Length and readability of structured software engineering abstracts

IET Software

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 37-45

  Kitchenham, B A ^a   Pearl Brereton, O ^a   Owen, S ^a   Butcher, J ^a   Jefferies, C ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSTRACTING; COMPUTATIONAL GRAMMARS; PROBLEM SOLVING; WEBSITES;

AUTOMATED READABILITY INDEX (ARI); FLESCH READING EASE INDEX; READABILITY; STRUCTURED ABSTRACTS;

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

EID: 40249101727     PISSN: 17518806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/iet-sen:20070044     Document Type: Article

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