Early view - How to cite an Early View article.

We decided earlier this year to embark on 'Early View' as a way to expedite the publication of our ever increasing manuscript pile. We realize that authors want their manuscripts published as soon as possible; for grants and funding; to increase personal citations, and to share important information with the stroke community. Early View is now online. This means that once the reviewer and revision process is complete and your manuscript has been accepted, we'll copyedit, and make a proof. Once you approve the article will be placed online and can be cited.


Early View articles may not yet be allocated to a print edition, meaning that they do not yet have volume, issue or page numbers, therefore Early View articles cannot be cited in the traditional way. They are given a Digital Object Identifier (DOI), which allows the article to be cited and tracked before it is allocated to an issue. When you cite an article that is not yet published in print but is  published on Early View, you may do so by citing the DOI. After print publication, the DOI remains valid and can continue to be used to cite and access the article.