Plain Language Summary

Increasing awareness, quality, and discoverability.

Plain Language Summaries (PLS) communicate the significance of scientific research in jargon-free and clear language. They can describe clinical trials and other original research, review articles, case reports, and congress abstracts, among other scientific publications.

PLS have enabled readers, from patients, caregivers, and policy makers, to decision-makers and non-specialist healthcare professionals, to capture the content quickly and bookmark the paper for reading which has increased views, access to the article, and its associated metrics.

By helping the public to understand biomedical research, researchers like yourself can contribute to raising awareness of its value and attracting further public support, engagement, and involvement.

Expand your professional network and enhance your reputation with PLS today.

We Invite You To Read A Selection Of Our Published PLS Articles

Article	Journal	Author
Putting plain language summaries into perspective	Current Medical Research and Opinion	C. Edgell et al
All-cause mortality rates in adults with carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacterial infections: a comprehensive review of pathogen-focused, prospective, randomized, interventional clinical studies	Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy	T. P. Lodise et al
An update on generalized pustular psoriasis	Expert Review of Clinical Immunology	M. J. Gooderham et al
UK Medical Cannabis registry: an analysis of clinical outcomes of medicinal cannabis therapy for chronic pain conditions	Expert Review of Clinical Pharmacology	M. Harris et al
Understanding the pathophysiologic pathways that underlie obesity and options for treatment	Expert Review of Endocrinology & Metabolism	R. B. Kumar et al
A systematic review of the burden of pertussis disease in infants and the effectiveness of maternal immunization against pertussis	Expert Review of Vaccines	W. Kandeil et al
Immune interference (blunting) in the context of maternal immunization with Tdap-containing vaccines: is it a class effect?	Expert Review of Vaccines	W. Kandeil et al
Haemophilus influenzae type b disease in the era of conjugate vaccines: critical factors for successful eradication	Expert Review of Vaccines	M. Slack et al
A review of rotavirus vaccine use in Asia and the Pacific regions: challenges and future prospects	Expert Review of Vaccines	P. Buchy et al
Measles, mumps, rubella prevention: how can we do better?	Expert Review of Vaccines	F. Kauffmann et al
Vaccine confidence: the keys to restoring trust	Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics	S. Badur et al
Towards adult vaccination in India: a narrative literature review	Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics	R. Dash et al
The effect of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines on otitis media from 2005 to 2013 in children aged ≤5 years: a retrospective cohort study in two Swedish regions	Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics	M. Edmondson-Jones et al
Vaccination in preterm and low birth weight infants in India	Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics	A. Soans et al
Established and new rotavirus vaccines: a comprehensive review for healthcare professionals	Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics	V. Vetter et al
Public health impact of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine (BNT162b2) in the first year of rollout in the United States	Journal of Medical Economics	M. Di Fusco et al
Effectiveness of nonsteroidal mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists in patients with diabetic kidney disease	Postgraduate Medicine	E. Lerma et al
Triple fixed-dose combination empagliflozin, linagliptin, and metformin for patients with type 2 diabetes	Postgraduate Medicine	I. Lingvay et al
A brief guide to pustular psoriasis for primary care providers	Postgraduate Medicine	J. J. Crowley et al

To view Taylor & Francis’ full list of published Plain Language Summaries please click here.

Ready To Submit Your Own PLS?

Begin your journey of your article being accompanied by a PLS.

The PLS should be 250 words or less, written in plain English, and placed after the Abstract and before the Introduction, with its own heading (“Plain Language Summary”). For all technical specifications, read our PLS Guidelines for Authors.

For further information on how to write about biomedical and health research in plain English, please read the INVOLVE Plain English Summaries resource from the National Institute for Health Research.

Once your PLS is complete (or during the writing process), ask someone who doesn’t have any knowledge of the subject to read the PLS and provide feedback. They should find it interesting and be able to understand the study, its conclusions, and the potential impact of the research.

Take a look at a plain language summary published in Postgraduate Medicine on the article page on Taylor & Francis Online, and indexed on PubMed.

Already Published Your Article?

It may not be too late to add a PLS. This option is available for one year following article date of publication and incurs a processing fee of $1200/€1000/£850. Where possible, the PLS will be peer reviewed by the manuscript’s original reviewers. After acceptance for publication, the PLS is available alongside the manuscript’s abstract on the article hosting page. We will also add it to the HTML version of the article as a minor correction, and the correction notice will state that a PLS has been added to the article. However, it won’t be added to the typeset article (PDF version) or indexed on PubMed.

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