My university had a style guide for scientific writing. I had to follow it when writing my engineering thesis.
It contained formatting rules. The text must be double spaced size 11 font, The table of contents must be laid out in this specific way, tables and figures have to be included and referenced in this particular fashion and so on.
It also imposed rigid restrictions on language usage and writing style it basically emphasized writing short sentences. No adverbs. Avoid passive voice, Write everything in first person tense and so on.
I asked my housemate who studied creative writing to proof read my thesis. He commented on how sterile and cold the whole things felt compared to the more florid prose he was used to.
So the way scientific papers read is very much by design.
It contained formatting rules. The text must be double spaced size 11 font, The table of contents must be laid out in this specific way, tables and figures have to be included and referenced in this particular fashion and so on.
It also imposed rigid restrictions on language usage and writing style it basically emphasized writing short sentences. No adverbs. Avoid passive voice, Write everything in first person tense and so on.
I asked my housemate who studied creative writing to proof read my thesis. He commented on how sterile and cold the whole things felt compared to the more florid prose he was used to.
So the way scientific papers read is very much by design.