(20 Mar 2024) A surge in tools that generate text is allowing research papers to be summarized for a broad audience, and in any language. But scientists caution that major challenges remain. Mass-produced lay summaries could yield a trove of benefits. Beyond helping scientists to speed-read the literature, the synopses can be disseminated to…
Encouraging medical research writers to create plain-language interpretation of articles, Taylor & Francis promotes lay summaries. (15 Aug 2023) Maybe more accurately called “lay summaries,” articles that interpret medical-research reportage can be a boon, obviously, to anyone not working in scientific fields and trying to follow technically challenged professional scholarly and academic publishing. …
(10 Mar 2022) Publishing the outcomes of scientific research is essential to helping clinicians, researchers, caregivers, and patients learn about key developments in medical treatments and care. But many scientific journals only publish jargon-heavy, technical information that most non-specialist readers must work hard at to understand, especially when it comes to working through scientific complexities…
Future Science Group publishes its first Plain Language Summary of Publication – a new, open access, peer-reviewed journal article (6 Aug 2020) Recognizing the vital role of patients in medical and scientific research, the Future Science Group (FSG) has today published a new style of article – a Plain Language Summary of Publication, the first…