Guest Editorial: The red rag of imprecision

Much is said about the quality of research and the ways in which this affects the process of publication. Indeed, much advice is offered on how to write grant applications, abstracts and papers, often by editors and referees who understandably get fed up with bad structure, inadequate experimental design [1], bad syntax and spelling, illogical inferences and rambling, unfocused discussion. I do not need to rehearse the unpalatable truths yet again here [2]. Instead, I should like to address a small sample of recurrent complaints arising from papers that I have both read in a variety of dental journals and reviewed.
Source: Dental Materials - Category: Materials Science Authors: Tags: Editorial Source Type: research