‘ Authorship Skills’ Web-Bibliography

Overview  Contains annotated links to WWW based/ full-text information on how to:  Conduct ethical research  Write a scientific paper  Write a structured abstract  Prepare manuscripts for submission  Write footnotes and bibliographies  Avoid plagiarism  Links last checked –

Acadia University: ‘You Quote it, you note it!’  Site is a 10 minute tutorial that covers the principal components of plagiarism  Contains a series of graphical slides and examples geared toward what a student needs to know  Includes yes/no questions that the participant answers 

African Malaria Network Trust: Web- Based Course On Health Research Ethics  A research ethics course that is a joint project between AMANET and the European- Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership  Targeted toward members of ethics committees, researchers and general health personnel in developing countries  Online registration is free and participants must complete five compulsory and two optional modules to obtain a certificate 

American Chemical Society: Publishing Your Research 101  Includes 3 brief (4-6 minute) videos:  How to write a paper to communicate your research  Writing your cover letter  Selecting peers to suggest as reviewers  Also has links to videos on related topics (improving your writing skills, how to choose your area of research, what have you done when your article is rejected) 

AuthorAID  A global research community that provides resources and training for researchers in developing countries  Supports developing country researchers with:  Numerous documents and presentations on ‘best practices’ in writing and publication (<400)  Personal mentoring by researchers and professional editors  A discussion and question forum – on key topics including authoring skills & research and analysis  World wide training sessions  To register, go to 

Blackwell Publishing: Best Practice Guidelines on Publishing Ethics  Reviews and suggests practices for a series of ethical issues related to scientific publishing:  Authorship acknowledgement  Multiple publications  Conflict of interest  Acknowledgement 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 (health sciences) 

BMJ: Resources for Authors  Full-text resources providing tools for authors  Topics range from how to submit an article for publication to a discussion of the publication process itself, including the peer review process, editorial policies and the BMJ style  Resources are geared toward one publisher’s journals  Information is relevant for the submission of papers to numerous Scientific/Technical/Medical journals 

‘Citing and Referencing: How to Acknowledge Your Sources’  A tutorial about proper referencing for research papers  Topics covered include plagiarism, terminology, style(s), electronic resources, citation composition and reference lists/bibliographies  Much of the material is relevant to biomedical research including examples from the APA, Harvard, and Vancouver styles  Developed by Monash University, Australia 

Citing Bibliographic and Electronic Resources  Contains links to several sites on:  research and documentation online  Vancouver format  APA format  MLA format  Maintained by the Library Resource Center, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii/Manoa  (see Virtual Reference Tools contents at top of page)

Council of Scientific Editors: Sample Correspondence for Editors  Contains sample correspondence to specific situations that journal editors may face  Topics include manuscript overlap, figure duplication, authorship disputes, clinical trials not registered, undisclosed conflict of interest, rejection of manuscript, etc.  es/index.cfm?pageid= es/index.cfm?pageid=3335

Council of Science Editors: 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 on Promoting Integrity in Scientific Journal Publications’  Useful for editors and prospective authors  ndex.cfm?pageid= ndex.cfm?pageid=3286

DePauw University: Avoiding Plagiarism  Guide defines and describes plagiarism and contains ‘general guidelines’:  Words you need to know  Types of plagiarism  Why students plagiarize  Case study  Ways to avoid plagiarism  Plagiarism and the Web 

Duke University Libraries: Citing Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism  Overview of use of proper citations and how to avoid plagiarism  ‘Plagiarism Awareness’ section covers warning signs, what to cite and how to cite  Also includes Universities’ policies 

Duke University: Writing Studio  Contains a series of useful ‘resources’:  Academic writing  ESL (English as a Second Language) resources  Working with sources  Genres of writing including abstract, annotated bibiliography, literature review, research and grant proposal and scientific writing  Writing for specific resources including science  Grammar and reference 

EASE Guidelines for Authors and Translators of Scientific Articles to be Published in English  Project is to make international research articles and other scientific publications more complete, concise and clear  Contains generalized guidelines for authors, translators and editors  Available via the Internet or downloadable as PDFs; translated into 13 languages  Developed by the European Association of Scientific Editors 

