The abstract is a summary of the contents of the paper, and is typically made available via search services to give potential readers a flavor of the content of the article. eXtyles supports both Teasers (very short summaries, typically a single sentence) and longer Abstracts that may contain several paragraphs.

Abstract Head

Abstracts do not require titles in the XML according to the JATS DTD, but, if a title is provided, it should be styled as Abstract Head.

Abstract

Each paragraph of the body of the abstract should be styled using the style Abstract. If the abstract contains headings (e.g. Introduction, Methods, Results, etc.), these should be run in to the text of the paragraph and distinguished by the use of bold face.

Example

The following example demonstrates the use of the Abstract Head and Abstract paragraph styles. This illustration is an excerpt from the sample document: Sample 2_Math-in-Word.docx

JATS XML Example

<abstract>
<sec><title>Introduction</title><p>Mathematics is a fundamental building block of modern technology, research, and industry, and yet the technological means of publishing mathematics can still be surprisingly challenging. As a result, anyone involved in producing, publishing, or reading mathematical equations electronically knows that writing and publishing math is not a simple process.</p>
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</abstract>

Information on handling of translated abstracts can be found here.

Teaser Head, Teaser

The Teaser Head and Teaser styles are used in the same way as Abstract_Head and Abstract.

Example

The following example demonstrates the use of the Teaser_Head and Teaser paragraph styles. This illustration is an excerpt from the sample document: Sample 2_Math-in-Word.docx

JATS XML Example

<abstract abstract-type="teaser">
<title>Teaser</title>
<p>This paper clarifies the different forms of equations that can be encountered in Word documents and discusses the issues and idiosyncrasies of converting these various forms to MathML, LaTeX, and/or images in the JATS XML model.</p>
</abstract>