Readability and Prestige in Scientific Journals

J. Scott Armstrong ()

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Abstract: Hartley, Trueman and Meadows [3] contribute useful evidence on whether scientists can gain prestige by writing in a manner that is difficult to read. This has been called the bafflegab theory by some. They concluded that the evidence was not strong. This comment examines some of the conclusions from Hartley, Trueman, and Meadows (HTM) and recommends directions for further research.

Keywords: readability; prestige; scientific journal; publication (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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Date: 2005-02-11
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