TY  - JOUR
T1  - REflecting emotion with the science in research article prose
AU  - Baker CJ
Y1  - 2011/03/16
N1  - 10.1001/jama.2011.303
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 1094
EP  - 1096
VL  - 305
IS  - 11
N2  - 
Brook rightly condemned the “bland, somnolent tone” and “flat manner” predominant in medical research articles today. Much of this seems the result of low standards for prose style in this genre and sheer laziness on the part of many scientific writers and editors. Any number of relatively straightforward stylistic changes would help, such as avoiding the current, nearly universal use of the third person and passive voice; minimizing jargon; and putting tired, ubiquitous clichés to rest (“further study is needed” springs to mind).

SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.2011.303
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2011.303
ER  -