A survey on the reference citation in the case reports published in the Journal of the Korean Radiological Society

Abstract

We analyzed 105 case reports published in the Joumal of the Korean Radiological Society between 1975 and 1985. The objectives of this study were to find out(l) whether those case reports were truly original or not as far as domestic p벼ications were concemed and (2) whether their citations of domestic literatures were correct.In two papers, we found pre띠ous reports published already in the domestic joumal in spite of the authors' cJaim as their "first case reports ". In 105 case reports, only 94 references were cited while 151 omitted.It is concJuded that a case report must incJude a statement to authentically cJa디fy whether similar report had been previously published through meticulous review of published literatures. We also recommend to computerize the index of domestic literatures.