Hartley J. "Down with op.cit" Journal of the Medical Library Association 92 (4): 393-393 OCT 2004

[Eugene Garfield]

The doi number is 10.1087/0953151052801569

url: http://tinyurl.com/s6dxa

copies are available from : j.hartley at psy.keele.ac.uk



Title: Down with "op. cit."

Author(s): Hartley J

Source: JOURNAL OF THE MEDICAL LIBRARY ASSOCIATION 92 (4): 393-393 OCT 2004

Document Type: Letter
Language: English
Cited References: 2      Times Cited: 0


ABSTRACT:
This article illustrates how reference systems that use 'op cit', 'ibid'
and 'idem' and provide a new number for each reference as it appears in the
text cause difficulties for writers, copy-editors and readers.  An example
is provided of where an article using this 'op-cit' system ends up with 106
references whereas it would have 42 references using other standard systems.


Addresses: Hartley J (reprint author), Univ Keele, Dept Psychol, Keele,
Staffs ST5 5BG England
Univ Keele, Dept Psychol, Keele, Staffs ST5 5BG England

E-mail Addresses: j.hartley at psy.keele.ac.uk

Publisher: MEDICAL LIBRARY ASSOC, 65 EAST WACKER PLACE, STE 1900, CHICAGO,
IL 60601-7298 USA
Subject Category: INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE
IDS Number: 862JG

ISSN: 1536-5050

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HARTLEY J
Current findings from research, on structured abstracts
JOURNAL OF THE MEDICAL LIBRARY ASSOCIATION 92 : 368 2004

 HARTLEY J
On choosing typographic settings for reference lists
SOCIAL STUDIES OF SCIENCE 32 : 917 2002