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Are two authors better than one? Can writing in pairs
affect the readability of academic blogs?
James Hartley, Guillaume Cabanac
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James Hartley, Guillaume Cabanac. Are two authors better than one? Can writing in pairs affect the readability of academic blogs?. Scientometrics, Springer Verlag, 2016, vol. 109 (n° 3), pp. 2119-2122. �10.1007/s11192-016-2116-x�. �hal-01466647�
To link to this article : DOI:10.1007/s11192-016-2116-x URL : http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11192-016-2116-x
To cite this version : Hartley, James and Cabanac, Guillaume Are two authors better than one? Can writing in pairs affect the readability of academic blogs? (2016) Scientometrics, vol. 109 (n° 3). pp. 2119-2122. ISSN 0138-9130
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