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9Agreed. An exception would be a prominent reference in a paper that is potentially read by a very large group of readers - as an extreme example, a reference on page 1 in a Nature article.lighthouse keeper– lighthouse keeper2017-11-22 20:17:46 +00:00Commented Nov 22, 2017 at 20:17
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33If I (as a reader) came across a reference I was interested in or was important to my research, I'd be pretty miffed to waste my time digging through a paper that contains nothing about it.Bamboo– Bamboo2017-11-23 00:43:05 +00:00Commented Nov 23, 2017 at 0:43
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34@Phill: That’s true, but are you going to dig up the corrigendum to see that “Ref. X on p. Y should be Ref. Z?”aeismail– aeismail2017-11-23 01:20:03 +00:00Commented Nov 23, 2017 at 1:20
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16@aeismail, well yes I would, I'm not sure how corrigendums (corrigenda?) are handled, but if it came with the paper I just downloaded or was on the website - which I'd hope it would be - then I personally would feel compelled to quickly glance over it before reading (maybe I'm weird)... Then when I found a reference etc. if it triggered my memory then I'd double check the corrigendum before following it.Bamboo– Bamboo2017-11-23 03:36:20 +00:00Commented Nov 23, 2017 at 3:36
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50I completely disagree with this answer. Although it seems unlikely that a corrigendum is required, it makes very good sense to at least contact the authors. If nothing else, it should stop them making the same mistake in their next paper. If the incorrect citation is just a typo, the journal might be willing to correct the online edition; if the paper is on, e.g., ArXiv, the authors might correct it there.David Richerby– David Richerby2017-11-23 10:37:30 +00:00Commented Nov 23, 2017 at 10:37
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