> the writing style in papers is just really strange and unnecessarily verbose and over-complicates even simple concepts
Specialized terminology and complete descriptions can sometimes help to make writing more precise and correct. They can also make writing less clear - intentionally or unintentionally.
Why would the writer of a paper want it to be less clear? Perhaps to artificially inflate the importance of the work (and/or the length of the paper) or to make it seem non-obvious and "novel." Or perhaps to "fit in" with a certain style of writing or language ("academese" or "paperish") commonly used in the discipline.
My advice is: be as clear (and as simple) as possible without sacrificing precision or correctness. Clear papers with good and significant work are incredibly valuable and are likely to be more influential than unclear papers, even if the underlying work is good.
Since so many papers are unclear and poorly written, you may also find that clarity and good writing can help to differentiate your work.
Academese is often overly verbose; with sentences that run on forever. Good writing, readable writing, requires effort. I've found this especially difficult for non native English speakers, myself included.
Specialized terminology and complete descriptions can sometimes help to make writing more precise and correct. They can also make writing less clear - intentionally or unintentionally.
Why would the writer of a paper want it to be less clear? Perhaps to artificially inflate the importance of the work (and/or the length of the paper) or to make it seem non-obvious and "novel." Or perhaps to "fit in" with a certain style of writing or language ("academese" or "paperish") commonly used in the discipline.
My advice is: be as clear (and as simple) as possible without sacrificing precision or correctness. Clear papers with good and significant work are incredibly valuable and are likely to be more influential than unclear papers, even if the underlying work is good.
Since so many papers are unclear and poorly written, you may also find that clarity and good writing can help to differentiate your work.