Wednesday, 20 May 2015

Prairie Law Blog: Some "Abstract" Thinking: New Study Shows that Abstracts and Tables of Contents Increase Citations

Source: http://prairielb.blogspot.com/2014/11/some-abstract-thinking-new-study-shows.html

Some "Abstract" Thinking: New Study Shows that Abstracts and Tables of Contents Increase Citations


Should Your Law Review Article Have an Abstract and Table of Contents?

by Lee Petherbridge & Christopher A. Cotropia



The empirical study by Petherbridge and Cotropia found that law review
articles that include "just an abstract are cited on average roughly 50%
more, and articles that include just a table of contents roughly 30%
more.  Including both document elements corresponds to the largest
increase in citation, over 70%."



Hat tip to the WisBlawg of the University of Wisconsin Law Library for their recent post, linking to the article on SSRN.









Prairie Law Blog: Some "Abstract" Thinking: New Study Shows that Abstracts and Tables of Contents Increase Citations

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