Information Science

Plain Language Summaries

Short summaries of research articles written in clear, easy-to-understand language, intended to be a useful way of communicating health research to a non-expert reader.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Short summaries of research articles written in clear, easy-to-understand language, intended to be a useful way of communicating health research to a non-expert reader.

MeSH Record

Classification

Broader headings

Related Concepts

Knowledge Graph

Loading graph…

Drag nodes to rearrange; hover to trace links; click a node to open its page.

MeSH Record

Synonyms

5 entry terms
  • Language Summaries, Plain
  • Language Summary, Plain
  • Plain Language Summary
  • Summaries, Plain Language
  • Summary, Plain Language

MeSH Record

Aspects Covered

5 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, history, methods, standards.

MeSH Record

History Note

2025

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Number

  1. L01w.559w.423w.906w.712

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Plain Language Summaries. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000098243. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000098243
  2. Plain Language Summaries. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q96416347