EndNote Web  Is available for Band 1 HINARI institutions from the ‘Reference Sources’ drop down menu  Is a commercial reference management software package, used to manage bibliographies and references when writing essays and articles  Users can add references to a 'library' manually or via importing or exporting via the program  You must login to HINARI to have access to this resource

Elsevier’s Guide to Publication  L inks to a series of documents to foster publication with the largest scientific and biomedical publisher  Includes how to edit a manuscript and draft a cover letter, a submission checklist and links to a guide to authors for individual publishers  Contains guides for one publisher  Information is relevant for the submission of papers to numerous Scientific/Technical/Medical journals  s/howtosubmitpaper s/howtosubmitpaper

Exemplar: words in context  Tool lets you see how a particular term or phrase is used in peer-reviewed, published literature  Specific terms (e.g. developing countries) are typed into a keyword search box  Searches can be limited by keyword subject or journal title  Displayed results are examples of how the term is used in specific journal articles  While the website gives you ‘examples’, you are not able to access the full-text journal articles from the links  Tool has been developed by Springer Publishing 

FAHAMU: Writing for Science and Effective Writing – Core Skills  Basic overview of writing for science and skills for effective writing  Includes how to develop a concept, organize ideas, prepare an outline and write and edit a draft  Maintained by FAHAMU, a network for social justice based in the UK 

Forum for African Medical Editors (FAME)  The professional association and network for 15 African-based publishers  Contains several useful tools including guidelines for reviewers and editorial procedures  Would assist authors in preparing manuscripts for submission  FAME’s activities are supported by WHO/TDR and INASP  erships-networks/fame-guidelines erships-networks/fame-guidelines

Global Forum for Health Research  Aims to improve the allocation of research funds and facilitates collaboration among partners, both in the public and private sectors  Contains the ‘10/90 Report’ (an estimated 10% of global biomedical research funds are used for research into 90% of the world's health problems), the Annual Forum on Health Research, and Communicating Health Research  Includes the ‘Bias Free Framework’ - Publications/Publications/The-BIAS-FREE-Framework-A- practical-tool-for-identifying-and-eliminating-social-biases-in- health-research 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 research biases deriving from social hierarchies  Also contains a valuable ‘Links’ page of organizations with an interest in health research and communication 

Health Research Resources  Part of the FHI/SatelLife ‘Essential Health Links’ gateway  Contains annotated links to sites that facilitate health research in developing countries  Links include information ranging from the design of health research and a health research web-bibliography, to a guide to international and non-governmental agencies that foster research in this environment  links/health-research-resources links/health-research-resources

HINARI – Authorship Skills Modules  Modules developed to assist researchers in HINARI eligible countries; accessible to all. Includes presentations and exercises:  How to write a scientific paper  Intellectual property (copyright and plagiarism)  Strategies for effective writing  Web-bibliography  Authorship skills FAQs 

How to write a research paper and get it published  Summarizes what an editor looks for:  Importance of reading the guidelines of the journal  Importance of title and abstract  Use of structured abstract format - introduction, methods, results, and discussion  Examples of ‘what journal should I select’  Written by Gavin Yamey MD, a Senior Editor at PLoS Medicine  imarily%20For%20Students%20And%20Residents/How ToWriteAPaperUpdatedApril2008%20G%20Yamey.pdf imarily%20For%20Students%20And%20Residents/How ToWriteAPaperUpdatedApril2008%20G%20Yamey.pdf

Indiana University: How to Recognize Plagiarism  Developed for students at Indiana University but…  Can be used for any non-profit educational purpose; can print and distribute the tutorial  Includes overview, cases, examples, practice and a test plus resources 

Instructions to Authors in the Health Sciences  Links to websites that provide instructions to authors for over 6,000 journals in the health and life sciences  All links are to ‘primary sources’ - to publishers and organizations with editorial responsibilities for the titles  Access is via title/alphabetical listing or subject keyword or journal title searching  Maintained by the Raymond H. Mulford Library, Health Sciences Campus, University of Toledo, U.S. 

