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interdisciplinary research. With that understanding, publication suc-
cess will follow as we show with examples in the next section. e
communication challenge is foremost for without improving com-
munication structural alignment among the represented disciplines
will be impossible. To enable effective communication the researchers
must learn enough of the jargon in the other fields to permit concise
but accurate information exchanges. ey should also work to employ
a common language that can be understood broadly among members
of the separate disciplines. e time spent in learning these new lan-
guages and doing these translations will not only help ensure research
success but also will pay off handsomely when it comes time to ...