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Nature 420, 594 (12 December 2002) | doi:10.1038/420594a
Paper trail reveals references go unread by citing authors
Philip Ball
Many of the references cited in scientific papers have not been read by the authors citing them, according to an analysis of how errors in citations propagate through the literature.It isn't easy to establish directly — and truthfully — whether citations have been read.
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