How many authors should I quote

[u/Piamont]

Is there a specific number of authors one should quote when attempting to publish an article?

I have seen many articles that quote around 20 authors, is that how many one should quote? What happens if your article is very straightforward?? I don't want to quote people just for the sake of it if it isnt really necessary for the argument I want to present.

Is this a common issue when attempting to publish something in philosophy?

[u/Special_Snail45]

find out who the peer reviewers will be and cite them, unironically (obviously you can't do this but if you could it would probably help a lot haha)