Re: Heading structure and alternatives?

Yes, the "Read the journal article" heading should be an h2. Arguably, 
so should the "Contact" heading.

In terms of placement I would be tempted to move it to the end of the 
article text that appears on the page, but before the meta information 
about the article and its authors.

So after the last line of the text:

"... be able to prevent many of the long-term health consequences of 
early-life adversity,” she says."

But before:

"Article: “Biological Aging in Childhood and Adolescence Following 
Experiences of Threat and Deprivation: A Systematic Review and 
Meta-Analysis,” by Natalie..."

That way the summary is read before taking the decision about reading 
the full article.


You could also put the heading and link after the meta data, this is all 
subjective.


If the same heading pattern is used consistently it also creates an 
experience strategy for screen reader users, in that once they know that 
there is a heading prefacing a link to the full version of the article, 
they can opt to bypass the summary version and go straight to the 
heading/link.

Putting it after the summary version also removes a tab stop for 
keyboard users before they get into the summary version. It's only one 
tab stop, so probably not much of an inconvenience, but it may add a 
little extra usability.

Léonie
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Director @TetraLogical
https://tetralogical.com

Received on Thursday, 13 August 2020 13:40:22 UTC