Fascinating study showing that writing quality affects the likelihood of papers being accepted for conferences or publication.

#edibuddies and writers in many fields will find this interesting, including Appendix C, which includes tips for making text more readable.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167268123004225

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We often see what we expect to see, which makes #proofreading difficult. It's even harder if there are two or three very small words next to each other. Slow down and look carefully...

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It’s #NationalBookLoversDay
Putting aside the attractions of Egyptian hieroglyphs and the subject matter, this book FEELS gorgeous. The hieroglyphs are smooth and shiny, just like a ‘normal’ book cover. But the scroll is textured and rough and… well… scroll-like. Yes I want to read the book but, to be honest, I mostly want to stroke it!

Thank goodness my friend spotted that bookshop on Saturday!

When #proofreading, don’t try to do everything at once. Check consistency of layout separately from reading for typos, for example – are chapter titles formatted consistently? Are the page margins consistent? What about the styling on graphics or boxes?

Turn pages just to look at these layout issues – you see them more easily when you're not also trying to check the content.

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Proofreading: if a bibliography contains several authors with several references, are they treated the same way? For example, they might be in increasing or decreasing chronological order or in alphabetical order.

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