The readability of scientific texts is decreasing over time.

Plavén-Sigray P, Matheson GJ, Schiffler BC, Thompson WH.

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DOI: 10.7554/elife.27725
Published: 2017-09-05
Container: Elife
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@article{allodium:10.7554/elife.27725,
  title = {The readability of scientific texts is decreasing over time.},
  author = {Plavén-Sigray P and  Matheson GJ and  Schiffler BC and  Thompson WH.},
  year = {2017},
  journal = {Elife},
  doi = {10.7554/elife.27725},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.7554/elife.27725}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - The readability of scientific texts is decreasing over time.
AU  - Plavén-Sigray P
AU  -  Matheson GJ
AU  -  Schiffler BC
AU  -  Thompson WH.
PY  - 2017
JO  - Elife
DO  - 10.7554/elife.27725
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P, P., GJ, M., BC, S., & WH., T. (2017). The readability of scientific texts is decreasing over time.. Elife. https://doi.org/10.7554/elife.27725

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