Ann Dermatol.  1995 Jul;7(3):236-239. 10.5021/ad.1995.7.3.236.

A Survey of Quotation Accuracy in Two Korean Dermatologyical Journals

• Lee SY
• Lee JS

• KMID: 2361377
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5021/ad.1995.7.3.236

Abstract

BACKGROUND
The reference list is an important part of a scientific papers. To be useful it must be accurate
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this study was to evaluate quotation accuracy in the Korean Journal of Dermatology and the Annals of Dermatology.
METHODS
We randomly selected 35 references from Korean Journal of Dermatology and 35 references from Annals of Dermatology and checked them against the original articles.
RESULTS
The overall rate of quotation error was 32.9%, respectively 40% in the Annals of Dermatology and 25.7% in the Korean Journal of Dermatology.
CONCLUSION
This study shows that the rate of quotation errors is unacceptably high in the Korean Journal of Dermatology and the Annals of Dermatology, which significantly diminishes the value of the information of its source.

Keyword

Annals of Dermatology; Korean Journal of Dermatology; Quotation errors

MeSH Terms

Dermatology*