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Peer reviewedWhite, Arden – Journal of Counseling and Development, 1987
Examined errors in the reference lists of journal articles over four decades, using the Personnel and Guidance Journal and an information science journal as data sources. Faults and errors occurred in 40-45 percent of the entries in the last three decades, but were lower in the mid-1950s. Explores implications. (Author/KS)
Descriptors: Citations (References), Error Patterns, Publications
Peer reviewedWhite, Arden; Hernandez, Nelda Rae – Journal of Counseling and Development, 1991
Analyzed reference lists from three major counseling journals spanning the years 1952 through 1988. Citations gradually became more numerous and came from increasingly diverse sources. About one-half of all citations referred to journal articles. Analysis of differences among the three journals' citations suggests that each journal fills a special…
Descriptors: Citations (References), Content Analysis, Counseling, Periodicals
Peer reviewedWhite, Arden – Counselor Education and Supervision, 1987
Searched article, book, and dissertation entries in reference lists in one volume year for two counseling journals, for accuracy. Found 44.9 percent of the verified references contained at least one error. Some errors could be explained as typographical. Concludes that with reference list preparation, writers in the counseling field seem to be…
Descriptors: Citations (References), Counseling, Error Patterns, Evaluation Methods
White, Arden; And Others – 1991
A study examined the nature and frequency of faults and errors in reference list entries and direct quotes selected from all 1988 issues of 16 social and biological science journals. All departures from the original (additions, omissions, or changes) were labelled as either a word or punctuation deviation. Of the 402 quotes verified, 33.33%…
Descriptors: Citations (References), Editing, Error Patterns, Reliability
White, Arden – 1991
A study examined the nature and frequency of faults and errors in reference list entries selected from 10 journals (principally in the fields of psychology and education). The elements used for data tallying and analysis were: surname, initial(s), and other identifiers, such as Jr. and III; article title; and journal name, volume, issue number,…
Descriptors: Citations (References), Error Patterns, Reliability, Research Methodology
Download full textWhite, Arden; Hernandez, Nelda R. – 1991
A study compared the nature and frequency of faults and errors in reference list entries and direct quotes selected from 78 articles in 8 issues of the "American Educational Research Journal" (AERJ) with authors sampled from 10 previously studied journals. All departures from the original (additions, omissions, or changes) were labeled as either a…
Descriptors: Citations (References), Comparative Analysis, Error Patterns, Reliability
