Authorship

Academic Writing (Go the Distance courses from the BBC) - aimed at students and people looking to improve their english language skills. This online, interactive course takes learners through the steps needed to develop their academic writing skills.

BMJ Authorship resources – information for submitting articles

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

Elsevier Health Research Development Program - advice and education program from elsevier to support users and organisations on the research pathway

Elsevier Research Academy - advice, lectures, training and articles relating to research and academic writing

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

On-line Medical Dictionary

RCN Author Support - series of guides to help authors contributing to the Nursing Standard and other RCN publications

Think Check Submit - support for researchers to help them to identify trusted journals in which tp publish their research

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

Managing References

Comparison of Reference Management Software - from Wikipedia

Selection of Online Tools

EndNote Fusion - a reference management tool. This is available to all Keele University staff and students. NHS staff can request access by contacting the Health Library

Mendeley - reference manager and academic social network

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.

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