Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 1997 Jul;67(7):417-9.
doi: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1997.tb02005.x.

How accurate are references in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery?

W D Ngan Kee  1 , V J Roach, T K Lau
Affiliations

How accurate are references in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery?

W D Ngan Kee et al. Aust N Z J Surg. 1997 Jul.

Abstract

Background: The accuracy of reference citations in The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery was evaluated. All of the references from 1995 (Volume 65) were included (n = 4092).

Methods: A sample of 100 references was randomly selected and examined in detail by comparison with the original references.

Results: Overall, 60% of citations contained errors. Errors were categorized by dividing references into six elements. A total of 38.8% of citations contained an error in one element, 15.6% contained errors in two elements, 4.4% contained errors in three elements, and 4.4% contained errors in four elements of the reference. The most common errors were errors of authors' names and errors in the title.

Conclusions: Contributors to this journal should take more care in checking references in the manuscripts before publication.

PubMed Disclaimer

Comment in

LinkOut - more resources