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Highlights

 

Highlights are a short collection of bullet points that convey the core findings and provide readers with a quick textual overview of the article. These three to five bullet points describe the essence of the research (e.g. results or conclusions) and highlight what is distinctive about it.

Highlights will be displayed in online search result lists, the contents list and in the online article, but will not (yet) appear in the article PDF file or print.

Author instructions:
Highlights should be submitted as a separate file in EES by selecting "Highlights" from the drop-down list when uploading files. Please adhere to the specifications below.

Specifications:

  • Include 3 to 5 highlights.  
  • Max. 85 characters per highlight including spaces. (In Word 2007, there is a character count option in the Review tab, under Word Count.)
  • Only the core results of the paper should be covered.

 

Example 1
Below is an example of poor Highlights and how they can be improved.

Example 1.a - poor Highlights
Highlights
> In this study we model two hospitals which have regulated prices. > The hospitals we base our study on compete on quality with each other. > We examine changes in the level of information about hospital quality. We find that increasing information will increase the quality if hospital costs are similar. > We find that increasing information will decrease quality if hospital costs are very different. > We conclude that welfare effects depend on ex-ante or ex-post assumptions about quality information.

The item now exceeds the maximum number of 5 bullet points, some points exceed the 85 characters limit, and there is too much information. In order to provide a very quick and brief textual overview, this Highlight item can be improved by shortening the sentences.

The example above was artificially constructed by us. The example below shows the Highlights as they were actually submitted to the Journal of Health Economics, Volume 29, Issue 4, July 2010, Pages 524-535. This is a good example as the sentences are short and within the 85 character limit, the Highlights item does not exceed the maximum number of bullet points, and the text is concise, relates to the topic, and is informative.

Example 1.b - good Highlights
Highlights
> We model two hospitals which have regulated prices and compete on quality. > We examine changes in the level of information about hospital quality. Increasing information will increase quality if hospital costs are similar. > Increasing information will decrease quality if hospital costs are very different.
> Welfare effects depend on ex-ante or ex-post assumptions about quality information.

Example 2
Below, is an another example of poor Highlights and how they can be improved. In Example 2.a the sentences are too long, contain too much information, and exceed the 85 character maximum. There are too few bullet points and adding more would benefit this example: short, concise points contribute to a well structured textual overview of the topic.

Example 2.a - poor Highlights
Highlights
> In this study we examine the Ni and Ni–Co aluminate spinels as catalyst precursors. > We study Catalysts for partial oxidation and steam methane reforming and we  find that Hydrogen treatment at very high temperatures enables the growth of nano-sized metal particles. > In this study we conclude that Ni aluminate spinels does not activate methane at temperatures below 900 K.

The example above was artificially constructed by us. Below the same item, but as the author actually submitted it in the journal  Applied Catalysis A, General, Volume 383, Issues 1-2, 31 July 2010, Pages 119-127.

Example 2.b - good Highlights
Highlights
> Ni and Ni–Co aluminate spinels as catalyst precursors. > Catalysts for partial oxidation and steam methane reforming. > Hydrogen treatment at high temperature enables growth of nano-sized metal particles. > Ni aluminate spinels does not activate methane at temperatures below 900 K.

This is a good example of Highlights; the sentences are brief and informative, the author does not exceed the character limit per point, nor exceed the number of bullet points. The structured text gives a good overview of the article topic.