Comments on: Science outreach: plain-language summaries for all research papers http://arthropodecology.com/2012/11/08/science-outreach-plain-language-summaries-for-all-research-papers/ Writings about arthropod ecology, arachnids & academia at McGill University Wed, 09 Oct 2013 14:40:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Lunch in the tree-tops for the birds and the bugs | Arthropod Ecology http://arthropodecology.com/2012/11/08/science-outreach-plain-language-summaries-for-all-research-papers/#comment-4299 Thu, 19 Sep 2013 14:34:28 +0000 http://arthropodecology.com/?p=1193#comment-4299 […] is now traditional for my laboratory, here’s a plain-language summary of the […]

]]> By: A guide for writing plain language summaries of research papers | Arthropod Ecology http://arthropodecology.com/2012/11/08/science-outreach-plain-language-summaries-for-all-research-papers/#comment-3972 Thu, 01 Aug 2013 14:16:14 +0000 http://arthropodecology.com/?p=1193#comment-3972 […] time ago I wrote a post about the need to have plain language summaries for research papers. That post generated terrific discussions, new collaborations and many ideas, and I am now trying […]

]]> By: Plain Language Summary of Science Research | Plain Language Summary: The Challenge http://arthropodecology.com/2012/11/08/science-outreach-plain-language-summaries-for-all-research-papers/#comment-3884 Tue, 09 Jul 2013 23:13:21 +0000 http://arthropodecology.com/?p=1193#comment-3884 […] http://arthropodecology.com/2012/11/08/science-outreach-plain-language-summaries-for-all-research-pa… […]

]]> By: Morsels for the mind – 14/6/2013 › Six Incredible Things Before Breakfast http://arthropodecology.com/2012/11/08/science-outreach-plain-language-summaries-for-all-research-papers/#comment-3714 Fri, 14 Jun 2013 22:40:07 +0000 http://arthropodecology.com/?p=1193#comment-3714 […] Found in translation. Why science research papers should have a plain language summary. It’s crucial for outreach. […]

]]> By: A Guide for Scientists on Giving Comments to Journalists from @edyong209 | scicommjobs – science communication jobs http://arthropodecology.com/2012/11/08/science-outreach-plain-language-summaries-for-all-research-papers/#comment-3492 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:37:53 +0000 http://arthropodecology.com/?p=1193#comment-3492 […] For general science examples see the discussions among Chris Buddle, Michael F Kelly, J Prescott and Nick Wright here Science outreach: plain-language summaries for all research papers. […]

]]> By: A Paradigm Shift: How universities can support effective outreach | Arthropod Ecology http://arthropodecology.com/2012/11/08/science-outreach-plain-language-summaries-for-all-research-papers/#comment-3313 Thu, 02 May 2013 12:38:22 +0000 http://arthropodecology.com/?p=1193#comment-3313 [...] research papers. We are used to writing abstracts; we also need to write plain language summaries. I’ve written about this before, and I am trying to write plain language summaries of my papers (e.g., see here and here for [...]

]]> By: [CLOSED] Science-writing Competition – Access to Understanding (British Library & Europe PubMed Central) | scicommjobs – science communication jobs http://arthropodecology.com/2012/11/08/science-outreach-plain-language-summaries-for-all-research-papers/#comment-3166 Sat, 13 Apr 2013 23:34:49 +0000 http://arthropodecology.com/?p=1193#comment-3166 [...] Science outreach: plain-language summaries for all research papers – a blog post about scientists writing lay summaries as part of their publicly-funded research work. I was particularly interested in the comment from @KellyMike about the fact that some research papers (and lay summaries) are going to need more context than what is available within the paper, something I’ve touched on myself in this blog posts: Patients and health research findings: accessing, discovering, understanding and putting them in context. [...]

]]> By: Canadian Science Communication special – #cancomm #scicomm | scicommjobs – science communication jobs http://arthropodecology.com/2012/11/08/science-outreach-plain-language-summaries-for-all-research-papers/#comment-3111 Sun, 07 Apr 2013 13:23:22 +0000 http://arthropodecology.com/?p=1193#comment-3111 [...] David Phipps (@ResearchImpact) on a blog post by Chris Buddle of McGill University (Quebec) about plain language summaries of science which I am currently enjoying (on 7 April [...]

]]> By: Chris Buddle http://arthropodecology.com/2012/11/08/science-outreach-plain-language-summaries-for-all-research-papers/#comment-3048 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 13:11:23 +0000 http://arthropodecology.com/?p=1193#comment-3048 David – great comment and thanks for the link. Your point is a good one – without training (or incentives) it will be difficult to get faculty to write summaries – hiring a student is an interesting idea. I know some institutions / research centres do want to see such summaries (e.g., to help with press releases, etc) but without the support structure for writing these summaries, the quality may be highly variable and the authors may not always hit the right audience.

]]> By: ResearchImpact (@researchimpact) http://arthropodecology.com/2012/11/08/science-outreach-plain-language-summaries-for-all-research-papers/#comment-3045 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 06:23:59 +0000 http://arthropodecology.com/?p=1193#comment-3045 great post and awesome comments as well, a topic that is clearly resonating. At York University (Toronto, Canada) we have had a program of writing faculty peer reviewed articles in clear language and publishing in a branded series of ResearchSnapshot (www.researchimpact.ca/researchsearch). We have published on our process at

http://yorkspace.library.yorku.ca/xmlui/bitstream/handle/10315/18163/Phipps%20et%20al%20Clr%20Lang%20Summaries%20SRC%202012.pdf?sequence=1

importantly we hire and train students to do the writing. We don’t train faculty to write in anything other than their own scholarly styles. It certainly doesn’t mean faculty can’t learn this skill, just that they have few incentives to do so.

David Phipps
@researchimpact

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