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标题：Grey literature citations in top nursing journals: a bibliometric study
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作者：Stephen Woods ; Kathleen Phillips ; Andrew Dudash 等
期刊名称：Bulletin of the Medical Library Association
印刷版ISSN：0025-7338
出版年度：2020
卷号：108
期号：2
页码：262-269
DOI：10.5195/jmla.2020.760
出版社：Medical Library Association
摘要：Objective As access to information grows in tandem with the growth of the Internet, access to grey literature also increases. Because little is known about the use of grey literature in nursing journals, the authors investigated the prevalence and types of grey literature citations in top nursing journals. Methods We analyzed all citations (n=52,116) from articles published in 2011 in 6 top nursing journals selected from the Medical Library Association’s Nursing and Allied Health Resource Section’s 2012 “Selected List of Nursing Journals.” Grey literature citations were identified and categorized by type. Results Grey literature accounted for 10.4% of citations across all 6 journals. Publications from governments (54.3%) and corporate organizations (26.8%) were the most common types of grey literature. Conclusion The substantial citation of grey literature in nursing journals shows that nursing scholars seek and use this category of information. These findings have implications for teaching and learning among nursing researchers and the information professionals who serve the nursing research community.