of citing articles
  • Click "Search within citing articles"
  • Add keywords to the search box
  • Click the "magnifying glass" or hit "Enter" on your keyboard
• Follow the "Univ of Idaho - Get it" links to see if a PDF is available

Option 2: Visit Web of Science

• Search for the title of an initial source of interest
• Click "Times Cited"
• To search within this list of citing articles
  • Navigate to the "Refine Results" section
  • Add keywords to the "Search within results for..." box
  • Click the "magnifying glass" or hit "Enter" on your keyboard 
• Click "Locate full-text" to see if a PDF is available