BMJ: " Inappropriate referencing in research has serious consequences"

"Scientific progress is set back by faulty hypotheses and redundant research that is propagated by selective and erroneous citation practices. ^"

BMJ editorial on the consequences of inappropriate, inadequate and erroneous referencing of research articles, commenting on an article by Greenberg: "How citation distortions create unfounded authority: analysis of a citation network"

Fergusson D. Inappropriate referencing in research BMJ. 2009 Jul 20;339: 184-185
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/339/jul20_3/b2049

Greenberg S.A. How citation distortions create unfounded authority: analysis of a citation network. BMJ 2009 Jul 20; 339: b2680
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/339/jul20_3/b2680

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