MyCites: a proposal to mark and report inaccurate citations in scholarly publications.

Autor: Hosseini M; Institute of Ethics, School of Theology, Philosophy, and Music, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland., Eve MP; Department of English and Humanities, Birkbeck University of London, London, UK., Gordijn B; Institute of Ethics, School of Theology, Philosophy, and Music, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland., Neylon C; Centre for Culture and Technology, Curtin University, Perth, Australia.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Research integrity and peer review [Res Integr Peer Rev] 2020 Sep 17; Vol. 5, pp. 13. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Sep 17 (Print Publication: 2020).
DOI: 10.1186/s41073-020-00099-8
Abstrakt: Background: Inaccurate citations are erroneous quotations or instances of paraphrasing of previously published material that mislead readers about the claims of the cited source. They are often unaddressed due to underreporting, the inability of peer reviewers and editors to detect them, and editors' reluctance to publish corrections about them. In this paper, we propose a new tool that could be used to tackle their circulation.
Methods: We provide a review of available data about inaccurate citations and analytically explore current ways of reporting and dealing with these inaccuracies. Consequently, we make a distinction between publication (i.e., first occurrence) and circulation (i.e., reuse) of inaccurate citations. Sloppy reading of published items, literature ambiguity and insufficient quality control in the editorial process are identified as factors that contribute to the publication of inaccurate citations. However, reiteration or copy-pasting without checking the validity of citations, paralleled with lack of resources/motivation to report/correct inaccurate citations contribute to their circulation.
Results and Discussion: We propose the development of an online annotation tool called "MyCites" as means with which to mark and map inaccurate citations. This tool allows ORCID users to annotate citations and alert authors (of the cited and citing articles) and also editors of journals where inaccurate citations are published. Each marked citation would travel with the digital version of the document (persistent identifiers) and be visible on websites that host peer-reviewed articles (journals' websites, Pubmed, etc.). In the future development of MyCites, challenges such as the conditions of correct/incorrect-ness and parties that should adjudicate that, and, the issue of dealing with incorrect reports need to be addressed.
Competing Interests: Competing interestsNot applicable.
(© The Author(s) 2020.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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