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A comparative analysis of writing scientific references
manually and by using Endnote bibliographic softwareLadan Rokni1, Ahmad PourAhmad2, Mohammad Bagher Rokni3
ABSTRACT
By writing scientific paper, one gradually starts the academic career. Academic staff members, most often have no choice but to engage in scientific writing to fulfill the requirements for selection or promotion in their academic career. Those who do not find themselves competent enough to write, at times indulge in plagiarism. The present study was conducted to compare writing references for scientific paper manually and by using EndNote software, which is quite helpful for the authors. In this study time consumed in inserting twenty references in a paper mannually was compared with putting references using EndNote software.(version 9) In addition, the format of references was changed in different manners to find out the time required for making these changes. Comparison of time spent for inserting one reference or all references in both formats Vancouver and Harvard showed significant difference (P<0.001). The study showed that persuading the authors to use electronic software for writing references and scientific papers would significantly improve the quality of the manuscripts besides enlarging the scope of medical journalism.
KEY WORDS:
Scientific writing, Medical Journalism, EndNote Software, References.Pak J Med Sci January - March 2010 Vol. 26 No. 1 229-232
How to cite this article:
Rokni L, Ahmad AP, Rokni MB. A comparative analysis of writing scientific references manually and by using Endnote bibliographic software. Pak J Med Sci 2010;26(1):229-232
1. Ladan Rokni,
2. Ahmad PourAhmad
Dept. of Human Geography, School of Geography,
Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran
3. MB Rokni,
Dept. of Medical Parasitology,
School of Public Health,
Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Correspondence:
Mohammad Bagher Rokni,
PhD in Medical Parasitology, Associate Prof.
Dept. Medical Parasitology,
School of Public Health,
Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran
P.O Box: 14155-6446,
Tehran- Iran.
Email: roknimoh@tums.ac.ir
* Received for Publication: December 26, 2009
* Revision Received: January 12, 2010
* Second Revision: January 19, 2010
* Final Revision Accepted: January 28th 2010
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