Tips for writing plain language summaries of medical journal publications

Ju Wen

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Academic Writing and Publishing Academic Publishing and Open Access Text Readability and Simplification

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Key points Plain language summaries make scientific papers readable to the general public. As researchers are accustomed to communicate in technical language, writing plain language summaries may be a challenging task. We offer specific suggestions to guide researchers in developing plain language summaries.

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