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The competing headings

Two editors prefer different titles for the same article.

Short journal · Original editorial · Useful disagreement

Two editors prefer different titles for the same article.

Agreement is easier to assess when the actual choice is visible. A disagreement can concern evidence, preference, timing, or limits. Name the point of difference before trying to settle it, and leave people room to revise their view.

Compare what each title promises to the intended reader.

Try the change once before turning it into a permanent routine. Keep the part that helps and revise the part that does not.

Try a question

What would you notice after trying this in one small, real situation?