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Categories of Journal Submissions Barbara Gastel, MD, MPH Texas A&M University Knowledge Community Editor, AuthorAID
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Overview: Some Common “Metacategories” Reports of original research Other articles presenting new information Review articles Opinion pieces News articles and feature articles Other
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Reports of Original Research The core of most journals Subcategories – Full-length reports of research Can have different names in different journals Examples of names: “Articles”, “Original Articles”, “Original Contributions,” “Reports”, “Research” – Brief reports of research Sometimes brief because the research is preliminary, less extensive, or less important Examples of names: “Brief Communication”, “Research Letter”
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Other Articles Presenting New Information Examples – Case reports – Descriptions of new methods – Program descriptions Sometimes included in a single category such as “Dispatches” Sometimes appear in separate categories
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Review Articles Summarize and integrate the research published on a given topic Can include – traditional review articles – systematic review articles – meta-analyses In some journals: different categories for review articles on different types of subjects
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Opinion Pieces Include such items as – Editorials – Sounding boards – Book (and other media) reviews – Most letters to the editor Present evidence-based opinion Can have different names
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News Articles and Feature Articles Included in some journals Can be by staff members, freelance journalists, or volunteers Examples of topics: – Conferences – Awards – Trends – Policy – Controversies – People (some article types: profiles, obituaries)
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Other Personal essays—for example, in the section “A Piece of My Mind” in JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association Essays about cover art Poems Photos or other images of professional or other interest Other
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A Suggestion: For ideas of what article categories to include and what to call them, look at other journals.
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