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Authorship Skills Web-Bibliography


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Overview

Contains annotated links to WWW based/

full-text information on how to:

conduct ethical researchwrite a scientific paper

write a structured abstract

prepare manuscripts for submissionwrite footnotes and bibliographies

Links last checked 07 2009


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African Malaria Network Trust: Web-

Based Course On Health Research Ethics

A research ethics course that is a joint projectbetween AMANET and the European-Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership

Targeted toward members of ethics committees,researchers and general health personnel indeveloping countries

Online registration is free and participants must

complete five compulsory and two optionalmodules to obtain a certificate

http://webcourses.amanet-trust.org/
http://webcourses.amanet-trust.org/http://webcourses.amanet-trust.org/http://webcourses.amanet-trust.org/http://webcourses.amanet-trust.org/


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AuthorAID

Supports developing country researchers with:

Documents and presentations on best practices in

writing and publication

Personal mentoring by researchers and professionaleditors

A discussion and question forum on key topics

including authoring skills & research and analysis

World wide training sessionsTo register, go to https://www.authoraid.info/join_form

http://authoraid.info/
https://www.authoraid.info/join_formhttp://authoraid.info/http://authoraid.info/https://www.authoraid.info/join_form


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Blackwell Publishing: Best Practice

Guidelines on Publishing Ethics

Reviews and suggests practices for a series of ethicalissues related to scientific publishing:

Authorship acknowledgement

Multiple publications

Conflict of interestAcknowledgement of funding sources

Image manipulation guidelines

Online submission of supplemental data (datasets,videos)

Submission of clinical trials to Central Registry(health sciences)

Institutional review board approval (healthsciences)

http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/Publicationethics/
http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/Publicationethics/http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/Publicationethics/http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/Publicationethics/http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/Publicationethics/


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BMJ: Resources for Authors

Full-text resources providing tools for authors

Topics range from how to submit an article forpublication to a discussion of the publication

process itself, including the peer review process,editorial policies and the BMJ style

Resources are geared toward one publishersjournals

Information is relevant for the submission ofpapers to numerous Scientific/Technical/Medical

journals

http://resources.bmj.com/bmj/authors
http://resources.bmj.com/bmj/authorshttp://resources.bmj.com/bmj/authors


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Citing and Referencing: How to

Acknowledge Your Sources

A tutorial about proper referencing forresearch papers

Topics covered include plagiarism,

terminology, style(s), electronic resources,citation composition and referencelists/bibliographies

Much of the material is relevant to biomedical

research including examples from the APA,Harvard, and Vancouver styles

Developed by Monash University, Australia

http://www.lib.monash.edu.au/tutorials/citing
http://www.lib.monash.edu.au/tutorials/citinghttp://www.lib.monash.edu.au/tutorials/citing


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Council of Science Editors: Ethics and

Editorial Policies

Covers a number of relevant topics including

promoting integrity in research, organizational

policies and editorial practices

Free access to CSE's White Paper onPromoting Integrity in Scientific Journal

Publications

Useful for editors and prospective authors

http://www.councilscienceeditors.org/editorial_p

olicies/policies.cfm
http://www.councilscienceeditors.org/editorial_policies/policies.cfmhttp://www.councilscienceeditors.org/editorial_policies/policies.cfmhttp://www.councilscienceeditors.org/editorial_policies/policies.cfmhttp://www.councilscienceeditors.org/editorial_policies/policies.cfm


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Duke University: Writing Studio

Contains a series of useful resources:

Academic writing

ESL (English as a Second Language) resources

Working with sourcesGenres of writing including abstract, annotated

bibiliography, literature review, research and grant

proposal and scientific writing

Writing for specific resources including scienceGrammar and reference

http://uwp.duke.edu/wstudio/resources/index.html
http://uwp.duke.edu/wstudio/resources/index.htmlhttp://uwp.duke.edu/wstudio/resources/index.html


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Elseviers Guide to Publication

Links to a series of documents to foster publicationwith the largest scientific and biomedical publisher

Includes how to edit a manuscript and draft a coverletter, a submission checklist and links to a guide toauthors for individual publishers

