Plain language summaries: Enabling increased diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility in scholarly publishing - Rosenberg - Learned Publishing - Wiley Online Library
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Summary:
"Key points
- Plain language summaries (PLS) are accessible, short, peer-reviewed summaries of scholarly journal articles written in non-technical language.
- The aim of PLS is to enable a broader audience of experts and non-experts to understand the original article.
- Here, we outline the evidence base for the value and impact of PLS and how they can enable diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility in scholarly publishing.
- PLS can diversify readership and authorship, address information inequity, include typically under-represented stakeholders and provide an accessible route into scholarly literature...."