Accuracy of references cited in articles published in indian journal of dermatology, venereology and leprology: A pilot study

Singh, Sanjay; Chaudhary, Rahul

doi:10.4103/0378-6323.55392

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“…From other sources we included four additional studies. In total, we included 28 studies in our main analysis ( De Lacey, Record & Wade, 1985 ; Lowry, 1985 ; Eichorn & Yankauer, 1987 ; Neihouse & Priske, 1989 ; Evans, Nadjari & Burchell, 1990 ; Hobma & Overbeke, 1992 ; Puttermann, 1992 ; Goldberg et al, 1993 ; George & Robbins, 1994 ; Hansen & McIntire, 1994 ; Warren et al, 1997 ; Schulmeister, 1998 ; Lawson & Fosker, 1999 ; Lee & Lee, 1999 ; Fenton et al, 2000 ; Pieters, Ceysens & De Heyn, 2001 ; Gosling, Cameron & Gibbons, 2004 ; Lukić et al, 2004 ; Buchan, Norris & Kuper, 2005 ; Gupta et al, 2005 ; Reddy et al, 2008 ; Al-Benna et al, 2009 ; Singh & Chaudhary, 2009 ; Awrey et al, 2010 ; Davids et al, 2010 ; Mertens & Baethge, 2011 ; Buijze et al, 2012 ; Luo et al, 2013 ) and three in an additional analysis (see Fig. 1 for PRISMA flowchart).…”

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Quotation accuracy in medical journal articles —a systematic review and meta-analysis

Jergas

Baethge

2015

PeerJ

110

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Background. Quotations and references are an indispensable element of scientific communication. They should support what authors claim or provide important background information for readers. Studies indicate, however, that quotations not serving their purpose—quotation errors—may be prevalent.Methods. We carried out a systematic review, meta-analysis and meta-regression of quotation errors, taking account of differences between studies in error ascertainment.Results. Out of 559 studies screened we included 28 in the main analysis, and estimated major, minor and total quotation error rates of 11,9%, 95% CI [8.4, 16.6] 11.5% [8.3, 15.7], and 25.4% [19.5, 32.4]. While heterogeneity was substantial, even the lowest estimate of total quotation errors was considerable (6.7%). Indirect references accounted for less than one sixth of all quotation problems. The findings remained robust in a number of sensitivity and subgroup analyses (including risk of bias analysis) and in meta-regression. There was no indication of publication bias.Conclusions. Readers of medical journal articles should be aware of the fact that quotation errors are common. Measures against quotation errors include spot checks by editors and reviewers, correct placement of citations in the text, and declarations by authors that they have checked cited material. Future research should elucidate if and to what degree quotation errors are detrimental to scientific progress.

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“…In evaluating manuscripts: Editors (e.g., Lee & Lee, 1999 ; Singh & Chaudhary, 2009 ) and Reviewers (e.g., Schulmeister, 1998 ; Lukić et al, 2004 ) should check selected references.…”

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Quotation accuracy in medical journal articles —a systematic review and meta-analysis

Jergas

Baethge

2015

PeerJ

110

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“…[25] Stated that "If a reference contains citation errors, it becomes difficult for the interested reader to obtain full text of the paper. On the other hand, if a quotation error is present, the base on which the entire work intends to build on becoming questionably quoted.…”

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Examining the references and citations accuracy of the inventive engineering and sciences journal

Basak

2015

2015 International Conference on Electrical Engineering and Information Communication Technology (ICEEICT)

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This paper aimed to present the comparison of the reference citation for the inventive engineering and sciences journal (volume 2, issue 6 & 7). This aim is achieved by analyzing errors that affect researchers in terms of citations or references. The main outcome of this study was to identify the errors from the volume 2 issue 6 & 7 (all the articles were taken for the analysis). The results indicated that from the 5 articles a total of 208 errors. Among them journal name missing 1, volume number missing 15, issue number missing 12, page number missing 12, article name missing 3, publisher name missing 1, wrong volume number 2, wrong issue number 2, wrong page number 6, wrong year 1, extra word or script putting 5, consistency error 32, information missing 12, authors initials not given 12, missing authors name 5, article could not retrieve 8, website link given but access date not given 2, positions of the authors have changes 2, year repetition 1, author name wrong 5, journal name wrong 5, volume repetition 1, issue repetition 1, page number repetition 1, and punctuation errors 73. However, this study identified a considerable error rate in the references and in the citations of the inventive engineering and sciences journals and suggested that the improving accuracy of the references and citations are important.

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“…Studies using the traditional journal based approach have reported that between 10% and 50% of papers contain citation inaccuracies (1,13). Only a few studies have reported a rate of inaccurate citations below 10% (14,15).…”

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How accurate are citations of frequently cited papers in biomedical literature?

Pavlović

Weissgerber

Stanisavljević

et al. 2020

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Citations are an important, but often overlooked, part of every scientific paper. They allow the reader to trace the flow of evidence, serving as a gateway to relevant literature. Most scientists are aware of citations errors, but few appreciate the prevalence or consequences of these problems. The purpose of this study was to examine how often frequently cited papers in biomedical scientific literature are cited inaccurately. The study included an active participation of first authors of frequently cited papers; to first-hand verify the citations accuracy. The approach was to determine most cited original articles and their parent authors, that could be able to access, and identify, collect and review all citations of their original work. Findings from feasibility study, where we collected and reviewed 1,540 articles containing 2,526 citations of 14 most cited articles in which the 1st authors were affiliated with the Faculty of Medicine University of Belgrade, were further evaluated for external confirmation in an independent verification set of articles. Verification set included 4,912 citations identified in 2,995 articles that cited 13 most cited articles published by authors affiliated with the Mayo Clinic Division of Nephrology and Hypertension (Rochester, Minnesota, USA), whose research focus is hypertension and peripheral vascular disease. Most cited articles and their citations were determined according to SCOPUS database search. A citation was defined as being accurate if the cited article supported or was in accordance with the statement by citing authors. A multilevel regression model for binary data was used to determine predictors of inaccurate citations. At least one inaccurate citation was found in 11% and 15% of articles in the feasibility study and verification set, respectively, suggesting that inaccurate citations are common in biomedical literature. The main findings were similar in both sets. The most common problem was the citation of nonexistent findings (38.4%), followed by an incorrect interpretation of findings (15.4%). One fifth of inaccurate citations were due to “chains of inaccurate citations,” in which inaccurate citations appeared to have been copied from previous papers. Reviews, longer time elapsed from publication to citation, and multiple citations were associated with higher chance of citation being inaccurate. Based on these findings, several actions that authors, mentors and journals can take to reduce citation inaccuracies and maintain the integrity of the scientific literature have been proposed.

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Accuracy of references cited in articles published in indian journal of dermatology, venereology and leprology: A pilot study

Abstract: RESULTS of this pilot study suggest that improving accuracy of the references is important. Solutions to this problem are suggested.

Cited by 12 publications

References 9 publications

Quotation accuracy in medical journal articles —a systematic review and meta-analysis

Quotation accuracy in medical journal articles —a systematic review and meta-analysis

Examining the references and citations accuracy of the inventive engineering and sciences journal

How accurate are citations of frequently cited papers in biomedical literature?

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