Writing & Publishing

Articles

PubMed’s Single Citation Matcher (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query/static/citmatch.html)
Quickly verify an article’s reference using just a few pieces of information: journal title, author name, volume, page number or title keywords.

Author Instructions

ICMJE Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals (http://www.icmje.org/)
The International Committee of Medical Journal Editors guidelines for the format of manuscripts submitted to journals.

Instructions to Authors in the Health Sciences (http://mulford.meduohio.edu/instr/)
Links to the “Instructions for Authors” pages of more than 3,500 biomedical journals. You can either browse the alphabetical journal list or search the database.

Author Keywords/MeSH

Suggestions for authors’ keywords (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/authors.html)
The National Library of Medicine tips for using the Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) browser (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/MBrowser.html) to identify appropriate author-assigned keywords.

Copyright

Frequently Asked Questions About Copyright (http://www.dtic.mil/cendi/publications/00-3copyright.html#242)
This very informative site answers questions on how copyright applies to federal employees. It is written by CENDI, an interagency working group of federal Scientific and Technical Information Managers.

TEACH: ToolKit (http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/scc/legislative/teachkit/)
NC State’s online tutorial for understanding the Technology, Education, and Copyright Harmonization Act.

Journal Information

All that JAS—Journal Abbreviation Sources (http://www.public.iastate.edu/~CYBERSTACKS/JAS.htm)
A registry of Web resources that list or provide access to the full title of journal abbreviations.

Journals Indexed in ISI’s Web of Science (http://www.isinet.com/cgi-bin/jrnlst/jloptions.cgi?PC=master)
Search by journal name or browse an alphabetical list.

List of Journals Indexed in Index Medicus: (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/tsd/serials/lji.html)
Lists the 3,923 journals indexed in Index Medicus (Medline) by title, abbreviated title, subject/discipline and country of publication. The document is available as a PDF.

List of Serials Indexed for Online Users (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/tsd/serials/lsiou.html)
Contains 10,192 serial titles—including 4,579 titles currently indexed for MEDLINE—cited alphabetically by abbreviated title, followed by full title.

PubMed Journals Database (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=journals)
Locate a complete journal title using the abbreviation or an abbreviation using the title.

Style Manuals

APA Style Resources (http://www.psywww.com/resource/apacrib.htm)
Organized links to various “crib sheets” for using the APA style.

Citation Guides for Electronic Documents (http://www.ifla.org/I/training/citation/citing.htm)
The International Federation of Library Associations has compiled a list of links to Web sites with style guides.

Citation Styles (http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/citex.html)
Covers how to cite electronics sources using the following style formats: APA, CBE, Chicago and MLA.

Citing Electronic Resources (http://www.ipl.org/div/farq/netciteFARQ.html)
Links to various Web sites offering advice on how to cite electronic resources.

NLM Style Guide (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?rid=citmed.TOC&depth=2)
Citing Medicine aids authors in how to cite 26 types of publications, from articles and books to poster sessions and online reports. Numerous examples are provided that illustrate the citation guideline.

Online! A Reference Guide to Using Internet Sources (http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/citex.html)
The electronic version of this print publication. APA, CBE, Chicago and MLA style versions for citing electronic resources.

US Government Printing Office Style Manual (cl)
Since 1894, the US GPO Style Manual has guided the form and style of government printing.