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Welch Journal Club

January 4, 2005

Inaccuracies in Journal Article Reference Citations and Abstracts: Combatting a Common Problem
Deborah McClellan, Ph.D., Research Associate, DHSI & Dept of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences

Despite the fundamental importance of accuracy in scientific reporting, mistakes continue to abound in reference citations and abstracts of peer-reviewed journal articles. In this session we will briefly examine the nature and scope of the problem and reflect together about ways in which informationists can help combat these errors.

Readings:

Referencing and quotation accuracy in four manual therapy journals.
Risk factors for citation errors in peer-reviewed nursing journals.
Accuracy of data in abstracts of published research articles.
Inappropriate attribution: the "Lazy Author Syndrome".