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Writing well: lowering the barriers to success

Nature Immunology volume 15, pages 695–697 (2014)Cite this article

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It is not enough to be a good scientist. One needs to be a good communicator. When publications are clear and a pleasure to read, they will advance both the field and the authors' reputation.

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Figure 1: The dramatic arc of the scientific story.

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  1. James C Gould, Rafael E Luna and Donna L Vogel: All authors contributed equally to this work.

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  1. James C. Gould is at the Office for Postdoctoral Fellows, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,

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  2. Rafael E. Luna is at Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA and Luna Scientific Storytelling, LLC, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.,

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  3. Donna L. Vogel is at the Professional Development Office, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.,

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R.E.L. is the CEO of Luna Scientific Storytelling, LLC, and author of The Art of Scientific Storytelling: Transform Your Research Manuscript using a Step-by-Step Formula.

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Gould, J., Luna, R. & Vogel, D. Writing well: lowering the barriers to success. Nat Immunol 15, 695–697 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/ni.2923

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