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Risk factors for citation errors in peer-reviewed nursing journals.

C K Lok¹, M T Chan, I M Martinson

¹Department of Nursing and Health Sciences, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, China. hsclok@inet.polyu.edu.hk

Journal of Advanced Nursing

|June 30, 2001

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Citation errors in nursing journals are linked to long reference lists and single authorship, which increase minor errors. High-impact journals show fewer citation mistakes, improving accuracy.

Area of Science:

Bibliometrics
Scholarly Communication
Nursing Research

Background:

Citation errors are prevalent in nursing journal publications.
Data on factors contributing to citation errors are limited.

Purpose of the Study:

To identify risk factors associated with citation errors in peer-reviewed nursing journals.
To analyze the relationship between article characteristics and citation accuracy.

Main Methods:

Randomly selected 550 references from 11 nursing journals (1998).
Assessed major and minor citation error rates by comparing with original sources.
Calculated odds ratios for author number, institutional collaboration, and reference list length.
Correlated journal impact factor and immediacy index with citation error incidence.

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Main Results:

Minor citation errors were strongly predicted by long reference lists in single-author articles.
Journals with higher impact factors and immediacy indices exhibited fewer minor citation errors.
Identified factors did not influence the occurrence of major citation errors.

Conclusions:

Authors should recognize risk factors for citation errors to enhance accuracy.
Modifying identified risk factors can potentially improve citation precision in nursing publications.