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Entries Tagged as 'Authors at WU'

Blog Post on Trusting Journals

April 24th, 2013 by Cathy · No Comments

Informative blog post on trusting medical journals: Can You Trust that Medical Journal by Ted Gansler, MD, MBA, MPH, in the Expert Voices blog hosted by the American Cancer Society.

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Tags:Authors at WU, Support for Authors

Wanting to Share Figures Presented at a Conference?

March 5th, 2013 by Cathy · No Comments

Present preliminary research findings at a meeting or conference and consider making your figures available through FigShare and your presentation materials available in your institutional repository (see Digital Commons@Becker)  or on a sharing site such as SlideShare so that others may discover and share your materials post-event. You might also consider submitting your content to [...]

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Tags:Authors at WU, Research Impact

How to Confirm Journal Policies for NIH-Funded Authors Based on Submission Methods

February 22nd, 2013 by Cathy · No Comments

Compliance steps for the NIH Public Access Policy are based on the Submission Method followed by journals. What are the steps required for compliance under each Submission Method? How do you find and confirm journal policies for NIH-funded authors? What do you do if you are unable to locate the journal policy for NIH-funded authors? [...]

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Need NIH or NSF Grant Proposal Tips? Read the Sociobiology Blog

January 24th, 2013 by Cathy · No Comments

Are you in need of tips for NIH or NSF grant proposals? Do you need inspiration for framing your proposal and outcomes? If so, check out Dr. Joan E. Strassmann’s Blog, Sociobiology. Dr. Strassmann’s postings include: The perfect preproposal: make your aims complete How to write your NSF Project Outcome for the public How can [...]

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Tags:Authors at WU, Research Impact, Responsible Conduct of Research, Support for Authors, Team Science

NIH-funded Investigators: Take Note of Enforcement of the NIH Public Access Policy

November 19th, 2012 by Cathy · No Comments

Per Notice NOT-OD-12-160: Upcoming Changes to Public Access Policy Reporting Requirements and Related NIH Efforts to Enhance Compliance: NIH informs grantees that in Spring, 2013, at the earliest, NIH will delay processing of non-competing continuation grant awards if publications arising from that award are not in compliance with the NIH public access policy. The award [...]

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Establishing Your Author Name

October 30th, 2012 by Cathy · No Comments

Why is an “Author Name” Important? Your name as an author is key to establishing a unique public profile for dissemination and promotion of your research. Authors should use the same variation of their name consistently throughout their academic and research careers. Consistency of an author name enhances the discoverability of research. Uniqueness of an [...]

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Tags:Authors at WU, Dissemination of Research, Enhancement of Research, Support for Authors

eLIFE

October 18th, 2012 by Cathy · No Comments

eLife, a new open-access journal for outstanding scientific advancements, has published its first four research articles. “First announced in summer 2011, eLife is a researcher-led initiative for the best in science and science communication. Backed by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Max Planck Society, and the Wellcome Trust, the initiative’s first aim is to [...]

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Tags:Authors at WU, Publishing Models

Choosing Open Access – Resources for WUSM Authors

September 11th, 2012 by Cathy · No Comments

Choosing Open Access – Resources for WUSM Authors          

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Tags:Authors at WU, Open Access, Support for Authors

AuthorAID: Supporting Developing Country Researchers in Publishing Their Work

May 31st, 2012 by Cathy · No Comments

AuthorAID is a free international online research community that helps researchers in developing countries publish and disseminate their work. It includes: A community space for discussion with other researchers Documents and presentations on best practice in writing and publication A feature to locate researchers for possible collaboration and mentoring–there are more than 4,800 researchers from [...]

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Tags:Authors at WU, Collaboration, Responsible Conduct of Research, Support for Authors

F1000 Posters

March 26th, 2012 by Cathy · No Comments

Looking for a place for your conference posters or oral presentation slides? If your institution does not have a repository, consider F1000 Posters.  F1000 Posters is an open access repository of conference papers and oral presentation slides in biology and medicine. According to F1000,  a number of publishers/journals do not consider deposit of posters or [...]

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Tags:Authors at WU, Support for Authors