Accuracy of references in five leading medical journals

The accuracy of references in paediatric journals

“…The overall error rate is one of the lowest reported, and is similar to a study published in a general medicine journal where the authors evaluated five leading journals, finding a mean value of 26.5% and a range of 4.1–40.3% 4. Our rate is significantly different from the highest rate reported—60.7% in three gynaecological/obstetrics journals 1.…”

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

“…These studies have analyzed references from different medical specialties, such as Anatomy, [3] Public Health, [2] Ophthalmology, [4] Radiology, [5] General Medicine, [6] Emergency Medicine, [7] Surgery [8] and Dermatology, [9,10] among others. There is no reason to believe that reference citations are likely to contain more errors in one medical specialty than others.…”

References

“…In fact, the available evidence suggests that a disproportionate number of errors occur in reference sections even in some of the most prestigious biomedical journals (e.g., Siebers and Holt, 2000). Moreover, with the advent of online-only journals and digital stand-alone documents, the temporary nature of some of these works is an emerging problem.…”