Writing Quality V2

The new and improved Writing Quality feature now evaluates new criteria:

• Research Rationale
• Terms & Units
• IMRaD
• Claims to Evidence Alignment
• Language Integrity
• Readability

It also now provides a list of examples to support it’s reasoning. 

You can review Writing Quality results from the Triage tab.

Criteria Definitions

Research Rationale

• Does the Introduction build a logical case that necessitates the Research Question? Is there a clear “gap statement”? 

Terms & Units

• Is nomenclature consistent throughout? Are SI units and scientific conventions followed? 

IMRaD

• Does content appear in appropriate sections? Are Results and Discussion appropriately separated? 

Claims to Evidence Alignment

• Are the conclusions and claims supported by the results actually presented? Is causal language appropriate to the study design? 

Language Integrity

• Does the manuscript maintain appropriate scholarly tone? Are there signs of tortured phrases, paper mill language, or inappropriate subjective/emotional language? 

Readability

• Is the manuscript free from grammar, spelling, and syntax errors that impede comprehension?