Scientific Paper Aesthetic Criteria, '10

Clarity of expression

Good diagrams and figures showing data

    relevant to paper's points

    correct type of figure to make statistics understandable

    legend clearly describes what's going on in figure

    laid out in a balanced, pleasing way 

Concise, no rambling

Descriptive, informative title

Logical organization, flow

Background: what's already known clearly described in introduction

Minimal use of acronyms

(LH: Importance/novelty of findings)

(more to come, perhaps)