Then I usually read the entire article from beginning to end, going through the sections in the order they appear so that I can follow the flow of work that the authors want to communicate.
It does not matter how well authors might regard their own writing; what really matters is whether the large majority of the audience understands what the authors wanted to communicate.
Placing detailed information in a supplement to the article ensures that risk assessors and epidemiologists can access key data without overwhelming readers less interested in such information; because some journals limit the size of supplementary materials, authors may wish to communicate the benefits of this information to editors.
Moreover, eLife does not impose an embargo once a paper has been accepted for publication, and authors are free to communicate their findings to colleagues, as well as the media and the public, by posting preprints on their own website or in a repository or preprint server.
These include an acknowledgment of the fault or offense, regret for it and responsibility for it — and, if possible, a way to fix the problem, said Holly Weeks, a communications consultant and author of "Failure to Communicate: How Conversations Go Wrong and What You Can Do to Right Them" (Harvard Business Press, 2008).
Most stories Mr. Robertson received were about readings, the apotheosis of the author's desire to communicate with his audience.
The problem with "The Girl From the Coast" may be that the language, characterization and plotting are too well defined, as if the author's desire to communicate and the urgency of his message have overwhelmed his art.
But the clear prose of the book gives you direct access to the thought the author is trying to communicate.
There are some tricky general methodological questions here, about when we can reasonably say that an author is trying to communicate a view other than the one apparently stated.
