1. “Selecting a Title: Dos and Don’ts”
Ingrid Nygaard, MD, MS
Editor-in-Chief for Gynecology
American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
University of Utah
Ingrid Nygaard, AJOG, 2016.

2. Title Title, abstract and keywords determine who looks at your paper
Ingrid Nygaard, AJOG, 2016.

3. A Good Title: Provides the essence of the study
Captures the reader’s attention
Differentiates the paper from others
Ingrid Nygaard, AJOG, 2016.

4. Title: Basic Tips Keep it simple, brief and attractive
Use active verbs
Avoid unneeded details
Use appropriate descriptive words
Avoid abbreviations and jargon
Long titles are hard to comprehend at a glance
Avoid introductory phrases
Ingrid Nygaard, AJOG, 2016.

5. A Good Title Should: Describe the study
Identify the manuscript’s subject
Ingrid Nygaard, AJOG, 2016.

6. Title: Follow Reporting Guidelines
CONSORT (RCT): Identify as RCT in title
PRISMA (systematic review): Identify report as a systematic review, meta-analysis, or both.
STROBE (observational): Indicate study’s design with a commonly used term in the title or the abstract
STARD (testing): Identify article as a study of diagnostic accuracy
Ingrid Nygaard, AJOG, 2016.

7. Title: AJOG Requirements
No abbreviations
No brand names
Ingrid Nygaard, AJOG, 2016.

8. Would your Title: Help you to identify it in a search?
Make you want to look at the paper further?
Ingrid Nygaard, AJOG, 2016.