title: [Careful! Your bibliographic references may be examined].
abstract: Reference to previous work represents a conceptual association of recognized scientific ideas that are beneficial for the citing author. I.e., a reference is an express recognition of an intellectual compromise towards a previous source of information. After all, advancement of science is supported by previous research. At present, the way to know and to measure the importance of a published item comes through its posterior citations, circumstance that obliges scientific journals to control the pertinence and relevance of the cited work. Therefore, when submitting a manuscript for consideration to a scientific journal, it must be beard in mind that the included references will be examined.
authors.affiliation: Complejo Asistencial de León, León, España. jmculebras@telefonica.net
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Culebras-Fernández
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: García de Lorenzo
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wanden-Nerghe
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: David Castiel
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sanz-Valero
mesh_terms: D001634:Bibliographies as Topic; D015706:Bibliometrics