Abstract

The article itself is an abstract (of a paper or presentation) that usually has been presented or published separately.

Announcement

Material announced in the publication (may or may not be directly related to the publication).

Article Commentary

A work which emphasizes on another article or articles; this article comments on the other article(s). (Article Commentary would be used when the editors of a publication invite an author with an opposing opinion to comment on a controversial article, and then publish both. The slightly similar work “editorial” is reserved for commentary written by an editor or other publication staff).

Book Review

Review or analysis of one or more printed or online books (The similar work “product-review” is used for product analysis).

Books Received

Notification that items, e.g., books or other works, have been received by a publication for the review or other consideration.

Brief Report

Calendar

A list of events.

Case Report

Clinical Trial

Collection

Wrapper article for a series of sub-articles or responses; this work is restricted to the articles whose intellectual content appears primarily in the sub-article or response.

Discussion

Invited discussion related to a specific article or issue. Discussion should follow the sections including Introduction, Arguments, and Conclusions.

Dissertation

Thesis or dissertation written as a part of the degree completion.

Editorial

Opinion piece, policy statement, or general commentary, typically written by staff of the publication (The similar work “article-commentary” is reserved for a commentary on a specific article or articles, which is written by an author with a contrasting position, not an editor or other publication staff).

In Brief

Summary or teaser of the items in the current issue.

Introduction

An introduction to a publication, or to a series of articles within a publication, etc., for a special section or issue, typically.

Letter

Meeting Report

News

Obituary

Announcement of a death, or the appreciation for a colleague who has recently died.

Oration

Reprint of a speech or oral presentation.

Partial Retraction

Retraction or disavowal of part(s) of the previously published material.

Product Review

Description, analysis, or review of a product or service, for example, a software package (The similar value “book-review” is used for analysis of the books).

Rapid Communication

Reply

Reply to a letter or commentary, typically by the original author commenting upon the comments.

Reprint

Reprint of a previously published article.

Research Article

Retraction

Retraction or disavowal of a previously published material.

Review Article

Study Protocol

Systematic Review or Meta Analysis

Translation

A translation of an article, originally written in a different language.

Corrections