Journal articles, title keywords

The rules for writing a research proposal title are similar to those for the journal article and poster. Like journal article titles (see table 7.1), a proposal title should include keywords that will help the program officer decide where to send your proposal for review. The title should also include keywords that capture the need(s) targeted by the granting institution. Abbreviations and acronyms should be avoided. Although explicit restrictions on title length are rare, shorter titles are preferred, provided that they accurately depict the contents and emphases of the proposal. 

The IMRD format, together with the finer organizational structure (moves) and language of the journal article, helps readers quickly locate the content that they seek. As a developing writer, it is important that you learn to present your content in these expected ways and places. As readers scan your paper, they should be able to quickly locate your topic, the nature of your work, the methods you used, and your conclusions. The use of keywords in your title and abstract and throughout the body of your paper is especially important. Because so many scientists now turn to computer-based technologies and search engines to find pertinent and current information, if you fail to use expected keywords, your work may be missed even if relevant. 

Keywords A list of keywords is not included in a conference abstract (as it is in a journal article abstract), but it is wise to use keywords in the abstract text and title. The inclusion of keywords facilitates electronic searches, making the work more accessible to others interested in your held. 

Each reference is indexed so that retrieval can be by title of the article or publication by authors, both personal and corporate and by journal title. Publisher, data publication and pagination are also given. Where the title is inadequate, extra keywords are added to describe the document more fully. All journal articles have an abstract of up to 100 words. One of the advantages of using computerized information services is that, for an individual with a particular subject interest, a profile or key words can be logged into the computer, and regular access to the relevant database, using these keywords or profile, will produce a printout of any new items on that particular subject. This saves much research time and effort. ... 

The Permuterm Index is based on combinations of keywords in the titles of the articles published in the journals which are covered by SCI. For example under the keyword epoxide will be a list of other keywords, such as stereoselective, which occur in association with epoxide. For each pairing there is a list of authors names, and looking these up in the Source Index will lead to the references for the original work. 

Chemical Titles (CT) continues to list titles of important research articles from nearly 800 core chemical journals. For easy and complete access, the full bibliographit information and a Keyword-out-of-Context (KWOC) index are included. 

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