Timeline for Why are research papers written in language that's difficult for undergraduate students?
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| May 28, 2018 at 12:35 | comment | added | SSimon | Actually, according to general guideline of RSC, now we are obligated as editors to evaluate if paper is suitable for the wider audience. | |
| May 23, 2018 at 21:19 | comment | added | Jessica B | @emory I can't tell whether you are being serious. | |
| May 23, 2018 at 21:16 | comment | added | Jessica B | @jpmc26 Depends on your meaning of manual. The bits that tell you how to identify that something is wrong, or how to press the buttons, is aimed at a general audience. But a manual that tells you how the car actually works and what it's specifications are is primarily aimed at a mechanic. | |
| May 23, 2018 at 18:47 | comment | added | jpmc26 | "Car manuals" seems like a horrible example as they should be targeting the general population, no? Nearly every family owns at least one car and thus has a manual for its basic care. | |
| May 23, 2018 at 15:37 | comment | added | emory | @J.R. I thought the primary purpose of a research paper was either to fulfill a contractual obligation of a grant or to advertise for a new grant. Reporting and educating is discouraged. | |
| May 22, 2018 at 16:17 | comment | added | J.R. | Put another way, the purpose of a research paper is to report, not to educate. You don't teach your fellow researchers, you simply tell them what you discovered in a language that they can readily understand. | |
| May 22, 2018 at 13:56 | comment | added | Crowley | @ZulfidinKhodzhaev That's why the "crossbred" scienists are scarce and wanted. They are capable of reading and thinking in multiple universes. | |
| May 22, 2018 at 13:32 | comment | added | user93085 | I understand your point, but in my experience (maybe I am newbie yet), when you work on a project you may need to look to researchers on other fields too. As an example, as a physicist, if you are working on wearable gadget, you have to understand the research papers on these to build one. | |
| May 22, 2018 at 10:20 | history | answered | Jessica B | CC BY-SA 4.0 |