Citacions

Citacions is a Catalan term that commonly refers to two related concepts depending on context: a legal summons to appear before a court or official body, and bibliographic citations in scholarly work. In legal contexts, a citació is an official notification ordering an individual to appear at a specified place and time to answer questions or present a case. It is issued by judges, prosecutors, or police, and it forms part of the due process. A citació typically identifies the recipient, the authorities, the case or matter, and the scheduled date. Non-compliance can lead to penalties, including fines or arrest warrants, depending on jurisdiction. Service may be personal, by postal service, or electronic.

In academic and professional writing, citacions refer to references to external works that support, contextualize, or acknowledge the ideas used in the text. They appear in notes, bibliographies, and reference lists and are formatted according to style guides such as APA, MLA, Chicago, or Vancouver. Citacions enable readers to locate sources, attribute credit to authors, and assess the provenance of information. In some metrics, the number of citacions received by a work or author is used as an indicator of impact.

The term's exact meaning is language- and jurisdiction-dependent, and care should be taken to disambiguate by context and customary usage.