The author, Annewies Van Den Hoek, in Techniques of Quotation in Clement of Alexandria, asserts that Clement of Alexandria "varies" in his practices of citing sources. Although Clement frequently integrates ideas and passages from numerous authors, he does not always explicitly cite his sources. This approach seems to vary based on the context and purpose of the borrowing. Clement is particularly careful to name authors he sees as adversaries or significant figures—such as Greek philosophers, poets, and New Testament authors—but is less consistent when referencing others, such as Philo, Tatian, and his own teachers:
How can some cite Van Den Hoek in favor of the proposition that extensive quotes from Valentinus are buried in the Stromateis?It is particularly striking that Clement acknowledges the works of his gnostic adversaries in such an accurate way, naming author and book. This scrupulousness stands in sharp contrast to his practice in borrowing from authors to whom he apparently felt a kinship, such as Philo, Tatian, and Pantaenus. Another introduction to a quotation is formed by the words &Se lrot.84 The phrase could be translated as "thus," or "in this way," and sometimes it need not be translated at all and can simply be rendered by a colon before the quotation. The adverb ito; apparently loses its indefinite flavor when it functions as an introduction to a quotation and becomes a kind of technical device. (p. 233)
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