Write Original Short Summaries

In the past, editors were diligent about rejecting submissions in which the short summary was taken directly from the article itself. However, this rule was relaxed because most authors were writing short summaries that summed up their articles in a way that was useful to customers searching for content. However, this rule will once have to be enforced because many authors are simply pasting their introductory paragraphs into the short summary box.

Why should you write an original short summary?

• Customers don't want to read the same thing twice--once in the short summary box, once in the long summary box.

• Introductory paragraphs don't summarize articles--they introduce them.

• Customers need to be able to make quick decisions about whether or not they want to consider an article; reading whole paragraphs slows them down.

• Short summaries should include a few sentences that highlight the main points of your article, explain if it is written for a specific audience (ex: females under 40, single men, general audience), or point out anything unique about the article that would be of interest to a customer (ex: list of academic sources, humor).

Most importantly, short summaries should be brief synopses of articles.

Please keep this in mind when submitting articles. Write original short summaries that are free of errors and describe your articles in ways that will be useful to the customer. Refrain from taking a paragraph from your articles - whether it be introduction, conclusion, or body - and pasting it into the short summary box.

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