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Wednesday 8 December 2010

Of abstract importance – new abstract style for 2011

The Expert Opinion journals recognise how important an article's abstract is in drawing in the interested reader. The clearer and more insightful the abstract, the more interest, and potentially more citations, the manuscript will attract. For original research and systematic reviews, structured abstracts are typically required, with guidance on how to prepare these provided by the CONSORT Group. For review articles with free, unstructured abstracts, however, it can be difficult to know how best to present the abstract and what information to include to best represent the full paper. To help authors prepare fitting abstracts and to provide consistency for readers across the Expert Opinion series, in 2011 we are requesting authors include the following in their abstracts for review articles:

Introduction - describing the significance of the topic and reason for the review
Areas covered - describing the research discussed and the literature review undertaken
Expert opinion - summarising the article's 'Expert Opinion' section, a unique feature of all Expert Opinion reviews in which the author goes beyond the conclusion to provide their own personal view of the field

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Wednesday 8 December 2010

Of abstract importance – new abstract style for 2011

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