LibGuides: Research Cycle Guide: Write & Publish

The Research Cycle - Write & Publish

Steps 1 – 2

Medical & Scientific Writing

Mastering Scientific and Medical Writing: A Self-Help Guide, 2nd ed. (Springer Nature) by Silvia M. Rogers This self-help guide is intended for scientists and medical professionals and students who wish to improve their scientific writing skills. Exercises invite the reader to practice the most important aspects of scientific writing.
ISBN: 9783642394461
Publication Date: 2014-01-04
Medical Writing: A Guide for Clinicians, Educators, and Researchers, 2nd ed. (Springer) by Robert B. Taylor Provides the know-how to translate observations and ideas into an article, report, or book chapter that is ready for publication and uses a clear, conversational style to emphasize the personal enrichment that writing can bring.
ISBN: 9781441982346
Publication Date: 2011-08-17
Strategic Scientific and Medical Writing: The Road to Success (Springer Nature) by Pieter H. Joubert; Silvia M. Rogers Describes clearly and concisely how to identify the target audience and the desired outcome, and how to construct key messages for a wide spectrum of documents.
ISBN: 9783662483169
Publication Date: 2015-11-27

Research Resource Identification (RRID) Portal This link opens in a new window The portal offers a central location for obtaining and exploring Research Resource Identifiers (RRIDs), which are persistent and unique identifiers for referencing a research resource. This portal relies on the good work of many community repositories such as MGI, Addgene, MMRRC and Cellosaurus. These community databases are the source for RRIDs of their type.

Writing Guide Provides a list of Library and online resources related to grammar, punctuation, and writing, as well as style guidelines for articles, dissertations/theses, grants, and proposals. Includes information on the publishing process, citing references properly, advice on the writing process, and how to avoid academic misconduct and plagiarism.

The Publication Process Checklist summarizes key tasks and related steps.

Journal Selection & Evaluation

Resources to select and compare possible open access and non-open access journals: Clarivate Manuscript Matcher, Directory of Open Access Journals, Elsevier Journal Finder, Jane, JOT, JournalGuide, Open Access Journal Find (OAJF), Open Access Scholarly Publication Association (OASPA).

Questions to ask when evaluating possible journals:

Is the journal peer-reviewed? For academia, only publications in peer-reviewed journals count for tenure and promotion. Check the journal’s website or abstracting & indexing databases, such as MEDLINE, CINAHL, Scopus, Journal Citation Report, Web of Science, etc.
Is the journal highly cited? Publishing your article in a highly cited journal gives your research greater visibility. Use Journal Citation Report (Clarivate), CiteScore (Scopus), SJR (SCImago Journal Rank), or SNIP (Source Normalized Impact per Paper) to view the journal metrics.
Is open access (OA) offered? OA makes scholarly literature available online at no charge. OA journals charge authors a fee to cover the cost of publication. Learn more at the Library’s Open Access Guide. The OA model has led to the proliferation of “predatory” publishers, which exist only to make money. Search Cabell’s Predatory Reports and the Library’s Predatory Journal Checklist to verify whether an OA title’s integrity and value.

EndNote Manuscript Matcher
Use EndNote Manuscript Matcher via your online account, via the EndNote tab in Word, or by right-clicking on a group within your EndNote library.
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Using the title, abstract, and cited references (optional) of your manuscript, Manuscript Matcher evaluates over 5 billion data points and applies patent-pending text mining and cited reference relationship algorithms to produce its recommendations. The feature will recommend from 2-10 high quality journals indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection. The Journal Impact Factor, Rank in Category, and Quartile in Category for each journal are provided.

How can I tell if a journal is currently indexed in MEDLINE?

If you cannot find your journal in the NLM Catalog or if your journal is not currently indexed for MEDLINE, then it probably needs to apply for journal selection. For more information about MEDLINE journal selection and the application process, see: https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medline/index.html

Steps 3 – 5

Open Access Publishing

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UT System - Momentum on Open Educational Resources (MOER)
The MOER website serves as an information hub designed to showcase and motivate greater engagement with Open Educational Resources (OER) across the UT System.
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It is designed to inform and educate users about the affordability challenges faced by students at UT institutions and across the country, and the ways in which higher educators can use OER to help resolve them.

The website also serves as the repository for the recommendations from the UT System Affordable Learning Accelerator Task Force, convened between April 2019-August 2020. Along with implementation guidelines, strategies and best practices, it features OER work at UT institutions, and houses tools for engagement, a resource guide, and other supplemental material and information developed by the task force.

Author Rights

As an author, it is important to understand your copyrights, which vary based whether the journal is open access versus traditional subscription access.

Who Owns the Copyright of a Work? – carefully review the publisher’s author’s rights/copyright transfer agreement. Many of these agreements transfer copyright fully to the publisher which restrict an author's subsequent usage of his or her published work, including reuse of the work in teaching and further research. Check the openness of journal. Know your rights - see Who Owns the Copyright of a Work? and Rule 90101: Intellectual Property, The University of Texas System.

The following resources provide information to assist you make informed decisions on which journal to submit your manuscript.

Author Rights and the SPARC Author Addendum An educational initiative provided by SPARC (the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition) that informs faculty across all disciplines about their copyrights. Also describes how to use the SPARC Author Addendum to effectively manage your rights as a journal article author to ensure that your article can be accessed and used as broadly as possible.
Scholarly Communication Toolkit: Author's Rights Although this guide is directed at librarians, it is a very useful quick guide for authors as well. Provided by the Association of College & Research Libraries.
Scholarly Publishing: Author Rights Offers general information about authors' rights. Provided by the University of Iowa.

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