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Accuracy of References in Eight Nursing Journals in Korea  

Suk, Min-Hyun (Department of Nursing, Pochon CHA University)
Jang, Hee-Jung (Division of Nursing, Hallym University)
Park, Jeong-Sook (College of Nursing, Kejmyung University)
Kim, Hae-Won (Department of Nursing, Kwandong University)
Suh, Yeon-Ok (Department of Nursing, Soonchunhyang University)
Shin, Hyun-Sook (College of Nursing, KyungHee University)
Yang, Jin-Hyang (Department of Nursing, Inje University)
Jung, Myun-Sook (College of Nursing, Geongsang National University)
Chung, Myung-Sill (College of Nursing, Sungshin Women's University)
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Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing / v.38, no.1, 2008 , pp. 180-185 More about this Journal
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.
Keywords
Reference; Accuracy;
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