| Published Abstract |
An abstract is a brief summary of a poster presentaiton. (Abstracts also appear at the beginning of published papers.) Conferences accepting abstracts will usually require presenters to complete a standardized abstract submission form. |
| Books |
The authorship of an entire book. |
| Book Chapters |
Contribution of one or more individual chapters in a book primarily authored by someone else. |
| Books Edited |
Had a role as the primary editor of a book. |
| Case Reports |
Clinical presentations that may be followed by evaluative studies that eventually lead to a diagnosis. |
| Commentaries |
Work consisting of a critical or explanatory note written to discuss, support, or dispute an article or other presentation previously published. It may take the form of an article, letter, editorial, etc. It appears in publications under a variety of names: comment, commentary, editorial comment, viewpoint, etc. |
| Editorials |
Work consisting of a statement of the opinions, beliefs, and policy of the editor or publisher of a journal, usually on current matters of medical or scientific significance to the medical community or society at large. The editorials published by editors of journals representing the official organ of a society or organization are generally substantive. |
| Journal Article |
The predominant publication type for articles and other items indexed for NLM databases. |
| Letters to Editor |
Work consisting of written or printed communication between individuals or between persons and representatives of corporate bodies. The correspondence may be personal or professional. In medical and other scientific publications the letter is usually from one or more authors to the editor of the journal or book publishing the item being commented upon or discussed. LETTER is often accompanied by COMMENT. |
| Manuals |
Research paper included in a manual. |
| Monographs |
Relates to a stand alone publication. Can be a Thesis or other such work. Work that is any publication that is not a serial or integrating resource. In cataloging usage, It is usually on a single subject or related subjects and is complete in itself, whether constructed of chapters, sections, or parts. While any article encountered in indexing journals can be, strictly speaking, a monograph, as a publication type, a monograph will refer to a cataloging item. |
| Critically Appraised Topic |
A critically appraised topic (or CAT) is a short summary of evidence on a topic of interest, usually focussed around a clinical question. A CAT is like a shorter and less rigorous version of a systematic review, summarising the best available research evidence on a topic. |
| Websites / Videos |
Any published website or online video can be listed using this publication type. |
| Clinical Care Guidelines |
Clinical care guidelines are statements that include recommendations intended to optimize patient care that are informed by a systematic review of evidence and an assessment of the benefits and harms of alternative care options. |
| Magazine Entries |
Submissions included in non medical magazine publications. |
| Newspaper Articles |
Work consisting of a news item appearing in a general-interest newspaper or other general news periodical, containing information of current and timely interest in the field of medicine or science. This publication type should not be confused with NEWS Publication Type, reserved for news reports published in various medical or other scientific journals, such as "Nature". |
| Newsletter Articles |
Submissions included in a published Newsletter. |
| Supervised Student Publications |
Articles on research findings published jointly with or supervised by the thesis advisor. The findings relate to research undertaken by the student or the supervisor’s program of research. |
| Working Papers |
A preliminary scientific or technical paper. Often, authors will release working papers to share ideas about a topic or to elicit feedback before submitting to a peer reviewed conference or academic journal. Working papers are often the basis for related works, and may in themselves be cited by peer-review papers. They may be considered as grey literature. |