Contains guides for one publisher

Information is relevant for the submission of papers tonumerous Scientific/Technical/Medical journals

http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/authorsview.authors/howtosubmitpaper
http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/authorsview.authors/howtosubmitpaperhttp://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/authorsview.authors/howtosubmitpaperhttp://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/authorsview.authors/howtosubmitpaperhttp://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/authorsview.authors/howtosubmitpaper


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FAHAMU: Writing for Science and

Effective Writing Core Skills

Basic overview of writing for science andskills for effective writing

Includes how to develop a concept, organizeideas, prepare an outline and write and edit adraft

Maintained by FAHAMU, a network for social

justice based in the UKhttp://www.fahamu.org/WFCEng/sitemap.html
http://www.fahamu.org/WFCEng/sitemap.htmlhttp://www.fahamu.org/WFCEng/sitemap.html


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Forum for African Medical Editors

(FAME)

The professional association and network for 15African-based publishers

Contains several useful tools including

guidelines for reviewers and editorial proceduresWould assist authors in preparing manuscripts

for submission

FAMEs activities are supported by WHO/TDR

and INASPhttp://www.who.int/tdr/svc/resources/partn

erships-networks/fame-guidelines
http://www.who.int/tdr/svc/resources/partnerships-networks/fame-guidelineshttp://www.who.int/tdr/svc/resources/partnerships-networks/fame-guidelineshttp://www.who.int/tdr/svc/resources/partnerships-networks/fame-guidelineshttp://www.who.int/tdr/svc/resources/partnerships-networks/fame-guidelineshttp://www.who.int/tdr/svc/resources/partnerships-networks/fame-guidelineshttp://www.who.int/tdr/svc/resources/partnerships-networks/fame-guidelineshttp://www.who.int/tdr/svc/resources/partnerships-networks/fame-guidelineshttp://www.who.int/tdr/svc/resources/partnerships-networks/fame-guidelines


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Global Forum for Health Research

Aims to improve the allocation of research funds andfacilitates collaboration among partners, both in the public andprivate sectors

Contains the 10/90 Report (an estimated 10% of globalbiomedical research funds are used for research into 90% ofthe world's health problems), the Annual Forum on Health

Research, and Communicating Health Research Includes the Bias Free Framework -

http://www.globalforumhealth.org/Media-Publications/Publications/The-BIAS-FREE-Framework-A-practical-tool-for-identifying-and-eliminating-social-biases-in-health-research

- a practical tool that provides users with a user-friendly,rights-based tool for identifying and eliminating researchbiases deriving from social hierarchies

Also contains a valuable Links page of organizations with aninterest in health research and communication