Office of Research Integrity (ORI)  Sponsored by the U.S. Public Health Service, ORI promotes integrity in biomedical and behavioral research  For 4000 institutions worldwide, the organization monitors investigations of research misconduct  Site contains links to guides and policies on responsible conduct of research  Valuable resource for ethical research 

‘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 and challenges of starting a new scholarly journal in Africa  Contains extensive overview of the types of journals and publication methods and details the process of developing an online, open access journal  Good overview of all the components necessary for publishing a journal 

‘The Structured Abstract: An Essential Tool for Research’  Structured Abstracts often are required for the submission of research proposals, reports and presentations  Key components are: objectives, methods, results and conclusions - which are explained in the site with links to examples and a bibliography  Developed by the Research Section of the Medical Library Association (U.S.A) 

Tips on Effective Writing  Document focuses on these key concepts for the author:  Understand the importance of using a clear, simple writing style  Realize there's no point writing your piece if you don't have a clear message  Grasp the basic rules of effective writing  Written by Gavin Yamey MD, a Senior Editor at PLoS Medicine  imarily%20For%20Students%20And%20Residents/Effec tiveWritingUpdatedApril2008%20G%20Yamey.pdf imarily%20For%20Students%20And%20Residents/Effec tiveWritingUpdatedApril2008%20G%20Yamey.pdf

Toolkit for Making Written Material Clear and Effective  11-part Toolkit provides a detailed and comprehensive set of tools to help writers make written material in printed formats easier for people to read, understand, and use  Includes sections on guidelines for writing and design, how to collect and use feedback from users, using readability formulas and how to revise documents  Developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 

Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals: Writing and Editing for Biomedical Publication  Detailed information on how to write and edit for a biomedical publication  Contains information on the application of the uniform requirements, responsibilities of one or multiple authors, peer review process, ethical issues in research, and privacy and confidentiality of research participants  Also includes a section on preparation of a manuscript  Maintained and regularly updated by the International Committee for Medical Journals and the ‘Uniform Requirements’ have been adopted by many biomedical journals 

University of California/Davis: Avoiding Plagiarism  A two page summary of plagiarism geared toward students that includes  What is plagiarism?  Why be concerned about plagiarism?  How to cite sources  Guidelines for avoiding plagiarism  Examples 

University of North Carolina/Chapel Hill: Plagiarism  A handout for students that explains what plagiarism is and outlines steps students can follow to avoid plagiarizing:  What is plagiarism?  What about common knowledge?  What about paraphrasing?  Steps to avoid plagiarism 

Webgraphy of Health Resources  Guide to information useful on identifying priorities on global health research; getting access to databases and bibliographic resources; formulating research projects and providing links to potential collaborators  Criteria for inclusion in the web-bibliography were the scientific, social and technical relevance of each organization  Each cited source contains an annotation and hypertext link to the specific organization  Produced in 2005 by the Task Group on Building Partnerships, Canadian Coalition for Global Health Research; is a downloadable PDF document. 

Wiley-Blackwell: Author Services  Documents to assist authors in preparing and submitting publications  Topics include: Find a Journal, Editorial policies, Author Resources (copyright, English language editing, ethics, etc.), Author Rights and Benefits and FAQs  Designed to assist the submission of papers to this publisher  Information is relevant for the submission of papers to numerous Scientific/Technical/Medical journals 

Writing Center/University of Wisconsin/Madison: Writer’s Handbook  The Writer’s 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 scientific writing, the material is quite useful 

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 & epidemiology  Maintained by the Library Resource Center, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii/Manoa  (see Virtual Reference Tools contents at top of page)

World Association of Medical Editors  A voluntary association of ~1000 publications fostering cooperation between peer-reviewed medical journals  Site contains discussions of many issues relevant to doing research and publishing in developing countries  Topics include plagiarism, ethical research, peer review, and small and non- English medical journals 

Zotero  Free, easy-to-use bibliographic reference manager  Helps researchers collect, organize, cite, and share your research sources  Can be downloaded from address below  Users your web browser; also a stand- alone version (beta) 

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