Are scientific abstracts written in poetic verse an effective representation of the underlying research? [version 3; referees: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations]

The central purpose of science is to explain (Purtill, 1970). However, who is that explanation for, and how is this explanation communicated once it has been deduced? Scientific research is typically communicated via papers in journals, with an abstract presented as a summary of that explanation. Ho...

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Main Author: Sam Illingworth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: F1000 Research Ltd 2016-08-01
Series:F1000Research
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Online Access:http://f1000research.com/articles/5-91/v3