Accuracy of References in Eight Nursing Journals in Korea.

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
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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.