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- Title
Let's re-write the scientific paper.
- Authors
Webster, R.
- Abstract
Summary The European Journal of Soil Science rapidly established itself as a leader, strong in most branches of soil science. Nevertheless, it would be even more attractive if authors would break away from the misleading formalism and stultifying style of the conventional scientific paper. Let us report our research more nearly as it happened; let us overcome our fear of revealing our humanity, our good luck, even our failings, and acknowledge the contributions from our intuition and imagination as well as the hard graft in the field and at the bench. Let us also liven our prose by writing more in the active voice and so that readers can know who did what and who is responsible. Let us convey the wonder of discovery in our writing without sacrificing scientific rigour; then soil research would be seen to be exciting with a bright future.
- Subjects
SOIL science periodicals; SOIL science
- Publication
European Journal of Soil Science, 2003, Vol 54, Issue 2, p215
- ISSN
1351-0754
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1046/j.1365-2389.2003.00515.x