After summarizing over 2,400 articles in plain language, the eLife Features team shares what it has learnt about writing and editing for a broad audience. Stuart RF King, Emma Pewsey, Sarah Shailes, 10.7554/eLife.25410
Journals and other scientific organizations produce a diverse variety of plain-language summaries. Sarah Shailes, 10.7554/eLife.25411
Biomedical science benefits when plain language allows patients to engage with all stages of the research process. Bridget M Kuehn, 10.7554/eLife.25412
The eLife Features team explain the process used to produce eLife digests, and share some advice to help authors write plain-language summaries of their research.
As part of our “Plain-language summaries of research” series, we have compiled a list of over 50 journals and other organizations that publish plain-language summaries of scientific research.
A survey of over 300 people reveals what our readers really think of eLife digests.
The editorial team at eLIFE has shared some of their tips for writing about your research in an accessible way. In addition to reporting on the outcomes of their plain-language summaries (eLIFE Digests), they provide an excellent set of guidelines to help you write your own plain-language summary. All articles are free to read.
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