Plain language summary

How it is used

Explain specialist terms and preserve uncertainty.

Example sentences

1. The plain language summary explains the findings for participating families.

   The intended readers are research participants, not specialists.

2. We replaced technical labels in the plain language summary without changing the conclusion.

   Accessible wording should preserve the research meaning.

Common collocations

• write a plain language summary
• accessible plain language summary

Related terms

• abstractA short summary at the start of an article, thesis or conference submission that states the aim, methods, main findings and conclusion.
• technical termA word or expression with a precise meaning in a particular field, often unclear to readers outside that field.

More terms: Thesis and Article Structure

• thesis
• dissertation
• paper
• conclusion
• discussion
• draft
• limitation
• proofread
• IMRaD
• introduction
• methods section
• keyword