scieditorScience Editor and PublisherНаучный редактор и издатель2542-02672541-8122АНРИ10.24069/SEP-21-02scieditor-176Research ArticleCommentary. TranslationsКомментарий. ПереводыStriving for modernity: Layout and abstracts in the biomedical literatureВ стремлении к современности: верстка и аннотации в медико-биологической литературеhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7476-7181ГаллиК.GalliC.

Карло Галли, департамент медицины и хирургии

Италия

Carlo Galli, Department of Medicine and Surgery

Parma

carlo.galli@unipr.itКоланджелоМ. Т.ColangeloM. T.

Мария Тереса Коланджело, департамент медицины и хирургии, лаборатория гистологии и эмбриологии

Италия

Maria Teresa Colangelo, Department of Medicine and Surgery, Histology and Embryology Lab

Parma

mariateresa.colangelo@studenti.unipr.itГвиццардиС.GuizzardiS.

Стефано Гвиццарди, департамент медицини хирургии, лаборатория гистологии и эмбриологии

Италия

Stefano Guizzardi, Department of Medicine and Surgery, Histology and Embryology Lab

Parma

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Most academic journals have a fairly consistent look: they are structured similarly, their text is divided into similar sections; for example, they have an abstract at the beginning of the manuscript, and their text is usually organized in two columns. There may be different reasons for this similarity, ranging from the need to contain publication costs by using less page space to conforming to an internationally well-accepted format that may be perceived as the hallmark of academic articles. We surveyed 37 medical journals founded before 1960 and looked for their change in format over time and how this was experienced by and explained to readers. We then discussed what recent research has shown about the effects of layout on reading, looking for further explanations as to why this format was so successful.

Большинство научных журналов выглядят достаточно единообразно: у них одинаковая структура, текст разделен на однотипные разделы; например, в начале статьи расположена аннотация, а текст обычно размещается в две колонки. Причины такого сходства могут быть разными, начиная от необходимости снизить расходы на публикацию за счет использования меньшего количества страниц и заканчивая желанием соответствовать признанному во всем мире формату, который может восприниматься как отличительная черта научных статей. Мы исследовали 37 медицинских журналов, основанных до 1960 г., и проследили, как менялся их стиль со временем, как эти изменения доносились до читателей и воспринимались ими. Затем мы проанализировали результаты последних исследований о влиянии способа расположения текста на читательский опыт, чтобы найти другие объяснения причин успеха данного формата верстки.

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