New information for authors—and readers

AS Relman - New England Journal of Medicine, 1990 - Mass Medical Soc
AS Relman
New England Journal of Medicine, 1990Mass Medical Soc
IN this issue we publish a revised" Information for Authors" page, including three changes
that should interest readers as well as authors. First, we are adopting a new, structured
format for abstracts. Journal abstracts will henceforth consist of four paragraphs labeled
Background, Methods, Results, and Conclusions. Sometimes, when appropriate, two of the
first three paragraphs will be combined in one. The object is to enable readers to grasp the
essence of an article quickly by providing a framework that will present the work in a logical …
IN this issue we publish a revised "Information for Authors" page, including three changes that should interest readers as well as authors.
First, we are adopting a new, structured format for abstracts. Journal abstracts will henceforth consist of four paragraphs labeled Background, Methods, Results, and Conclusions. Sometimes, when appropriate, two of the first three paragraphs will be combined in one. The object is to enable readers to grasp the essence of an article quickly by providing a framework that will present the work in a logical, complete, yet concise fashion. For many years we have been advising authors to organize . . .
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