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Thoughts on the shift toward shorter‑format journal articles in many discipl...
Research Idea
Several journals encourage shorter‑format submissions. Short articles enable faster dissemination, yet they also force authors to compress methodology, ablation and limitation content. What trade‑offs come with this trend toward shorter journal papers?
Martin, Alexander Baker and 13 others4 Comments-
Short formats accelerate publication and get compact findings out to community faster.
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Complex multi‑faceted studies may suffer from forced excessive compression.
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Supplementary material has to carry much more weight for short‑format manuscripts.
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Readers may overlook important details buried deep inside appendices.
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