Hyperlink Obsolescence in Scholarly Online Journals
James K. Ho · Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication · 2006
Hyperlinks to resources available on the Web are commonly used in footnotes or citation of references in scholarly online journals. A review of three well-established online journals revealed that nearly half of such links are broken, raising questions regarding the archival integrity of the published material. Some practical recommendations are advanced for online journal editors and authors based on a consideration of the role of hyperlinked references.