Trauma and Orthopaedics Department, Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton, UK.
J Hand Surg Eur Vol. 2021 Jul;46(6):654-658. doi: 10.1177/17531934211002985. Epub 2021 Mar 24.
Quotation error is an inaccuracy in the assertions made by authors when referencing another's work. This study aimed to assess the quotation errors in articles referencing the Distal Radius Acute Fracture Fixation Trial (DRAFFT). A literature search was performed to identify all citations of DRAFFT from 2014 to 2020. The relevant publications were assessed by two reviewers using a validated framework of error classification. There were 83 articles containing references to DRAFFT. There was substantial agreement between the two reviewers (Kappa coefficient 0.66). We found 22/83 (28%) of articles contained an error, with one article containing two errors. There were 12 major errors, which were not substantiated by, were unrelated to or contradicted the findings of DRAFFT, and 11 minor errors, including numerical inaccuracies, oversimplification or generalization. This study highlights that a significant number of articles inaccurately quote DRAFFT. Authors and journals should consider checking the accuracy of key referenced statements.
引述错误是作者在引用他人作品时所做的断言的不准确性。本研究旨在评估引用 Distal Radius Acute Fracture Fixation Trial (DRAFFT) 的文章中的引述错误。进行了文献检索，以确定 2014 年至 2020 年对 DRAFFT 的所有引用。使用经过验证的错误分类框架，由两名评审员评估相关出版物。有 83 篇文章包含对 DRAFFT 的引用。两名评审员之间存在实质性一致（Kappa 系数 0.66）。我们发现 22/83（28%）的文章存在错误，其中一篇文章有两个错误。有 12 个主要错误，这些错误没有得到 DRAFFT 的证实、与 DRAFFT 的发现无关或与之矛盾，还有 11 个次要错误，包括数字不准确、过于简化或概括。本研究表明，大量文章不准确地引用了 DRAFFT。作者和期刊应考虑检查关键引用语句的准确性。
