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Nature 443, 493 (5 October 2006) | doi:10.1038/443493a; Published online 4 October 2006

Wikipedia rival calls in the experts

Jim Giles

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Encyclopaedia aims to recognize status of academic editors.

The current incarnation of Wikipedia is both phenomenally successful and, in the eyes of some critics, fundamentally flawed. The online encyclopaedia now includes more than a million entries in English alone.