Be sure to check out the NIH Public Access Policy website.  New/revised content includes:
Citation Methods This new page provides guidance on how to cite and locate the PMCID.
Journals that Submit all NIH-Funded Final Published Articles to PubMed Central  This revised page includes the NLM abbreviation of the journal, the eISSN, the pISSN, and the start date [...]

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The 2009 edition of On Being a Scientist: A Guide to Responsible Conduct in Research is now available.
Cases of clear scientific misconduct have made headlines in recent years, among them the fabrication of data by a team of stem-cell researchers at Seoul National University and the fraudulent manipulation of photos submitted to the Journal of Cell Biology. [...]

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How can authors enhance the impact and visibility of their work?

One way is to use the same variation of your name consistently throughout your academic career. If your name is a common name, add a middle name to distinguish yourself from other authors. Standardize your output to maximize your impact.
Retain rights to your work in [...]

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