http://www.globalforumhealth.org/
http://www.globalforumhealth.org/Media-Publications/Publications/The-BIAS-FREE-Framework-A-practical-tool-for-identifying-and-eliminating-social-biases-in-health-researchhttp://www.globalforumhealth.org/Media-Publications/Publications/The-BIAS-FREE-Framework-A-practical-tool-for-identifying-and-eliminating-social-biases-in-health-researchhttp://www.globalforumhealth.org/Media-Publications/Publications/The-BIAS-FREE-Framework-A-practical-tool-for-identifying-and-eliminating-social-biases-in-health-researchhttp://www.globalforumhealth.org/Media-Publications/Publications/The-BIAS-FREE-Framework-A-practical-tool-for-identifying-and-eliminating-social-biases-in-health-researchhttp://www.globalforumhealth.org/http://www.globalforumhealth.org/http://www.globalforumhealth.org/Media-Publications/Publications/The-BIAS-FREE-Framework-A-practical-tool-for-identifying-and-eliminating-social-biases-in-health-researchhttp://www.globalforumhealth.org/Media-Publications/Publications/The-BIAS-FREE-Framework-A-practical-tool-for-identifying-and-eliminating-social-biases-in-health-researchhttp://www.globalforumhealth.org/Media-Publications/Publications/The-BIAS-FREE-Framework-A-practical-tool-for-identifying-and-eliminating-social-biases-in-health-researchhttp://www.globalforumhealth.org/Media-Publications/Publications/The-BIAS-FREE-Framework-A-practical-tool-for-identifying-and-eliminating-social-biases-in-health-researchhttp://www.globalforumhealth.org/Media-Publications/Publications/The-BIAS-FREE-Framework-A-practical-tool-for-identifying-and-eliminating-social-biases-in-health-researchhttp://www.globalforumhealth.org/Media-Publications/Publications/The-BIAS-FREE-Framework-A-practical-tool-for-identifying-and-eliminating-social-biases-in-health-researchhttp://www.globalforumhealth.org/Media-Publications/Publications/The-BIAS-FREE-Framework-A-practical-tool-for-identifying-and-eliminating-social-biases-in-health-researchhttp://www.globalforumhealth.org/Media-Publications/Publications/The-BIAS-FREE-Framework-A-practical-tool-for-identifying-and-eliminating-social-biases-in-health-researchhttp://www.globalforumhealth.org/Media-Publications/Publications/The-BIAS-FREE-Framework-A-practical-tool-for-identifying-and-eliminating-social-biases-in-health-researchhttp://www.globalforumhealth.org/Media-Publications/Publications/The-BIAS-FREE-Framework-A-practical-tool-for-identifying-and-eliminating-social-biases-in-health-researchhttp://www.globalforumhealth.org/Media-Publications/Publications/The-BIAS-FREE-Framework-A-practical-tool-for-identifying-and-eliminating-social-biases-in-health-researchhttp://www.globalforumhealth.org/Media-Publications/Publications/The-BIAS-FREE-Framework-A-practical-tool-for-identifying-and-eliminating-social-biases-in-health-researchhttp://www.globalforumhealth.org/Media-Publications/Publications/The-BIAS-FREE-Framework-A-practical-tool-for-identifying-and-eliminating-social-biases-in-health-researchhttp://www.globalforumhealth.org/Media-Publications/Publications/The-BIAS-FREE-Framework-A-practical-tool-for-identifying-and-eliminating-social-biases-in-health-researchhttp://www.globalforumhealth.org/Media-Publications/Publications/The-BIAS-FREE-Framework-A-practical-tool-for-identifying-and-eliminating-social-biases-in-health-researchhttp://www.globalforumhealth.org/Media-Publications/Publications/The-BIAS-FREE-Framework-A-practical-tool-for-identifying-and-eliminating-social-biases-in-health-researchhttp://www.globalforumhealth.org/Media-Publications/Publications/The-BIAS-FREE-Framework-A-practical-tool-for-identifying-and-eliminating-social-biases-in-health-researchhttp://www.globalforumhealth.org/Media-Publications/Publications/The-BIAS-FREE-Framework-A-practical-tool-for-identifying-and-eliminating-social-biases-in-health-researchhttp://www.globalforumhealth.org/Media-Publications/Publications/The-BIAS-FREE-Framework-A-practical-tool-for-identifying-and-eliminating-social-biases-in-health-researchhttp://www.globalforumhealth.org/Media-Publications/Publications/The-BIAS-FREE-Framework-A-practical-tool-for-identifying-and-eliminating-social-biases-in-health-researchhttp://www.globalforumhealth.org/Media-Publications/Publications/The-BIAS-FREE-Framework-A-practical-tool-for-identifying-and-eliminating-social-biases-in-health-researchhttp://www.globalforumhealth.org/Media-Publications/Publications/The-BIAS-FREE-Framework-A-practical-tool-for-identifying-and-eliminating-social-biases-in-health-researchhttp://www.globalforumhealth.org/Media-Publications/Publications/The-BIAS-FREE-Framework-A-practical-tool-for-identifying-and-eliminating-social-biases-in-health-researchhttp://www.globalforumhealth.org/Media-Publications/Publications/The-BIAS-FREE-Framework-A-practical-tool-for-identifying-and-eliminating-social-biases-in-health-researchhttp://www.globalforumhealth.org/Media-Publications/Publications/The-BIAS-FREE-Framework-A-practical-tool-for-identifying-and-eliminating-social-biases-in-health-researchhttp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Health Research Resources

Part of the AED/SatelLife Essential HealthLinks gateway

Contains annotated links to sites that facilitatehealth research in developing countries

Links include information ranging from thedesign of health research and a health researchweb-bibliography, to a guide to international andnon-governmental agencies that foster research

in this environmenthttp://www.healthnet.org/essential-

links/health-research-resources
http://www.healthnet.org/essential-links/health-research-resourceshttp://www.healthnet.org/essential-links/health-research-resourceshttp://www.healthnet.org/essential-links/health-research-resourceshttp://www.healthnet.org/essential-links/health-research-resourceshttp://www.healthnet.org/essential-links/health-research-resourceshttp://www.healthnet.org/essential-links/health-research-resourceshttp://www.healthnet.org/essential-links/health-research-resourceshttp://www.healthnet.org/essential-links/health-research-resourceshttp://www.healthnet.org/essential-links/health-research-resources


