‘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 – 2012 05
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
http://library.acadiau.ca/tutorials/plagiarism/
African Malaria Network Trust: WebBased Course On Health Research Ethics
A research ethics course that is a joint project
between AMANET and the EuropeanDeveloping 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
http://webcourses.amanet-trust.org/
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)
 http://pubs.acs.org/page/publish-research/index.html
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 https://www.authoraid.info/join_form
 http://www.authoraid.info/
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)
http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/Publicationethics/
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
http://resources.bmj.com/bmj/authors
‘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
 http://www.lib.monash.edu.au/tutorials/citing/
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
http://hslib.jabsom.hawaii.edu/subjguides/vreso
urces.html
(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.
http://www.councilscienceeditors.org/i4a/pag
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
http://www.councilscienceeditors.org/i4a/pages/i
ndex.cfm?pageid=3286
Council of Science Editors:
White Paper on Promoting Integrity in
Scientific Journal Publications, 2012 Update
Discusses:
 Roles and Responsibilities in Publishing
 Authorship and Author Responsibilities
 Reviewer Roles and Responsibilities
 Sponsor Roles and Responsibilities
 Relationship between Editors and Publishers
 http://www.councilscienceeditors.org/i4a/pages/inde
x.cfm?pageid=3331
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
 http://my.depauw.edu/admin/arc/W-center/plag.asp
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
http://library.duke.edu/research/plagiarism/
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
http://uwp.duke.edu/writing-studio
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
 http://www.ease.org.uk/publications/author-guidelines
Elsevier’s Guide to Publication
 Links 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
 http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/authorsview.author
s/landing_main?tab=3
Equator Network
 The organization that aims to enhance the quality
and transparency of health research has four useful
toolboxes:
Reporting guidelines: library for health research
reporting
Authors: information for authors of research
reports
Editors: resources for journal editors and peer
reviewers
Developers: resources for developers of reporting
guidelines
 http://www.equator-network.org/
EndNoteWeb
Is available for Group A 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
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
 http://www.springerexemplar.com/
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
Also contains a valuable ‘Links’ page of
organizations with an interest in health research
and communication
http://www.globalforumhealth.org/
Guidance for the Description for Animal
Research in Scientific Publications
Tips for interpreting, evaluating and replicating
findings from animal research data - for scientific
publications
Published by the National Academies Press (USA)
Can be downloaded free as a PDF file
http://books.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=13241
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
http://www.healthnet.org/essentiallinks/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
 http://www.who.int/hinari/training/authorshipskills/en/index
.html
How To Do Research
Annotated bibliography aimed to explain
and describe the various facets of
research
Geared toward post-graduate students
and young scientists
http://www.nonoscience.info/how-to-doresearch.html
How to Handle Authorship Disputes
Resource includes:
discussion of authorship disputes
advice on preventing authorship problems
suggestions on what to do if authorship
problems occur
definitions of important terms relating to
authorship
Developed by Tim Alpert and Elizabeth Wager
Available as a PDF file at:
http://publicationethics.org/files/u2/2003pdf12.pdf
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
 http://globalhealtheducation.org/resources/Documents/Pr
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
https://www.indiana.edu/~istd/
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.
 http://mulford.meduohio.edu/instr/
Inter-Biotec Publishing Course
Designed to help publishing biomedical papers
in English
Is a free online course
Sections include scientific writing style,
prewriting style, basic components of research
paper, publishing, correct usage of English,
technical and grammatical points
Also includes online resources
http://www.inter-biotec.com/biowc/biowc.html
Mendeley Bibliographic Software
Free, easy-to-use bibliographic reference
manager
Helps researchers collect, organize, cite,
and share your research sources
Need to have/download Word Plugin
Can be downloaded to a laptop or your
desktop from address below:
http://www.mendeley.com/downloadmendeley-desktop/
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
http://ori.hhs.gov/
Scientific Writing – 10 Basics
• 10 slides that cover the basics of proper
scientific writing
• Useful summary especially for lectures
and presentations
• Developed by Barbara Gastel, AuthorAID
• http://www.authoraid.info/resourcelibrary/scientific-writing-10basics/at_download/file
‘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
http://pkp.sfu.ca/files/AfricaNewJournal.pdf
A Student’s Guide to Research
Detailed list of step by step points for
doing research
Invaluable for researchers on many levels
although somewhat dated
PDF file that can be downloaded
http://ieeecss.org/CSM/library/1999/feb1999/03studentguidetoresearch.pdf
‘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)
 http://research.mlanet.org/structured_abstract.html
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
 http://www.sla.org/Presentations/click/Conf2008presenta
tions/Yamey.ppt
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
http://www.cms.gov/WrittenMaterialsToolkit/
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
 http://www.icmje.org/
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
http://sja.ucdavis.edu/files/plagiarism.pdf
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
 http://writingcenter.unc.edu/resources/handoutsdemos/citation/plagiarism
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
 http://authorservices.wiley.com/
White Paper on Promoting Integrity in
Scientific Journal Publications, 2012 Update
Discusses
 Roles and Responsibilities in Publishing
 Authorship and Author Responsibilities
 Reviewer Roles and Responsibilities
 Sponsor Roles and Responsibilities
 Relationship between Editors and Publishers
 Published by the Council of Science Editors
 http://www.councilscienceeditors.org/i4a/pages/inde
x.cfm?pageid=3331
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
http://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/
Writing the Empirical Journal Article
• Detailed essay on how to write a scientific
journal article
• Sections divided into planning your article,
writing your article, rewriting your article,
matters of style, publishing your article
• Author is Daryl J. Bem, Cornell University
• PDF available at
http://dbem.ws/online_pubs.html#writing
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
 http://hslib.jabsom.hawaii.edu/subjguides/vresources.html
(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 nonEnglish medical journals
http://www.wame.org
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 standalone version (beta)
http://www.zotero.org/
Questions/suggestions/comments?
Any additional websites?
hinari@who.int
updated 2012 05