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dc.contributor.authorGraf-Vlachy, Lorenz-
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-18T13:48:08Z-
dc.date.available2022-03-18T13:48:08Z-
dc.date.issued2021-05-31-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2003/40811-
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.17877/DE290R-22668-
dc.description.abstractThe readability of scientific texts is critical for the successful distribution of research findings. I replicate a recent study which found that the abstracts of scientific articles in the life sciences became less readable over time. Specifically, I sample 28,345 abstracts from 17 of the leading journals in the field of management and organization over 3 decades, and study two established indicators of readability over time, namely the Flesch Reading Ease and the New Dale–Chall Readability Formula. I find a modest trend towards less readable abstracts, which leads to an increase in articles that are extremely hard to read from 12% in the first decade of the sample to 16% in the final decade of the sample. I further find that an increasing number of authors partially explains this trend, as do the use of scientific jargon and corresponding author affiliations with institutions in English-speaking countries. I discuss implications for authors, reviewers, and editors in the field of management.en
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dc.relation.ispartofseriesReview of managerial science;Vol. 15. 2021-
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/-
dc.subjectReadabilityen
dc.subjectManagement researchen
dc.subjectReplicationen
dc.subject.ddc330-
dc.titleIs the readability of abstracts decreasing in management research?en
dc.typeTextde
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dc.subject.rswkLesbarkeitde
dc.subject.rswkVerständlichkeitde
dc.subject.rswkWissenschaftliche Literaturde
dc.subject.rswkManagementde
dcterms.accessRightsopen access-
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eldorado.secondarypublication.primaryidentifierhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s11846-021-00468-7de
eldorado.secondarypublication.primarycitationReview of managerial science. Vol. 15. 2021en
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