| Accuracy of References in Journal of the Korean Pediatric Society and Journals of the Korean Pediatric Subspecialty
Societies and Citation Pattern Analysis |
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Gil Ho Cho1, Mi Kyung Lee1, Man Yong Han1, Young Rae Kim2, Seo Jung Kim1, Kyu Hyung Lee1 |
1Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Pochon CHA University, Sungnam, Korea
2Department of Pediatrics, Yonseidoory Pediatric Clinic, Sungnam, Korea |
| 소아과 관련 학회지에 실린 논문들의참고문헌 정확도와 인용행태 분석 |
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조길호1, 이미경1, 한만용1, 김영래2, 김서정1, 이규형1 |
1포천중문의과대학교 소아과학교실
2연세두리 소아과 |
Correspondence:
Man Yong Han, Email: drmesh@cha.ac.kr
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| Abstract |
Purpose
: We tried to check the accuracy of references in the Journal of the Korean Pediatric Society and Journals of the Korean Pediatric Subspecialty Societies. We also wanted to know the citation patterns of authors by analyzing the frequency of cited materials.
Methods
: Three journals were randomly selected from the 2000 issues of Journal of the Korean Pediatric Society and nine journals were selected mainly from the second half of 2000 issues of each Journal of the Korean Pediatric Subspecialty Societies for the study. Then the accuracy of references was checked with Medline. Journals before 1964, books, and journals which were not written in English were used only in the citation pattern analysis.
Results
: Author errors were the most common(21.3%) among the reference elements. The next was title errors, followed by page errors, journal errors, volume errors and year errors. Total average error rate was 34.7% and we were unable to find journals in 89 cases(2.2%). The journal of the Korean Society of Neonatology had the lowest error rate(17.4%) and the journal of the Korean Pediatric Cardiology Society had the highest error rate(53.2%). The reference journals which were published and quoted in the most recent three years were only 612 cases(15%). Foreign journals were selected as reference(78.4%) more than domestic journals; The Journal of the Korean Pediatric Society was the most frequently cited reference(43.3%) among domestic journals.
Conclusion
: Authors are ultimately responsible for the accuracy of references and they should check the reference list with responsibility. Hopefully, authors also will have to use more domestic journals and recent journals. |
| Key Words:
Accuracy of references, Citation patterns, Medline, Responsibility |
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