{"id":736,"date":"2020-06-18T00:00:30","date_gmt":"2020-06-18T00:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teachpsychscience.org\/?p=736"},"modified":"2020-06-18T00:00:32","modified_gmt":"2020-06-18T00:00:32","slug":"simple-rules-for-concise-scientific-writing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teachpsychscience.org\/index.php\/simple-rules-for-concise-scientific-writing\/736\/communicating-science\/","title":{"rendered":"Simple Rules for Concise Scientific Writing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/teachpsychscience.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/writing-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-343\" width=\"458\" height=\"257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/teachpsychscience.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/writing-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/teachpsychscience.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/writing-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/teachpsychscience.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/writing-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/teachpsychscience.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/writing-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/teachpsychscience.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/writing.jpeg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 100vw, 458px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>A central feature of scientific writing is clear and concise prose. This paper by <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/coldgenomes.com\" target=\"_blank\">Scott Hotaling<\/a> (follow him on Twitter) provides a set of easy to follow rules to follow when writing research papers. Though this isn&#8217;t specifically for psychology or APA style papers, his suggestions are fantastic general tips for becoming a better writer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Please click <a href=\"https:\/\/aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/full\/10.1002\/lol2.10165\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a> to read the full article.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A central feature of scientific writing is clear and concise prose. This paper by Scott Hotaling (follow him on Twitter) provides a set of easy to follow rules to follow when writing research papers. Though this isn&#8217;t specifically for psychology or APA style papers, his suggestions are fantastic general tips for becoming a better writer. 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