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Q&A How to improve a "dry" scientific review article?

I am seeking suggestions to improve my "dry" writing style. I recently submitted a manuscript that was intended to be a review article on a particular scientific topic in the field of biomedical s...

3 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by B Chen‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T08:33:57Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/35211
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar B Chen‭ · 2019-12-08T08:33:57Z (almost 5 years ago)
I am seeking suggestions to improve my "dry" writing style.

I recently submitted a manuscript that was intended to be a review article on a particular scientific topic in the field of biomedical science. One of the comments from the manuscript reviewers was that

> the paper is rather "dry" ...

My question is:  
What makes a scientific article _dry_ and what makes it _non-dry_?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2018-04-18T14:24:02Z (over 6 years ago)
Original score: 3