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Lee and Lee: A Survey of Quotation Accuracy in Two Korean Dermatologyical Journals
Original Article

Annals of Dermatology 1995; 7(3): 236-239.

Published online: 28 November 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5021/ad.1995.7.3.236

A Survey of Quotation Accuracy in Two Korean Dermatologyical Journals

Sung Yul Lee, Jong Suk Lee

Copyright © The Korean Dermatological Association and The Korean Society for Investigative Dermatology

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.

Keywords: Annals of Dermatology, Korean Journal of Dermatology, Quotation errors

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