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. 2004 Aug 7;329(7461):352. doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7461.352-a

Scientific articles have hardly changed in 50 years

... and “scientific rigour” may be to blame for current dullness...

L D Mewasingh 1
PMCID: PMC506893  PMID: 15297355

Editor—The lack of imagination inherent in current scientific articles, as described by Smith,1 could also be secondary to the format outlined by most journals and for what is believed to be a given for evidence based medicine and scientifically sound presentations.

Which journal would dare be different in accepting more innovative approaches to presenting clinical and scientific data?

Competing interests: None declared.

References

  • 1.Smith R. Scientific articles have hardly changed in 50 years. BMJ 2004;328: 1533. (26 June.) [Google Scholar]

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