Suk, MH; Jang, HJ; Park, JS; Kim, HW; Suk, YO; Shin, HS; Yang, JH; Jung, MS; Chung, MS Accuracy of references in eight nursing journals in Korea JOURNAL OF KOREAN ACADEMY OF NURSING, 38 (1): 180-185 FEB 2008

[Eugene Garfield]

E-mail Address: hjjang at hallym.ac.kr 

Author(s): Suk, MH (Suk, Min-Hyun); Jang, HJ (Jang, Hee-Jung); Park, JS 
(Park, Jeong Sook); Kim, HW (Kim, Hae-Won); Suk, YO (Suk, Yeon-Ok); Shin, 
HS (Shin, Hyun-Sook); Yang, JH (Yang, Jin-Hyang); Jung, MS (Jung, Myun-
Sook); Chung, MS (Chung, Myung-Sill) 

Title: Accuracy of references in eight nursing journals in Korea 

Source: JOURNAL OF KOREAN ACADEMY OF NURSING, 38 (1): 180-185 FEB 2008 

Language: Korean 

Document Type: Article 

Author Keywords: reference; accuracy 

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. 

Addresses: Hallym Univ, Div Nursing, Chunchon 200702, South Korea; Pochon 
CHA Univ, Dept Nursing, Songnam, South Korea; Keimyung Univ, Coll Nursing, 
Taegu, South Korea; Kwandong Univ, Dept Nursing, Kangnung, South Korea; 
Soonchunhyang Univ, Dept Nursing, Cheonan, South Korea; Kyung Hee Univ, 
Coll Nursing, Seoul, South Korea; Inje Univ, Dept Nursing, Pusan, South 
Korea; Geongsang Natl Univ, Coll Nursing, Jinju, South Korea; Sungshin 
Womens Univ, Coll Nursing, Seoul, South Korea 
Reprint Address: Jang, HJ, Hallym Univ, Div Nursing, 39 Hallymdaehak Gil, 
Chunchon 200702, South Korea. 

E-mail Address: hjjang at hallym.ac.kr 

Cited Reference Count: 8 

Times Cited: 0 

Publisher: KOREAN SOC NURSING SCIENCE 

Publisher Address: KOREA SCIENCE & TECHNOL CTR, 635-4 YEOKSAM-DONG, 
KANGNAM-GU,, SEOUL, 135-703, SOUTH KOREA 

ISSN: 1598-2874 

29-char Source Abbrev.: J KOREAN ACAD NURS 

ISO Source Abbrev.: J. Korean Acad. Nurs. 

Source Item Page Count: 6 

ISI Document Delivery No.: 319CL 

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