Accuracy of references in the ophthalmic literature

Oren, Gale A.; Watson, Maureen

doi:10.3163/1536-5050.97.2.014

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“…Such errors affect the analysis of references in the earliest stages . However, in several other studies, article title showed the highest error rate . We found that publication year was the least frequently erroneous reference element, which was similar to previous studies .…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 87%

“…found similar citation error rates of 48% and 56%, respectively . However, several studies had better error rates, which ranged from 11.1% to 45.8%, whereas Azizi et al . found a higher rate of 76%…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 88%

“…In addition, references should be reviewed and edited before submission to a journal . Librarians might also have a role to play in reducing reference errors …”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The accuracy of references in PhD theses: a case study

Azadeh

Vaez

2013

Health Info Libraries J

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Background: Inaccurate references and citations cause confusion, distrust in the accuracy of a report, waste of time and unnecessary financial charges for libraries, information centres and researchers. Objectives: The aim of the study was to establish the accuracy of article references in PhD theses from the Tehran and Tabriz Universities of Medical Sciences and their compliance with the Vancouver style. Methods: We analysed 357 article references in the Tehran and 347 in the Tabriz. Six bibliographic elements were assessed: authors' names, article title, journal title, publication year, volume and page range. Referencing errors were divided into major and minor. Results: Sixty two percent of references in the Tehran and 53% of those in the Tabriz were erroneous. In total, 164 references in the Tehran and 136 in the Tabriz were complete without error. Of 357 reference articles in the Tehran, 34 (9.8%) were in complete accordance with the Vancouver style, compared with none in the Tabriz. Accuracy of referencing did not differ significantly between the two groups, but compliance with the Vancouver style was significantly better in the Tehran. Conclusions: The accuracy of referencing was not satisfactory in both groups, and students need to gain adequate instruction in appropriate referencing methods.

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confidence: 87%

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confidence: 88%

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The accuracy of references in PhD theses: a case study

Azadeh

Vaez

2013

Health Info Libraries J

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“…5 Several researchers count errors in author names as minor. 6 In contrast, for Raja and Cooper, omitted or badly misspelled names are major errors, since they hamper the task of crediting authors for their work. 7 Lopresti points out that even slight changes to authors' names, such as the omission of a middle initial, can impede the tracing of authors through citations to their work.…”

Section: Citation Accuracymentioning

confidence: 99%

Giving Credit: How Well Do Librarians Cite and Quote Their Sources?

Genzinger¹,

Wills²

2017

RUSQ

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The practice of citing references is integral to scholarship. This paper focuses on three prominent journals for library science: College and Research Libraries, Library Resources and Technical Services, and Reference and User Services Quarterly. Errors in both citations and quotations were found in all three journals, although no statistically significant differences among journals were discovered. Citation errors of less than 10 percent were found for all three journals, while in total, 30.3 percent of quotations were judged to be questionable in some way. The paper includes recommendations for authors, editors and librarians. It also recommends further study of errors in quotations, which appear more troubling than those in citations.

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“…Acknowledging that the original work was read by the author (Strauss & Garfunkel, ; Hinchcliff, Bruce, Power, & Kipp, ), together with his or her commitment to accuracy of the cited work, is important in formal scholarly communication and support the citing author's results (Taylor, ). The practice of citing previously published works shows readers that the work is based on the work and material of others and provides readers with sufficient background detail on the topic (Oren & Watson, ). In general, references enable scientists to trace the development of ideas.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

How accurate are cited references in Iranian peer‐reviewed journals?

Ghane

2016

Learned Publishing

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The references cited in scientific articles are as important as any other part of the paper, because of their usefulness to the scientific community and to abstracting and indexing services and citation databases. I studied inaccuracies in references and in‐text citations in sample of 97 of the 519 peer‐reviewed journals accredited by the Iranian National Commission for Journal Accreditation Policy (Ministry of Research, Science and Technology). The target journals published 2,980 articles with 74,577 cited references and 108,151 in‐text citations. The results showed 36.6% as the average percentage error rate (range 5.6% to 61.3%). The mean number of errors in cited reference and in‐text citations was 2.7 per article, and the mean number of errors per journal was 690. For the entire sample of articles, 4,369 in‐text citations did not match any source in the list of references (4%), and 8,683 cited references did not match any in‐text citation (11.6%). The stakeholders in scholarly communication, especially authors, pay insufficient attention to the accuracy of bibliographic references. Peer‐reviewed journals should encourage the use of standardized journal policies and quality‐control measures regarding peer review, data quality and accuracy.

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Accuracy of references in the ophthalmic literature

Cited by 8 publications

References 14 publications

The accuracy of references in PhD theses: a case study

The accuracy of references in PhD theses: a case study

Giving Credit: How Well Do Librarians Cite and Quote Their Sources?

How accurate are cited references in Iranian peer‐reviewed journals?

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