Title Page & Abstract
Please note: Your professor may want you to include different elements in your title page such as a class name and number or the due date. Always check with your professor first - your professor is always the final authority.
The AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors (11th edition) is fairly skimpy on rules for title pages.
Title Page
AMA does not give specific formatting instructions for a title page, but should include the following:
- Title (capitalize all major words)
- Author(s) full name(s); if more than one author use semi-colons between names
- Degrees - highest degree/certification is noted; academic degrees (above bachelors)
- Email addresses
- Author Affiliation
- Word Count (text only, excluding title, abstract, references, tables and figures)
Abstract
Structured Abstracts
- Used for reports of original data, systematic reviews, meta-analysis, and clinical reviews
- Includes no more than 350 words
- Contains the headings: Context, Objective, Design, Setting, Participants, Interventions, Main Outcome Measure(s), Results, Conclusions (pg.21)
Unstructured Abstracts
- Used for any other major manuscript
- No more than 200 words
- Paragraph with no headings
- Summarizes the objective, main points, and conclusions of article
Keywords: Some medical journals publish a short list (3-10 terms) of keywords at the end of the abstract. The author provides these terms because they represent key topics presented in the article.
- Added at the end of the abstract
- Terms the author believes represent the key topics presented in the article
