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AuthorAID (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
This site is a comprehensive resource that ‘supports
developing country researchers in publishing their
works.’ It contains a discussion forum, access to
full-text documents on best practices in writing and
publication, a list of training workshops on scientific
publications and the option of personal mentoring by
researchers and editors. AuthorAID is a program based at the
International Network for the Availability of Scientific
Publications (INASP) and is supported by the Swedish
International Development Corporation Agency (SIDA) and the
UK Department for International Development (DFID).
http://www.authoraid.info/
FAHAMU: Writing for Science and Effective Writing - Core Skills (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
This site contains a basic overview of effective scientific
writing. It includes information on how to develop a concept,
organize ideas, prepare an outline and write and edit a
draft. The site is maintained by FAHAMU, a network for social
justice based in the UK.
http://www.fahamu.org/WFCEng/sitemap.html
Free Medical Information: Doctor=Publisher (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
Based on the experiences from the publication of HIV Medicine
2003-2005 and Sars Reference 2003, this document outlines a
business model to simultaneously publish Internet and print
version of books with only the latter being fee generating.
This project has been developed by Bernd Sebastian Kamps, the
director of the Amedeo Literature Project and the founder of
Flying Publisher.
http://www.freemedicalinformation.com/freemedicalinformation.pdf
Instructions to Authors in the Health Sciences
This is an alphabetical list of 'instructions to prospective
authors' for hundreds of different journals in the health
sciences. The site is maintained by the Raymon H. Mulford
Library of the Medical College of Ohio, U.S.
http://mulford.meduohio.edu/instr/
Structured Abstract: An Essential Tool for Research
Structured Abstracts often are required for the submission of
research proposals, reports and presentations. The site
contains details on the key components that include
objectives, methods, results and conclusions. It was
developed by the Research Section of the Medical Library
Association, U.S.
http://research.mlanet.org/structured_abstract.html
Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals: Writing and Editing for Biomedical Publication
The site contains detailed information on how to write and
edit for a biomedical publication including information on
the application of the uniform requirements, responsibilities
of one or multiple authors, peer review process, ethical
issues in research, and privacy and confidentiality of
research participants. It also includes a section on
preparation of a manuscript. The site is maintained and
regularly updated by the International Committee for Medical
Journals.
http://www.icmje.org/
Usability.gov
This site is an extensive resource for designing usable,
useful and accessible websites and user interfaces. The
methods and tools are applicable to any site, but the content
is particularly appropriate for health related web pages. The
site is maintained by the National Cancer Institute, U.S.
http://usability.gov/
World Association of Medical Editors (WAME)
WAME is a professional association that aims to stimulate
education and promotion of high standards among editors of
peer-reviewed medical journals, with the eventual aim of
improving the quality of medical science and practice. The
target audience includes editors of peer-reviewed biomedical
journals and scholars who study medical editing, peer review
and informatics.
http://www.wame.org
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