Does this title bug (Hemiptera) you? How to write a title that increases your citations

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. Ther...

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Published in:Ecological entomology 2019-10, Vol.44 (5), p.593-600
Main Authors: Murphy, Shannon M., Vidal, Mayra C., Hallagan, Claudia J., Broder, E. Dale, Barnes, Elizabeth E., Horna Lowell, Eva S., Wilson, Jacob D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ecological effects
Ecological monitoring
Entomology
Functional groups
Geographical locations
Names
Questions
Vernacular names
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Summary: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.
ISSN:0307-6946
1365-2311
DOI:10.1111/een.12740