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# Scientific writing house style Rules for producing English scientific prose that an editor of a high impact journal would accept. Apply them when writing or reviewing any manuscript section. Two words govern everything: **clarity** and **concision**. Clarity is the message reaching the reader's mind as fast as possible. Concision is doing that with the fewest words. Every sentence must carry one idea to the reader. ## Project layout and conventions Four things to establish before writing a single line, all covered in `references/latex-conventions.md`: 1. **The project's own `CLAUDE.md` outranks these defaults.** A working paper repository documents its layout, section files, label convention, page limit and data provenance rules. Read it first and follow it. Never restructure a project to match a default. 2. **Sections live one per file in `src/`**, with `main.tex` holding the preamble, title block and `\input` order. **Read the `\input` list to learn what the project calls things** rather than assuming: `conclusion.tex` and `conclusions.tex` both occur, results and discussion may be one file or two, and methods may be `study-design.tex`. 3. **Read `src/macros.tex`.** Recurring values and terminology are defined there so they stay consistent. Write `\nparticipants participants`, not `54 participants`. Write `\RQ{1}`, not `\textbf{RQ1}`. When a value changes, change the macro, not the prose. When a value recurs and has no macro, propose one. If `