Plain Language in Science: Signs of Intelligible Life in the Scientific Community?  

'The importance of the work is inversely proportional to the number of people who can understand it' is an outdated attitude in today's scientific arena. The trend toward plain language is gathering force in government, academe, and scientific journals.

Locke, Joanne N., Lily Whiteman and Devora Mitrany. Science Editor (2001). Articles>Scientific Communication>Rhetoric>Minimalism

Scientists Need Plain Language

Expresses concisely why scientists need to use plain language when they write for the public.

Lily. Plain Language Network (2000). Articles>Scientific Communication>Rhetoric>Minimalism