Scientific abstracts and plain language summaries in psychology: A comparison based on readability indices.

Stricker J, Chasiotis A, Kerwer M, Günther A

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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0231160
Published: 2020
Container: PloS one
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@article{allodium:10.1371/journal.pone.0231160,
  title = {Scientific abstracts and plain language summaries in psychology: A comparison based on readability indices.},
  author = {Stricker J and Chasiotis A and Kerwer M and Günther A},
  year = {2020},
  journal = {PloS one},
  doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0231160},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0231160}
}

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AU  - Stricker J
AU  - Chasiotis A
AU  - Kerwer M
AU  - Günther A
PY  - 2020
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J, S., A, C., M, K., & A, G. (2020). Scientific abstracts and plain language summaries in psychology: A comparison based on readability indices.. PloS one. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0231160

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