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Journal editors should be encouraged to use a structured abstract format.
Authors must supply a structured abstract of 150 250 words and at least 4 keywords.
A structured abstract and expert commentary are provided for each study.
The full text will be included in all digital versions of Science, and a structured abstract will be included in the print version.
For example, the ACP Journal Club, sourced from over 120 journals, summarises the best evidence in internal medicine in the form of a structured abstract and clinical commentary.
This recommendation is rarely implemented [ 13], although some journals request that authors report a structured abstract with a limitations section [ 14].
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In a study by [ Thurston et al. 97] it was found that decision makers prefer a more detailed structured abstract in addition to a very short summary.
This collaboration involves the processing of accepted articles prior to publication by MINT curators to create a structured digital abstract, which describes the interactions in the paper in detail.
The mean score of the second 50 abstracts from journals that adopted the structured abstract format was significantly higher than scores from journals with unchanged formats (P ≤.001).
Introduction: This retrospective observational study was designed to assess the impact on quality of changing from unstructured to structured abstract format.
2. Morris, P.E., et al. Early intensive care unit mobility therapy in the treatment of acute respiratory failure (Structured abstract).
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