Accuracy of References in Eight Nursing Journals in Korea.
10.4040/jkan.2008.38.1.180
- Author:
Min Hyun SUK
1
;
Hee Jung JANG
;
Jeong Sook PARK
;
Hae Won KIM
;
Yeon Ok SUH
;
Hyun Sook SHIN
;
Jin Hyang YANG
;
Myun Sook JUNG
;
Myung Sill CHUNG
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, Pochon CHA University, Sungnam, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article ; English Abstract
- Keywords:
Reference;
Accuracy
- MeSH:
*Bibliography as Topic;
Humans;
Korea;
*Nursing;
Peer Review, Research;
Periodicals as Topic
- From:
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
2008;38(1):180-185
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
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.