Citation rules through the eyes of biomedical journal editors
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216224%3A14110%2F22%3A00125653" target="_blank" >RIV/00216224:14110/22:00125653 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/leap.1425" target="_blank" >https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/leap.1425</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/leap.1425" target="_blank" >10.1002/leap.1425</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Citation rules through the eyes of biomedical journal editors
Original language description
This research analysed the citations styles used in 1,100 high-impact biomedical journals and the importance attributed by their editors and other members of the editorial office to individual reference components, the citation format and method. We found 70 (6.5%) use the current American Medical Association or NLM/Vancouver style; 425 (39.2%) use their older versions or a variation; 73 (6.7%) use a standard non-biomedical style; and 432 (39.9%) have their own house style. According to 125 respondents who answered the survey, the most important reference components include the author(s), title and year of publication, while the date of update, date of access and language are among the least important. They prefer the citation-sequence method (65.6%) and the author-date method (24%). A comparison of the responses to the survey and the citation guidelines showed that while two-thirds of the respondents view the DOI and ISBN as important information, only a limited number of their journals' citation guidelines require them. Our results show that publishers, authors of standard styles and editors all agree that references should be uncomplicated and concise. A reduction in the number of various styles used might be attainable but would require an agreement between the publishers and authors of the standard styles, which would incorporate the preferences of journal editors.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10200 - Computer and information sciences
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2022
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Learned Publishing
ISSN
0953-1513
e-ISSN
1741-4857
Volume of the periodical
35
Issue of the periodical within the volume
2
Country of publishing house
US - UNITED STATES
Number of pages
13
Pages from-to
105-117
UT code for WoS article
000720370400001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85119375586