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The role of spatial and typographic cues in the layout of journal references
J Hartley1, M Trueman, P Burnhill
1Department of Psychology, University of Keele, USA.
Abstract:
Fifteen American and 15 British readers used the method of paired comparisons to assess 12 different ways of presenting reference lists in social science journals. The results indicated - despite British preferences for British styles - that the spatial arrangements of elements in the list was the major determinant of preference, and that the presence of a typographic cue only enhanced a preference for a particular layout.
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