Lukic IK, Lukic A, Gluncic V, Katavic V, Vucenik V, Marusic A "Citation and quotation accuracy in three anatomy journals" CLINICAL ANATOMY 17 (7): 534-539 OCT 2004

[Eugene Garfield]

I.K. LUKIC : iklukic at mef.hr

Title    : Citation and quotation accuracy in three anatomy journals

Author(s): Lukic IK, Lukic A, Gluncic V, Katavic V, Vucenik V, Marusic A

Source   : CLINICAL ANATOMY 17 (7): 534-539 OCT 2004

Abstract:
Citation and quotation errors are common in medical journals. We
assessed the prevalence of those errors in gross anatomy journals, where
articles often cite old anatomical studies. The study included 199 randomly
selected references from articles published in the first 2001 issue of three
major gross anatomy journals: Annals of Anatomy, Clinical Anatomy, and
Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy. The selected references were checked for
accuracy against the original articles. Citation errors were classified as
major, intermediate, and minor. Quotation errors were classified as major
and minor. Citations errors were found in 27% (54/199) of the references and
38% of them were major errors. Errors occurred in 19% (52/272) of quotations
and nearly all (94%) were major. Furthermore, 24% of the quotations were
indirect references to a secondary, instead of original, source. There was
no statistically significant difference in the rates of citation or
quotation errors between the references published before or after the
introduction of MEDLINE (chi(2) test, P > 0.05) in 1963, and the prevalence
of these errors in gross anatomy journals was similar to that found in other
medical fields. A high proportion of major citation errors, a very high
proportion of major quotation errors, and the substantial number of indirect
quotations call for serious editorial action in anatomy journals. (C) 2004
Wiley-Liss, Inc.


Addresses: Lukic IK (reprint author), Univ Zagreb, Sch Med, Dept Anat,
Salata 11, Zagreb, HR-10000 Croatia
Univ Zagreb, Sch Med, Dept Anat, Zagreb, HR-10000 Croatia
Yale Univ, Sch Med, Neurobiol Sect, New Haven, CT USA

Publisher: WILEY-LISS, DIV JOHN WILEY & SONS INC, 111 RIVER ST, HOBOKEN, NJ
07030 USA

IDS Number: 859KR
ISSN: 0897-3806

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