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author summary section
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A part of a document, distinct from the abstract, that describes the significance and broader context of the document content. The author summary is often written in a non-technical manner and is aimed at both scientists and non-scientist readers.
Term info
Label
author summary section
alternative term
summary, author summary, synopsis
definition source
Article submission guidelines for PLoS Genetics (http://journals.plos.org/plosgenetics/s/submission-guidelines)
editor preferred term
author summary section
example of usage
The section labelled 'synopsis' in a typical scientific journal article, e.g. in Pendse et al. BMC Genomics. 2013; 14: 136. (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3608171/)
term editor
PERSON: Bill Baumgartner
term tracker item
https://github.com/information-artifact-ontology/IAO/issues/183