{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Grade Bees","provider_url":"https:\/\/gradebees.com\/blog","author_name":"Josh Jasen","author_url":"https:\/\/gradebees.com\/blog\/author\/greenbee\/","title":"How Old Should References be: Best Age of Sources in writing","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"RNsEv2M7QV\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gradebees.com\/blog\/references-best-age-sources\/\">How Old Should References be: Best Age of Sources in writing<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/gradebees.com\/blog\/references-best-age-sources\/embed\/#?secret=RNsEv2M7QV\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;How Old Should References be: Best Age of Sources in writing&#8221; &#8212; Grade Bees\" data-secret=\"RNsEv2M7QV\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/gradebees.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/The-Best-Age-for-Your-Research-References.webp","thumbnail_width":800,"thumbnail_height":335,"description":"The best practice is that a reference should not be older than 5 years to ensure that the source is as recent as possible. However, when researching old topics like history and scientific data, your sources can be older since such content requires accuracy over recency. Regardless, the majority of sources should be within 5 years."}