Objective To evaluate the quality of the answers and the references provided by ChatGPT
for medical questions. Patients and Methods Three researchers asked ChatGPT 20 medical …

Objective. The objective of this scoping review was to identify key characteristics of primary
research studies in peer-reviewed journals about reference accuracy. Characteristics of …

Background The reference list is an important part of academic manuscripts. The goal of this
study is to evaluate the reference accuracy in the field of neurosurgery. Methods This study …

Purpose In scholarly publications, citations play an essential epistemic role in creating and
disseminating knowledge. Conversely, the use of problematic citations impedes the growth …

Background Accurate citation practices are key to furthering knowledge in an efficient and
valid manner. The aim of this study is to investigate the prevalence of citation inaccuracies in …

The accurate use of references is vital to the academic search for truth. Despite this,
previous bibliometric studies of many academic journals suggest that approximately 25% of …

Background: Inappropriate referencing of the existing literature has the potential to
propagate false information. Quotation errors are defined as citations in which the …

Purpose To evaluate the peer-reviewed orthopaedic sports medicine literature for reference
errors within 2 high-impact journals. Methods In total, 769 references with 1,082 in-line …

2 readers are aware of the accuracy of any contested citations [33]. These capabilities may
help to stifle early citation inaccuracies and prevent the amplification of inaccurate citations …

Students in the sciences learn to engage with primary research articles as a fundamental
part of their discipline, essential to both writing and research. These sources are difficult to …