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Limitations of Co-Citation Analysis as a Tool for Science Policy

Co-citation analysis, a tool initially developed for use in science studies, is entering the science-policy arena where the technical demands placed on data differ. Comparison of co-citation data and a manually generated bibliography of a physics specialty (spin glass) revealed that, at present, co-citation analysis is inconsistent and fragile when used to track national participation in a specialty over time. Specifically, co-citation clusters only emerged some time after the field began, were inconsistent in their coverage over time, were subject to errors in citations, under-represented experimental work and were found to contain a significant subjective element.

How accurate are quotations and references in medical journals?

The accuracy of quotations and references in six medical journals published during January 1984 was assessed. The original author was misquoted in 15% of all references, and most of the errors would have misled readers. Errors in citation of references occurred in 24%, of which 8% were major errors--that is, they prevented immediate identification of the source of the reference. Inaccurate quotations and citations are displeasing for the original author, misleading for the reader, and mean that untruths become "accepted fact." Some suggestions for reducing these high levels of inaccuracy are that papers scheduled for publication with errors of citation should be returned to the author and checked completely and a permanent column specifically for misquotations could be inserted into the journal.

REFLIST: Programs to compile a reference list from word processor text

With the decreasing price of microcomputers, their use as word processors to prepare manuscripts is on the increase. However, the author is still left with the tedious and error prone task of assembling a reference list of citations in the manuscript. This involves a manual search of the text for citations, alphabetizing the citations, and completing a reference for each item in the list. However, alphabetization is easily accomplished via a computerized sort, and since the same references appear in many different manuscripts, compilation of the reference list can be expedited by a computerized search of a master reference me. It is desirable to have the computer assemble a citation list and create a reference list automatically. Such a facility not only saves time but also insures greater accuracy of citations in a reference list. The programs described here, when used in conjunction with a word processor program such as SCRlPSIT, perform these functions with little user intervention. Program Description. The programs are written according to the syntax of Radio Shack Level II disk BASIC 1.1 and their editor-assembler. The first of these, REFLISTl, searches the text of a manuscript held in memory for the occurrence of citations following the American Psychological Association (APA) formatthat is, a name or list of names followed by a date. The search is implemented by an assembly language routine that is supervised by the BASIC program. Upon completion of the search, a disk file is created which contains all citations in the order in which they appear in the text. This me includes multiple references to the same work but does not include citations using et al. to indicate repetition. A second BASIC program, REFLIST2, serves three general functions: (l) It allows the user to edit the citation list created by REFLISTl so that errors in the text citations do not influence the alphabetization of the list: (2) it alphabetizes the corrected list, deleting multipl~ citations to the same source; (3) after creating a list of unique references, REFLIST2 searches a master reference file for each reference. These functions are described in more detail below. The editing feature allows the user to delete or modify references contained in the citation list. For exam: ple, if authors' names are misspelled or cited out of order, the reference can be corrected at this point. In

Proposals on Bibliographic Errors of Citation

Proposals on Bibliographic Errors of Citation

Letter to the Editor. Citation Error Index

ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVArticleNEXTLetter to the Editor. Citation Error IndexCite this: J. Chem. Doc. 1972, 12, 4, 245Publication Date (Print):November 1, 1972Publication History Published online30 September 2004Published inissue 1 November 1972https://doi.org/10.1021/c160047a600RIGHTS & PERMISSIONSArticle Views13Altmetric-Citations-LEARN ABOUT THESE METRICSArticle Views are the COUNTER-compliant sum of full text article downloads since November 2008 (both PDF and HTML) across all institutions and individuals. These metrics are regularly updated to reflect usage leading up to the last few days.Citations are the number of other articles citing this article, calculated by Crossref and updated daily. Find more information about Crossref citation counts.The Altmetric Attention Score is a quantitative measure of the attention that a research article has received online. Clicking on the donut icon will load a page at altmetric.com with additional details about the score and the social media presence for the given article. Find more information on the Altmetric Attention Score and how the score is calculated. Share Add toView InAdd Full Text with ReferenceAdd Description ExportRISCitationCitation and abstractCitation and referencesMore Options Share onFacebookTwitterWechatLinked InReddit PDF (117 KB) Get e-Alerts

Audiological Assessment

This book has much to recommend it for the otolaryngologist, the pediatrician, gerontologist, beginning audiologist, rehabilitation specialist, and educator. Although marred by many typographical and bibliographic citation errors, there are sections of this book that may become important milestones in audiologic literature; these include the chapter by Studebaker and Brandy on industrial and military audiology and the truly exceptional chapter, "Psychological and Psychiatric Aspects of Profound Hearing Loss," by Vernon and Mindel. Also worthy of special note are the chapters on hearing aids, electroencephalic audiometry, differential audiology, pure-tone audiometry, speech audiometry, and otologic assessment and treatment. However, middle ear impedance and tympanometry were not discussed, a serious omission for audiologists and otolaryngologists. Otolaryngologists should particularly appreciate the section on hearing aids and their selection, and on the industrial and military aspects of audiology. By contrast, the anatomy and physiology of the auditory system is covered far better in many other