Q: What are graphical abstracts? Are they in addition to written ones?

Yes, Graphical Abstracts, sometimes called Visual Abstracts, typically accompany a manuscript and its Abstract during the submission process. Some journals may ask for a Graphical Abstract to be produced only once the manuscript has been conditionally accepted, other journals ask for it at the time of manuscript submission. And, a few journals also produce the Graphical Abstract for the manuscript if the study is deemed as being significant in its findings.