Journal publishers seek solution to missing links

June 2, 2008 Journal publishers seek solution to missing links Douglas Page -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Medical and scientific journal publishers increasingly use Internet-based citations to reference data and software mentioned in published papers. URLs cited in the literature, however, continue to disappear, or decay, at an alarming rate. Dr. Mauricio Castillo, editor of the American Journal of Neuroradiology, estimates in medicine in general, about 80% of all webpages are gone four months after their introduction. "About 40% of URLs will eventually decay, although it is not known how many merely change location," Castillo said.

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