Health Library

Biomed Central Open access publishing - BioMed Central hosts a range of different online journals. It provides an alternative route to getting published, and an excellent resource for the new author

BMJ Authorship resources – information for submitting articles

BMJ Case Reports guidance - advice and templates for submitting case reports to BMJ Case Reports

EQUATOR network - guidelines for reporting various types of health research studies, guidance on scientific writing and examples of good reporting practice

Research Information Network – supporting the development of effective information strategies and practices for the UK’s research community

Instructions for authors in the health sciences from the University of Toledo - instructions to authors for over 3,000 journals

Nursing Standard Author Guidelines - series of guides to help authors contributing to the Nursing Standard; also useful articles on plagiarism, academic writing and publishing your work

On-line Medical Dictionary

Keele students MUST check with their School for details relating to the referencing style they should be using.

Referencing Guidance, Tutorials & Help

Citing Medicine - online guide from the National Library of Medicine

Referencing from LearnHigher - referencing resources including an assessment of your skills and links to other resources

Referencing Tutorial from LearnHigher - online tutorial which can be set to the level you need

RefZone from Staffordshire University - online help and quiz

University of London Research Library Services Referencing & Bibliography Tutorial - online tutorial

University of Portsmouth Referencing Guide - including interactive tutorial

University of the West of England's Referencing Guide - guidance to various referencing styles, including Harvard referencing and quiz

Managing References

Citation Management Tools  - from Digital Research Tools wiki

Comparison of Reference Management Software - from Wikipedia

Selection of Online Tools

CiteULike - tool for managing and discovering scholarly references

Connotea - online reference management for researchers, clinicians and scientists

Mendeley - reference manager and academic social network

Mendeley as a medical reference manager via mobile devices - blog entry discussing use of Mendeley from iMedicalApps

RefWorks (Keele users ONLY - username / password required) - a reference manager tool supplied by Keele University for its students and staff

Zotero - tool to help you collect, manage, and cite your research sources

Which journal to choose? The Impact Factor (Keele access only) - ISI Thomson Web of Knowledge, issues an annual Journal Citation Report (JCR) which compares the number of citations from each journal against the number of articles produced. The resultant impact factor is often cited on journal homepages, and provides a general indication of the quality of the publication.

We have a number of books in the health library to help you, check the following subjects:

• Authorship
• Academic Writing
• Plagiarism
• Scholarly Publishing