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The propagation and dispersal of misinformation in ecology: Is there a relationship between citation accuracy and journal impact factor?

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  1. School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Private Bag 3, WITS 2050, Johannesburg, South Africa

    D. C. Drake, B. Maritz, A. Etale, D. G. Furniss, S. L. Scott, S. Parusnath & D. R. Tye

  2. Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Matieland, 7602, South Africa

    S. M. Jacobs, C. J. Crous, A. Engelbrecht & M. J. Fourie

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Drake, D.C., Maritz, B., Jacobs, S.M. et al. The propagation and dispersal of misinformation in ecology: Is there a relationship between citation accuracy and journal impact factor?. Hydrobiologia 702, 1–4 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-012-1392-6

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