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[Objective]To investigate the regular pattern of references quoted in theses of Orthopedic Journal of China from year 2005 to 2006,and to study the characteristics and experiences of reference quoting in Chinese orthopedic academic sphere.[Method]Forty-eight issues of Orthopedic Journal of China from year 2005 to 2006 were downloaded from the website www.chinajournal.net.cn.There were 466 theses about clinical research.All references in these theses were collected as origin of data.Excel software was applied to analyze all references.[Result]References were found in all 466 papers with the reference rate of 100%.The average reference amount in each thesis was 7.15(3 334/466).A total of 3110 references were from journals(93.28%)and 214 references were from monographs(6.42%).The Price Index reached 52.13%.And the number of self-quoted references reached 614 with the rate of self-quoting of 18.42%(614/3 334).References from Chinese and foreign journals with the first 20 highest being-quoting rates were collected,and it reached 56.12% of all references.[Conclusion]The content of references in Orthopedic Journal of China ranges widely.The main quoting origin is from journals.The mainly-quoted language is English,and references from other languages are rarely quoted.Most references showed new and original ideas.