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(doi:10.1186/1742-7622-5-21) Highlights the wealth of epidemiological and public health literature in the major languages of the world, and the bibliographic databases through which it can be searched and accessed. All systematic reviews in epidemiology and public health should include literature published in the major languages of the world, and the use of regional and non-English bibliographic databases should become routine. Look at the site and download articles showing different realities in countries from China to Brazil, Latin American to the Caribbean, Russia to Eastern and Western Europe. Hartley J, Betts L. Revising and polishing a structured abstract: is it worth the time and effort? Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology 2008;59(12):1870–1877. (doi:10.1002/asi.20909) Many writers of structured abstracts spend time revising and polishing their texts, but do readers notice the difference? In three studies of readers using rating scales to judge the clarity of an original and a revised abstract, the revised abstract as a whole, as well as some components, were significantly clearer than the original. Readers can and do perceive differences between original and revised texts and therefore the time and effect is worthwhile. Sagi I. Amusing titles in scientific journals and article citation. Journal of Information Science 2008;34(5):680–687. (doi:10.1177/0165551507086261) Examines whether the use of humor in scientific article titles is associated with the number of citations an article receives. The association between the levels of amusement and pleasantness and the article’s monthly citation average has been assessed in articles published over 10 years in two of the most prestigious journals in psychology, Psychological Bulletin and Psychological Review. The pleasantness rating was weakly associated with the number of citations, while articles with highly amusing titles received fewer citations. © Copyright 2009 by European Association of Science Editors Top of Page |
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