Background. Quotations and references are an indispensable element of scientific
communication. They should support what authors claim or provide important background …

Background Most journals try to improve their articles by technical editing processes such as
proof‐reading, editing to conform to'house styles', grammatical conventions and checking …

BACKGROUND: Over the last few years an increasing number of studies investigating the
association between the physical environment and physical activity have been published …

Due to the incremental nature of scientific discovery, scientific writing requires extensive
referencing to the writings of others. The accuracy of this referencing is vital, yet errors do …

It was demonstrated that the phenomenon of 'Slee** Beauties' in scientific literature is a
rather useful and instructive model in studying the mechanisms of scientific information flow …

Previous reviews estimated that approximately 20 to 25% of assertions cited from original
research articles, or “facts,” are inaccurately quoted in the medical literature. These reviews …

Citing sources that do not support the assertion being made can misinform readers,
perpetuate mistakes and deny credit to the researchers who should have been …

Background: Reference accuracy of articles published in the biomedical literature is
determined by the presence of citation and quotation errors. A recent review demonstrated …

Background: A recent review of technical editing of research suggests that over one third of
references cited in articles in medical journals have some inaccuracies and one fifth of …

AIMS: To study the incidence and risk factors for citation and quotation errors in two major
burns surgery journals. METHODS: 120 references were randomly selected from original …