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Rating the major computing periodicals on readability

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Communications of the ACM, Volume 28, Issue 2

Pages 152 - 157

https://doi.org/10.1145/2786.2788

Published: 01 February 1985 Publication History

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The readability of the ten major computing periodicals is analyzed using the Flesch Reading Ease Index.

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Feb. 1985

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ISSN:0001-0782

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DOI:10.1145/2786

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