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Zoë A Doubleday1, Sean D Connell1
1School of Biological Science and the Environment Institute, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia.
Abstract:
Good writing takes time, but in a research environment where speed is master, is it a superfluous pursuit? Scientists spend most of their working life writing, yet our writing style obstructs its key purpose: communication. We advocate more accessible prose that boosts the influence of our publications. For those who change, the proof of their success will be science that is read, understood, and remembered.
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