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Publication Date: 1989
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Pass It On: Errors in Direct Quotes in a Sample of Scholarly Journal Articles.
Hernandez, Nelda Rae; White, Arden
Journal of Counseling and Development, v67 n9 p509-12 May 1989
Examined one volume year of each of four journals in the social sciences to compare 1,278 quotations against original sources. Found 89 quotations could not be found and 519 (43.7 percent) contained one or more inaccuracies ranging from punctuation to significant differences in meaning. Discusses implications. (Author/ABL)
Descriptors: Authors, Editors, Error Patterns, Scholarly Journals, Social Sciences, Writing for Publication
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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