Comparative analysis of text readability and writing styles in AI-generated vs. Human-written academic abstracts.

Zou Y, Kuek F, Ng KH, Cheng X

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0343163
Published: 2026
Container: PloS one
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@article{allodium:10.1371/journal.pone.0343163,
  title = {Comparative analysis of text readability and writing styles in AI-generated vs. Human-written academic abstracts.},
  author = {Zou Y and Kuek F and Ng KH and Cheng X},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {PloS one},
  doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0343163},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0343163}
}

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Y, Z., F, K., KH, N., & X, C. (2026). Comparative analysis of text readability and writing styles in AI-generated vs. Human-written academic abstracts.. PloS one. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0343163

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