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\title{Research Articles}



\author[1]{Josh Nicholson}%
\author[1]{Alberto Pepe}%
\affil[1]{Authorea}%


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  \date{April 25, 2026}


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Writing research articles is an important part of the scientific
process. They are what researchers and the public read, and can impact
future experiments and policies. Contrary to popular belief, one may
think that writing research articles is taught at the undergraduate and
graduate level. However, this isn't the case. With little to no formal
training in writing, researchers must learn by doing. Arguably, this
lack of training leads to negative consequences in research literature.
As you can see below, research articles are becoming harder to read
\cite{Plaven-Sigray119370}.

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\subsection*{Writing research papers affects how articles are
read}

{\label{537517}}

How we write research papers can have an incredible impact on how
scientific discoveries are consumed. It can determine if an article will
be discovered, read, or shared. For instance, if you use a short,
positively framed title (i.e. a click-bait title), the likelihood of it
being shared on social media increases~\cite{Lockwood_2016}.

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A cursory look at two articles written on the same topic across
different decades shows how research language has changed: ~~

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From \cite{Morata_1977}

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``However, this is explicable if we assume that wingless is a member of
a new class of homeotic mutations which affect cooperative decisions
taken by {[}wing imaginal{]} discs as a whole rather than decisions
taken individually by each cell. This interpretation is supported by the
analysis of penetrance of wingless. We found that, unlike the other
homeotic mutants mentioned above, the expression of wingless is all or
none, so that, when expressed, all of the cells of the duplicated notum
are transformed. We never find cases of partial transformation in which
some cells are transformed into notum and others remain wing. Since the
probability of one disc being transformed does not affect the
probability of any of the others, the decision whether to differentiate
a normal wing or a duplicated notum is taken by each disc independently.
Thus, it seems that the wingless mutation is a defect in a decision made
by groups of cells.'' Now12: Expression of dpp in the VM responds to Wg
signalling. We show that wg and dTcf mutations eliminate BE reporter
gene expression in PS3 and slightly reduce it in PS7. A similar result
was reported for Dpp protein in an arm mutant background. Our result is
surprising because Drosophila embryos have a large amount of maternal
embryonic dTcf RNA. We were not expecting the null dTcf phenotype to be
similar to that of wg, which is expressed only zygotically. We conclude
that Wg signalling is required for activation of dpp in PS3 and assists
in the activation in PS7. We also suggest that the maternal contribution
of dTcf may not play a role in this activation.''
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From~\cite{Yang_2000}

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``Expression of dpp in the VM responds to Wg signalling. We show that wg
and dTcf mutations eliminate BE reporter gene expression in PS3 and
slightly reduce it in PS7. A similar result was reported for Dpp protein
in an arm mutant background. Our result is surprising because Drosophila
embryos have a large amount of maternal embryonic dTcf RNA. We were not
expecting the null dTcf phenotype to be similar to that of wg, which is
expressed only zygotically. We conclude that Wg signalling is required
for activation of dpp in PS3 and assists in the activation in PS7. We
also suggest that the maternal contribution of dTcf may not play a role
in this activation.''
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Text has become more verbose and laden with acronyms. There has bee an
increase in using~keywords associated with hype and spin in academic
literature \cite{Vinkers_2015} (see Figure
{\ref{238985}}).

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\section*{Writing research articles on
Authorea}

{\label{351731}}

At Authorea, we make writing research articles easier. We foster
collaboration by providing researchers with an option to write in LaTeX,
Markdown, or rich-text. Additionally, we've integrated tools into our
platform that enhance research writing. Tools such as Crossref for
citation management and issuing digital object identifiers.

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For more information on how Authorea can help you write your research
articles, click on links below.~



\subsubsection*{Related}\label{related}

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  \href{https://www.authorea.com/users/8850/articles/164546-bringing-the-power-of-latex-and-git-to-all-researchers}{Bringing
  the power of LaTeX and Git to all researchers}
\item
  \href{https://www.authorea.com/users/8850/articles/155312-introducing-the-21st-century-preprint-html-versioned-citable-data-rich}{Introducing
  the 21st-century preprint: HTML versioned citable data-rich.}
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