Citations searching in literature reviews.

Author: Carl Abelardo T. ANTONIO ^{1
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Author Information

1. Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 11 Yuk Choi Road, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong
2. Department of Health Policy and Administration, College of Public Health, University of the Philippines Manila
Publication Type:Journal Article
MeSH: Information Storage and Retrieval; Research Design; Review Literature as Topic
From: Philippine Journal of Health Research and Development 2019;23(1):71-74
CountryPhilippines
Language:English
Abstract: The burgeoning wealth of available scientific information – aided in part by (a) expansion in the definition of “literature”, (b) dramatic increase in the scientific output available for the scientific community's perusal, and (c) ease of access afforded by various databases and search engines – poses several challenges to researchers and to the credibility of their research findings. One method to discourage reference to “fraudulent, incomplete, or obsolete data” in the literature is citations searching. This paper presented a short overview of citations searching, its advantages and disadvantages, as well as its implications for stakeholders in the academic community.
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