Deadline extended to February 25 for the 2024 ClearMark Awards! Submit your #PlainLanguage entry in 1 of 13 categories to Center for Plain Language by February 25. centerforplainlanguage.org/awards/clearma…

Starting today, we’re accepting #PlainLanguage entries for our ClearMark Awards!

Discover how to submit entries for 13 categories, including digital, print, brochures, websites, emails, blog posts, and posters: bit.ly/4b3A5QN

We enjoyed taking part in this study with Jan Feld #PlainLanguage #BetterResults

The paper is published in the Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization.

It is open access.

You can find the replication package here: doi.org/10.17605/OSF.I… 7/7

There are also more noble reasons for improving your writing.

Better writing removes barriers and demonstrates respect for readers.

Clear academic writing is in the spirit of #OpenScience . 6/7

Senior economists evaluated the edited papers more positively. They judged the papers as

· better overall (0.2 SD)
· more likely to be accepted at a conference (8.4 percentage points)
· more likely to get published in a good economics journal (4.1 percentage points) 5/7

Writing experts judged the language-edited versions as
· better written overall (0.60 SD)
· allowing the reader to find the key message more easily (0.58 SD),
· having fewer mistakes (0.67 SD)
· easier to read (0.53 SD)
· more concise (0.50 SD) 4/7

Stage 2:

We asked writing experts and senior economists to evaluate the original and language-edited version of the same papers.

No evaluator saw both versions of the same paper. 3/7

We ran a 2-stage experiment to estimate the causal effect of writing quality.

Stage 1:

We language-edited 30 academic papers for clarity.

All papers were written by PhD students in economics. 2/7

Is better writing rewarded in peer review?

Our newly published suggests the answer is “Yes”!

doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo…

#EconTwitter 🧵 1/7

Thanks to everyone for making #PLAIN2023 a wonderful success. We are so happy to have met so many new trailblazers in new parts of the world. We look forward to seeing Observatorio de Lenguaje Claro UBA - Derecho continue to grow and change lives.

So proud that our CE Lynda Harris features in this 30-year celebration of #PlainLanguage around the world! Thank you Plain Language Association International (PLAIN)

I’m so proud of our amazing team of speech-language therapists - winner 2023 Plain Language Champion Team. We entered so people could understand why communication accessibility enables participation and upholding of rights, and to show how that can be done #plainlangawards

We submitted an entry into the NZ Plain Language Awards to raise awareness about communication accessibilty and to help people learn about speech-language therapy. We're delighted to be Best Team category finalists. Looking forward to tomorrow's ceremony at Parliament. 🤞

In readiness to host the Plain Language Awards with my bearded buddy Thomas McGrath at Parliament’s Legislative Council Chamber.

It’s fantastic to see winners from justice settings. Plain language can empower people to understand their legal rights and responsibilities. Find the winners online: bit.ly/3tPFZnu
#PlainLanguage #Award #Winner #Success
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Great to meet up with New Zealand plain language friends at #PLAIN2023 . Natalia is from Write Limited. She’s also from Buenos Aires originally, so it’s extra special to meet her here. Plain English Fdn

#PLAIN2023 #plainlanguage #lenguajeclaro with great speakers from almost every continent Plain Language Association International (PLAIN)

#PLAIN2023 #plainlanguage #lenguajeclaro