Lopresti, R. 2010. Citation accuracy in environmental science journals. SCIENTOMETRICS 85 (3): 647-655

[Eugene Garfield]

Lopresti, R. 2010. Citation accuracy in environmental science journals. 
SCIENTOMETRICS 85 (3): 647-655.

Author Full Name(s): Lopresti, Robert
Language: English
Document Type: Article

Author Keywords: Citation accuracy; Citation errors; Environmental journals

Abstract: Citations in five leading environmental science journals were 
examined for accuracy. 24.41% of the 2,650 citations checked were found to 
contain errors. The largest category of errors was in the author field. Of the 
five journals Conservation Biology had the lowest percentage of citations with 
errors and Climatic Change had the highest. Of the citations with errors that 
could be checked in Web of Science, 18.18% of the errors caused a search for 
the cited article to fail. Citations containing electronic links had fewer errors 
than those without.

Addresses: Western Washington Univ, Wilson Lib, Bellingham, WA 98225 USA
Reprint Address: Lopresti, R, Western Washington Univ, Wilson Lib, Bellingham, 
WA 98225 USA.

E-mail Address: Rob.lopresti at wwu.edu
ISSN: 0138-9130
DOI: 10.1007/s11192-010-0293-6
Fulltext: http://www.springerlink.com/content/p4x37p06869w5020/