J Korean Acad Nurs.  2008 Feb;38(1):180-185. 10.4040/jkan.2008.38.1.180.

Accuracy of References in Eight Nursing Journals in Korea

• Suk MH
• Jang HJ
• Park JS
• Kim HW
• Suh YO
• Shin HS
• Yang JH
• Jung MS
• Chung MS

• KMID: 1405652
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2008.38.1.180

Abstract

PURPOSE: This study was to investigate the reference accuracy in major nursing journals in Korea. METHODS: The references in articles from eight nursing journals from 2006 were compared with PubMed for authors, year, title, journal, volume, and page accuracy. Four hundred sixty-six references were reviewed. Errors were classified as major or minor and categorized by bibliographic headings (author, title, journal, year, volume and page). RESULTS: Of the 466 references, 223(47.9%) had citation errors. The reference error rates ranged from 28.6% to 58.7%. Most errors occurred in the author element (37.9%), followed by title (20.9%), journal (19.0%), page (13.9%), volume (5.9%), and year (2.4%). CONCLUSION: This study identified a considerable error rate in the references of nursing journals. Inaccuracy of references is a reflection on scholarly work of authors and journals. Authors and Editorial committees are responsible for the accuracy of references.

Keyword

Reference; Accuracy

MeSH Terms

*Bibliography as Topic
Humans
Korea
*Nursing
Peer Review, Research
Periodicals as Topic

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  Figure 1 Reference with errors and without errors.

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