Unravelling Citation Rules : A Comparative Analysis of
Referencing Instruction Patterns in Scopus-Indexed Journals

J 2025

Unravelling Citation Rules : A Comparative Analysis of Referencing Instruction Patterns in Scopus-Indexed Journals

VIZVÁRY, Pavla a Vincas GRIGAS

Základní údaje

Originální název

Unravelling Citation Rules : A Comparative Analysis of Referencing Instruction Patterns in Scopus-Indexed Journals

Autoři

VIZVÁRY, Pavla a Vincas GRIGAS

Vydání

LEARNED PUBLISHING, HOBOKEN, WILEY, 2025, 0953-1513

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

50803 Information science

Stát vydavatele

Spojené státy

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

URL

Impakt faktor

Impact factor: 2.400 v roce 2024

Označené pro přenos do RIV

Ano

Kód RIV

RIV/00216224:14210/25:00140626

Organizační jednotka

Filozofická fakulta

Klíčová slova anglicky

bibliographic references; citation styles; DOI; guides for authors; in-text referencing; scholarly journals

Štítky

rivok

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

Změněno: 19. 9. 2025 12:37, Mgr. Ester Gaja Pučálková, Ph.D.

Anotace

V originále

The article analyses the citation rules of 270 scholarly journals indexed in the Scopus database to describe editorial politics in Czech and Lithuanian journals as representatives of local publishing markets. The quantitative analysis identified standard practices in in-text referencing, citation styles, using examples of references as guides for authors, and using DOI. We also statistically tested differences among journals according to countries, thematic focus, publishers, Open Access policies and publishing languages. Most (54.1%) journals did not name any citation style; this approach was the most common in life sciences and agricultural and natural sciences. The APA was the most commonly named citation style, mainly used by journals in the social sciences. The scientific field was the most vital determinant of citation rules-citation styles and in-text referencing. 84.4% of journals used examples of references as a main specification of citation style. We also found some country specifics, such as using ISO 690 and footnotes in the Czech Republic, and strong support of APA and requesting DOI in Lithuania. We drew attention to the challenges and disadvantages of citation practices that complicate authors' work, submission of articles, errors in citation records and automated linking of documents via references.

Návaznosti

MUNI/R/1291/2023, interní kód MU

Název: CAREER RESTART: copyright behaviour of doctoral students in social sciences and humanities

Investor: Masarykova univerzita, CAREER RESTART: copyright behaviour of doctoral students in social sciences and humanities, CAREER RESTART

Citovat

VIZVÁRY, Pavla a Vincas GRIGAS. Unravelling Citation Rules : A Comparative Analysis of Referencing Instruction Patterns in Scopus-Indexed Journals. LEARNED PUBLISHING. HOBOKEN: WILEY, 2025, roč. 38, č. 2, s. 1-11. ISSN 0953-1513. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.1002/leap.1661.

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VIZVÁRY, Pavla a Vincas GRIGAS. Unravelling Citation Rules : A Comparative Analysis of Referencing Instruction Patterns in Scopus-Indexed Journals. \textit{LEARNED PUBLISHING}. HOBOKEN: WILEY, 2025, roč.~38, č.~2, s.~1-11. ISSN~0953-1513. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.1002/leap.1661.

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