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Tips on Scientific Writing

The following books on writing are available through the Health Science Libraries' Catalog:

Mastering Scientific and Medical Writing by Silvia M. Rogers
ISBN: 3642394469
Publication Date: 2014
Writing a Biomedical Research Paper by Brian Budgell
ISBN: 4431880372
Publication Date: 2008
Publishing and Presenting Clinical Research by Warren S. Browner
ISBN: 0781795060
Publication Date: 2006
How to Report Statistics in Medicine by Thomas A. Lang; Michelle Secic
ISBN: 1930513690
Publication Date: 2006

Citation Tools

Citation management software makes it possible to store your citations so that you can easily access them and format them for writing. This software can assist you to develop bibliographies, cite references in text, and build personal collection of useful literature.

University of Florida provides FREE access to RefWorks and EndNote Web for students, faculty, and staff.

RefWorks: This web-based resource is available with free registration through the UF libraries Import citations directly from the UF catalog and many databases.

EndNote Web: Also known as EndNote Basic or EndNote Online, this web-based resource is available with free registration through the UF libraries. Import citations directly from many databases.

EndNote: The gold-standard of bibliographic management, this desktop tool is available for purchase. Import citations directly from many databases and synchronize with your EndNote Web account.

Zotero: This Firefox extension is available for free download. Work from within your web-browser to import citations from the web, tag and search them.

Help With Citation Styles

The instructions for authors provided on journal websites typically specifiy which citation style should be used. If you have questions, please contact your liaison librarian.

Citing Medicine, 2nd edition: The NLM Style Guide for Authors, Editors, and Publishers

The National Library of Medicine (NLM) guide to proper citation formats for medical and scientific materials.

International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals: Sample References

The ICMJE Uniform Requirements are followed by many biomedical and scientific journals, including the New England Journal of Medicine.

AMA Manual of Style

The American Medical Association citation style is used by many journals, including JAMA. To access the book online, click the "Contents" tab on the left-hand side of the blue bar.

Publishing & Open Access

Think.Check.Submit
A checklist to help you think through whether you should submit your work to a particular journal.
NIH Public Access Policy
If your research is funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), your final published paper must be submitted to PubMed Central where it will be freely accessible to the public.
Open Access Resources
The UF Libraries' guide to open access resources.
BioMed Central
Another venue for open access publishing of biomedical research.
Directory of Open Access Journals - Geriatrics
DOAJ aims to be a one stop shop for finding open access journals. This list includes only those journals and articles pertaining to Geriatrics.

Interested in Learning More?

Would you like to learn more about research and citation tools?

Every semester the Library offers workshops on such popular topics as:

citation management tools, such as Endnote and RefWorks
library databases, including PubMed and Web of Science
data management strategies
NIH Public Access Policy
and many more!

See our scheduled classes here!