Manuscript Publishing

Style sheets and guidelines

• Alumni Medical Library reference for writers
• AMA style guide
• The Elements of Style by William Strunk, Jr. and E.B. White
• Grammar Guide from University of Chicago
• ICMJE authorship guidelines
• Reporting guidelines from Equator Network

Information on Journals

• Journal finders:
  • Jane
  • ResearchGate
• Journal Citation Report (choose Web of Science–>Select a database)
• Multiple Authorships
• NEJM Publication Process

Plagiarism detectors

• Avoiding Plagiarism (Office of Research Integrity)
• Turnitin
• iThenticate
• Plagiarism checker
• Doc Cop
• Free software via Wikipedia

Advice and tips

• Academic Writing Club
• BUMC Authorship Guidelines
• Basics of Research Paper Writing and Publishing by Michael Derntl
• Clinical Chemistry Guide to Scientific Writing
• Science Magazine’s Tips for Publishing in Scientific Journals
• Seminar materials on deciding authorship
• Strategies for Writing and Publishing Academic Articles
  • Karen Dodson, Washington University School of Medicine
• Writing Lab Reports and Scientific Papers
  • Warren D. Dolphin, Iowa State University
• Writing and Publishing a Research Article
  • Thomas Adair, PhD
  • Professor of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Mississippi Medical Center
• Writing for Publication
  • Carol C Nadelson, MD
    Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
    Director, BWH Office for Women’s Careers
• Writing Research Papers
  • Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Rice University

Articles on writing for publication