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Writing Research Articles
    
          
  
  
    
                        SERCC Writing Tips
      
    
  
        
  
  
            SERCC Writing Tips
      
    
  
        
  - Abstract (PDF)
 - Introduction (PDF)
 - Materials & Methods (PDF)
 - Results (PDF)
 - Discussion (PDF)
 - Cover Letter (PDF)
 
    
          
  
  
    
                        SERCC Presentations
      
    
  
        
  
  
            SERCC Presentations
      
    
  
        
  - Writing for Publication, SERCC Staff (PDF | recording)
 - Writing as a Team – Editing Each Other's Work, SERCC Staff (PDF | Recording)
 - Writing for Success, SERCC Staff (PDF available on request: Contact us)
 - How to Review a Manuscript (Peer Review), SERCC Staff (PDF available on request: Contact us)
 
    
          
  
  
    
                        Articles on Writing Research Manuscripts
      
    
  
        
  
  
            Articles on Writing Research Manuscripts
      
    
  
        
  - "How to construct a Nature summary paragraph," Nature Formatting Guide
 - "Scientific Communication: Writing Up" (importance of the cover letter), Nature Cell Biology
 - "How to Write a Research Manuscript," Deborah J. Frank, Current Protocols
 
    
          
  
  
    
                        Books on Writing Research Manuscripts
      
    
  
        
  
  
            Books on Writing Research Manuscripts
      
    
  
        
  - Academic Writing for Graduate Students: Essential Tasks and Skills, John M. Swales and Christine B. Feak, The University of Michigan Press, 2004
 - What Editors Want: An Author's Guide to Scientific Journal Publishing, Philippa Benson & Susan Silver, The University of Chicago Press, 2012
 
    
          
  
  
    
                        Resources for Creating Figures
      
    
  
        
  
  
            Resources for Creating Figures
      
    
  
        
  - "Data Visualization: A view of every Points of View column" (Presenting data effectively/good graphics), Nature Methods
 - BioRender Webinars and Tutorials
 - How to create scientific graphics: an inside look from Nature (video)
 
    
          
  
  
    
                        Tools for Publication
      
    
  
        
  
  
            Tools for Publication
      
    
  
        
  Resources from UI Libraries
- ORCID ID
 - Scholarly Publishing
 - UI Libraries Supported Open Access
 - Citation Help
 - EndNote and Citation Management Resources at UI
 
Resources from Other Sources
- NIH Public Access Policy Overview (with wizard to determine if this applies to your publication)
 - Communicating and Acknowledging Federal Funding (NIH Policy on communicating the role of NIH support in biomedical research)
 
    
          
  
  
    
                        Plagiarism Detection Software and Guidelines
      
    
  
        
  
  
            Plagiarism Detection Software and Guidelines
      
    
  
        
  -  iThenticate, instructions for obtaining a license available from the UI Office of Teaching, Learning & Technology 
- iThenticate now available for UI Research Community, article by the Office of the Vice President for Research
 
 - UI Policy Manual: Ethics in Research (includes plagiarism)
 - Avoiding Plagiarism, Self-plagiarism, and Other Questionable Writing Practices: A Guide to Ethical Writing, a guide from the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Research Integrity