Is There a Word Count on a Paper?

There is maybe there is an expectation that is there a word count. They have to fit a certain amount of words in a paper for it to be published. But, i mean, i've that, the way i see it, is a lot of words and terms. And unless other people are talking about it in simple, plain language, often runs a risk of over simplificatio. Thereye erso its something that you've brought up that made be i guess, curious, is the ofas takes a lot of time and effort to decode? I would probably o i think the word is accurate. Decode a paper, m i think, i think that's accurate