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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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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Is plagiarism better than the h index? Yes, according to Dr. Marya Zilberberg. “Little did I realize that there is an even more important impact metric than the h-index: plagiarism.” See Retraction Watch: How does it feel to have your scientific paper plagiarized? And what can you do about it? Read Dr. Zilberberg’s blog: [...]
Ivan Oransky of Retraction Watch posted the following: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: What Retractions Say About Scientific Transparency.
Need help with writing a scientific publication? There are a number of resources that offer guidance on preparing for publication. Some examples include: Estelle Brodman: How to Write a Paper Dr. Estelle Brodman, former director of Bernard Becker Medical Library, presented this paper to the Department of Dermatology at Columbia University in 1947. Many of [...]
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Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals issued by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) includes standards for determining authorship and contributorship on publications. “Authorship credit should be based on 1) substantial contributions to conception and design, acquisition of data, or analysis and interpretation of data; 2) drafting the article or revising it critically for important [...]
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Locating and Citing the PMCID, NIHMS ID, and “PMC Journal – In Process” has been updated to include screen shots from My NCBI/My Bibliography.
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The Washington University Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor and General Counsel along with the Danforth Campus Libraries and the Becker Medical Library are pleased to present, Copyright Law and Your Rights as an Author. Do you have a manuscript or other work that you are preparing for publication? Do you know what rights you [...]
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Thought-provoking reading on citing of papers. Citations: Too Many, or Not Enough? – The Scientist – Magazine of the Life Sciences “Simply put, students, colleagues and coauthors must critically read each paper cited in its entirety. Cite only the best, strongest and most original publications. Cite review articles only if they offer unique perspectives, concepts, [...]
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Tools for Authors libguide is now available. It contains resource for authors such as how to find collaborators, how to comply with the NIH Public Access Policy, how to find who is citing your work, and more.
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