title: Spotting reference errors.
abstract: While authors are ultimately responsible to ensure that reference citations are correct, nurse editors and reviewers can use practical strategies to detect errors before publication. This author, an experienced reviewer, provides warning signs you can look for to uncover hidden citation errors as you review manuscripts.
authors.affiliation: mdejong@aol.com
authors.forename: Marla J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: De Jong
mesh_terms: D001634:Bibliographies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D017712:Peer Review, Research / Q000379:methods*