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Published on Wednesday, 06 July 2011 14:07

Publication of findings so that the broader community can benefit from faculty member’s knowledge is one hallmark of successful faculty development.  Links are provided for some of the many tools available, from finding journals to responding to reviews

Getting Published

Peter S. Cahn, PhD, Director of Faculty Development and Diversity for the Department of Medicine at BUSM, has gathered together an extensive set of tools that are useful for preparing publications for the Academy for Faculty Advancement. Here are some favorites:

Style sheets and Guidelines:

• Alumni Medical Library reference for writers
• AMA style guide
• The The Elements of Style by William Strunk, Jr. and E.B. White
• ICMJE authorship guidelines
• Reporting guidelines from Equator Network

Academic Publishing Resources:

• Journal/Author Name Estimator (JANE) - a web-based tool to help identify suitable journals for publication
• ResearchGate - new, journal-finder application
• Harzing.com list of publishing resources
• NEJM Publication Process – Kerberos-protected access

Plagiarism detectors:

• Avoiding Plagiarism (Office of Research Integrity)
• Turnitin
• iThenticate
• Plagiarism checker
• Doc Cop
• Wikipedia - Plagiarism systems

Bibliographic software:

• Alumni Medical Library - RefWorks
• Zotero
• Wikipedia list of reference management software

Commentary on written communication:

• Michael Crichton in the NEJM: Medical obfuscation
• George Orwell essay: “Politics and the English Language,” 1946
• Reviewers’ comments for the Declaration of Independence (humorous)

Other External Resources:

• Harvard University Office of Faculty Development & Diversity, Publishing Resources -Includes links to MIT Press, Harvard University Press guidelines
• Tips for Academic Publishing - Mary Bucholtz, UCSB faculty
• Basics of Research Paper Writing and Publishing - Michael Derntl, University of Vienna
• Science Magazine’s Tips for Publishing in Scientific Journals
• Seminar materials on deciding authorship
• Strategies for Writing and Publishing Academic Articles - Karen Dodson, Washington University School of Medicine
• Writing Lab Reports and Scientific Papers - Warren D. Dolphin, Iowa State University
• Writing for Publication - Carol C. Nadelson, MD, Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Director, BWH Office for Women’s Careers
• Writing Research Papers - Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Rice University

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