MEDLINE and PubMed Central classify articles differently. This table maps each MEDLINE publication type to the article type PMC uses for the same content, which is what determines how a Brieflands article is tagged when it is deposited.
MEDLINE to PMC article types
MEDLINE publication type on the left, the corresponding PMC type on the right.
| Medline Type | PMC Type |
|---|---|
| Addresses | oration |
| Bibliography | product-review |
| Journal Article | brief-report |
| Case Reports | Case-Reports |
| Classical Article | research-article |
| Clinical Conference | meeting-report |
| Clinical Trial | research-article |
| Congresses | meeting-report |
| Consensus Development Conference | meeting-report |
| Consensus Development Conference, NIH | meeting-report |
| Corrected and Republished Article | correction |
| Editorial | editorial |
| Festschrift | calendar |
| Guideline | research-article |
| Interview | discussion |
| Journal Article | research-article |
| Lectures | oration |
| Letter | letter |
| Meta-Analysis | research-article |
| News | news |
| Newspaper Article | news |
| Observational Study | research-article |
| Patient Education Handout | discussion |
| Practice Guideline | discussion |
| Published Erratum | correction |
| Retraction of Publication | retraction |
| Review | review |
| Video-Audio Media | case-report |
| Webcasts | case-report |