Authority - Is Constructed and Contextual
- Who is the author?
- What is the author's affiliation?
- What are their qualifications related to this subject?
- Where is it published
- Let's talk about peer review
- Let's talk about Wikipedia
- Where did you find it?
- Have others cited it in their work?
- What resources did the author use?
- Currency.
An example:
Operationalizing Agency in Brain Computer Interace (BCI) Research