I don't know about evidence that people were retrieving incorrect articles. But, I have seen incorrect reference entries in published articles. Examples usually were incorrect volume and/or incorrect page numbers. The solution to finding the article was (for me) to look for the authors and/or title in PsycInfo and find the proper location for the article. Having to create the DOI might reduce some of those errors by the authors.
APA could have several uses for DOIs. It might facilitate APA checking reference entries for correct information. In the editing process it is a simple matter to click on the DOI to confirm that it links to an actual article and the article citation details match. In theory, a reviewer could click on a DOI to find a copy of an article. The reviewer could think, "I don't recall that finding from the paper these folks are citing." Clicking on the DOI makes relatively quick work of checking such information. It could also facilitate tracking down plagiarism in articles. Plagiarism checking software would require two digital copies for comparison. So, while DOIs are redundant from the perspective of old-school manual tracking down of sources, without trying hard I can imagine several benefits in our digital era. Paul Bernhardt -----Original Message----- From: Jim Clark [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sun 10/25/2009 12:27 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: Re: [tips] APA style and DOI numbers Hi If a full reference is adequate to produce a DOI, if available, then doesn't that mean that the DOI is redundant and unnecessary to find the article? The rationale for this requirement really escapes me, which leaves one in the unfortunate position of having to say to students: "do it because the APA Style guide says to do it." On an empirical note, is there any evidence that people were retrieving incorrect articles given the information available in past editions? Take care Jim James M. Clark Professor of Psychology 204-786-9757 204-774-4134 Fax [email protected] >>> "Christopher D. Green" <[email protected]> 24-Oct-09 7:18:53 PM >>> Here's some good news from those of you who were dreading having to cut and paste dozens of DOI numbers into your reference sections starting in January. It is a website that allows you to enter a list of reference, and if gives you back the references with all available DOI numbers appended: http://www.crossref.org/SimpleTextQuery/ Chris -- Christopher D. Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 Canada 416-736-2100 ex. 66164 [email protected] http://www.yorku.ca/christo/ ========================== --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
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