February 27, 2024Science Editor

Give It to Me Straight: Plain Language Summaries and Their Role in Scholarly Journals

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EGEmilie GunnAmerican Society of Clinical Oncology

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Overview demonstrates plain language summaries broaden research comprehension among nonexpert audiences, highlighting an evolving role in open access publishing.

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Plain language summaries translate complex scholarly articles into nontechnical explanations, and this format helps bridge knowledge gaps for increasingly diverse readers.
Overview of scholarly publishing evaluates traditional elements alongside technical jargon, contrasting professional assumptions with the needs of diverse nonexpert audiences.
Highlights the growing value of plain language summaries within open access platforms, enabling wider professional engagement beyond specialized cancer journals and clinical care.

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Emilie Gunn (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e77692b6db6435876eb579 https://doi.org/10.36591/se-4701-09

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Overview demonstrates plain language summaries broaden research comprehension among nonexpert audiences, highlighting an evolving role in open access publishing.

Give It to Me Straight: Plain Language Summaries and Their Role in Scholarly Journals

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Give It to Me Straight: Plain Language Summaries and Their Role in Scholarly Journals

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