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Guidelines on who should be listed as an author, how the order of authors can be determined, and related items.

Good overview on authorship criteria and related subjects. Includes information on authorship guidelines and norms in various academic fields. From Wikipedia.

Advice on dealing with--and preventing--disagreements about who will be listed as an author. Also includes explanations of concepts related to authorship. From a publication of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

Guidance from the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) on writing a grant proposal. Although some of the content is specific to NIH, much of it applies to writing a grant proposal for any funding source. The bulleted lists of tips seem especially helpful. (Note: If you are applying for an NIH grant, be sure to use the newest instructions for the type of grant that you are seeking. The instructions sometimes change, and so some details in "Writing Your Application" might be out of date when you apply.)

Openly accessible resources on writing, from Purdue University. Includes multiple resources on each of the following topics: the writing process, rhetoric and logic, essay genres, style and language, and citation.

Published in March 2010 by the Research Information Network.

Provides links to items to help graduate students and others be more productive and feel less stressed. Among topics addressed are avoiding writer's block, revising a dissertation, and living a balanced life (rather than spending all the time working or feeling guilty about not working).

Website about APA (American Psychological Association) style, commonly used in the social and behavioral sciences. Also provides related guidance. Among items included in the website: information about the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, a tutorial on basics of APA style, sample papers using APA style, a set of frequently asked questions (FAQs), and a blog on APA style.

This Web page provides links to resources that the publisher Elsevier has developed to help authors write and publish scientific papers. The resources include a video of a presentation titled "How to Write a World Class Paper", a PDF file of slides from a version of this presentation, and an "ask the editor" section containing editors' answers to questions. Although intended primarily for authors in pharmacology, these resources can help authors in many fields.

This website contains phrases that can be suitable to use in journal articles and other writing about research.

Resource Library

Web resource:Authorship Guidelines from Harvard Medical School

Web resource:Academic Authorship

Web resource:How to Handle Authorship Disputes: A Guide for New Researchers

Web resource:"Writing Your [Grant] Application"

Web resource:Some Resources from the Purdue Online Writing Lab

Web resource:"Peer Review: A Guide for Researchers"

Web resource:The Dissertation Writer's Toolkit

Web resource:APA Style Website

Web resource:Author Resources from Elsevier

Web resource:Academic Phrasebank