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Abstract
Cheryl Iverson
in AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors (10th edition)
In this age of electronic data dissemination and retrieval, in which abstracts are typically indexed and freely available, a well-written abstract has become increasingly important in directing ...
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General Guidelines
Cheryl Iverson
in AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors (10th edition)
A few specific guidelines to consider in preparing either type of abstract follow: ▪ Consult the journal’s instructions for authors. ▪ Follow the journal’s specific sideheadings when preparing a ...
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Structured Abstracts
Cheryl Iverson
in AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors (10th edition)
UPDATE: We will discontinue using quotation marks to identify parts of an article, but retain the capitalization; eg, This is discussed in the Methods section (not the “Methods” section). This change ...
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Unstructured Abstracts
Cheryl Iverson
in AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors (10th edition)
For other major manuscripts, include a conventional unstructured abstract of no more than 150 words. Abstracts are not required for opinion pieces, letters, and special features such as news ...
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