title: Let's keep this brief.
abstract: The regular articles and technical advances published in this issue are an average of 9,050 words, with 8.4 display items (figures and tables). Do we always need so many words to convey a message? We think not. With this editorial, we issue a call for brief reports.
authors.forename: Ushma S
authors.initials: US
authors.lastname: Neill
mesh_terms: D010506:Periodicals as Topic