Academic research: The difficulty of being simple and beautiful

  • Quan Hoang Vuong
  • , Nancy K. Napier

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Abstract

In this essay, we share our experience and learning about the value of, and the difficulty associated with, conducting and presenting scientific studies in ways that are both simple (understandable) and beautiful (appealing to the reader). We describe some “aha moments” of insight that led to changes in the way we approach and present research, some of the actions we took, and lessons we learned.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)32-33
Number of pages2
JournalEuropean Science Editing
Volume43
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 2017

Keywords

  • Academic writing
  • Scientific publication
  • Simplicity
  • Tenacity

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