"Jimmy Wales' Wikipedia comes close to Britannica in terms of the accuracy of its science entries, a Nature investigation finds. UPDATE: see details of how the data were collected for this article in the supplementary information."
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v438/n7070/full/438900a.html
The quote came from the journal Nature, which I would bet most college profs would have no problem accepting as a reliable source/citation.
I like Wiki BECAUSE it is open and there is debate on issues. You can't just "edit" an article at whim, there are forums and discussion and threads, visit the site and take a bit of time to read a bit deeper.
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v438/n7070/full/438900a.html
The quote came from the journal Nature, which I would bet most college profs would have no problem accepting as a reliable source/citation.
I like Wiki BECAUSE it is open and there is debate on issues. You can't just "edit" an article at whim, there are forums and discussion and threads, visit the site and take a bit of time to read a bit deeper.