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Instructions to Authors in the Health

Sciences

Links to websites that provide instructions to authorsfor over 3,500 journals in the health and lifesciences

All links are to primary sources - to publishers andorganizations with editorial responsibilities for thetitles

Access is via title/alphabetical listing or subjectkeyword or journal title searching

Maintained by the Raymond H. Mulford Library,Health Sciences Campus, University of Toledo, U.S.

http://mulford.meduohio.edu/instr/
http://mulford.meduohio.edu/instr/http://mulford.meduohio.edu/instr/


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SciEdit

A project of the Journal of YoungInvestigators, SciEdit is a service that:

Proofreads and edits scientific papers

before submission to a journalContains access to documents on best

writing practices -http://www.jyi.org/resources/rs.php

Conducts training workshops on scientificwriting

http://www.jyi.org/sciedit/
http://www.jyi.org/resources/rs.phphttp://www.jyi.org/sciedit/http://www.jyi.org/sciedit/http://www.jyi.org/resources/rs.php


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Starting A New Scholarly Journal in

Africa

Published by the Public Knowledge Project,Vancouver, British Columbia in 2006

50 page PDF file; details the benefits andchallenges of starting a new scholarly journalin Africa

Contains extensive overview of the types ofjournals and publication methods and detailsthe process of developing an online, open

access journalGood overview of all the components

necessary for publishing a journal

http://pkp.sfu.ca/files/AfricaNewJournal.pdf
http://pkp.sfu.ca/files/AfricaNewJournal.pdfhttp://pkp.sfu.ca/files/AfricaNewJournal.pdf


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The Structured Abstract: An Essential

Tool for Research

Structured Abstracts often are required for thesubmission of research proposals, reports andpresentations

Key components are: objectives, methods,results and conclusions - which are explained inthe site with links to examples and abibliography

Developed by the Research Section of theMedical Library Association, U.S.

http://research.mlanet.org/structured_abstract.html
http://research.mlanet.org/structured_abstract.htmlhttp://research.mlanet.org/structured_abstract.html


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Webgraphy of Health Resources

Guide to information useful on identifying priorities onglobal health research; getting access to databases andbibliographic resources; formulating research projectsand providing links to potential collaborators

Criteria for inclusion in the web-bibliography were thescientific, social and technical relevance of eachorganization

Each cited source contains an annotation and hypertextlink to the specific organization

Produced in 2005 by the Task Group on BuildingPartnerships, Canadian Coalition for Global HealthResearch; is a downloadable PDF document.

http://www.ccghr.ca/docs/toolkit/webgraphy_e.pdf
http://www.ccghr.ca/docs/toolkit/webgraphy_e.pdfhttp://www.ccghr.ca/docs/toolkit/webgraphy_e.pdf


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Writing Center/University of Wisconsin/Madison:

Writers Handbook

The Writers Handbook contains guidelines about:

Stages of writing process

Common types of writing assignments

Grammar and punctuation

Improving your writing skills

Citing references in your paper

While not necessarily geared toward scientificwriting, the material is quite useful

http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/index.html
http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/index.htmlhttp://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/index.html


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Writing/Technical & Scientific

Contains links to several sites on:

citing bibliographic & electronic sources

writing a literature review

Also contains links to sites on:

preparing a poster presentation skills

tutorials for searching on the Internet

reading/evaluating literature

statistics & epidemiologyMaintained by the Library Resource Center, John A.

Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii/Manoa

http://www.hawaii.edu/sphlib/reference.htm#writing
http://www.hawaii.edu/sphlib/reference.htmhttp://www.hawaii.edu/sphlib/reference.htm


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World Association of Medical Editors

A voluntary association of ~1000publications fostering cooperation betweenpeer-reviewed medical journals

Site contains discussions of many issuesrelevant to doing research and publishingin developing countries

Topics include plagiarism, ethicalresearch, peer review, and small and non-English medical journals

http://www.wame.org
http://www.wame.org/http://www.wame.org/


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Questions/suggestions/comments?

Any additional websites?

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updated 07 2009