Resource Library
Presentation:Research Funding Opportunity & Scientific Capacity Building in Developing Countries
From the AuthorAID Workshop on Proposal Writing, Rwanda, 7-10 June 2011. Presentation from Dina Andersson of the International Foundation for Science (IFS). Provides an overview of IFS as a source of research funding.
Presentation:Research Funding Opportunity & Scientific Capacity Building in Developing Countries
From the AuthorAID Workshop on Proposal Writing, Rwanda, 7-10 June 2011. Presentation from Dina Andersson of the International Foundation for Science (IFS). Provides an overview of IFS as a source of research funding.
Presentation:Common Problems to Avoid in Writing a Proposal
From the AuthorAID Workshop on Proposal Writing, Rwanda, 7-10 June 2011.
Presentation:Developing IFS Research Proposals
From the AuthorAID Workshop on Proposal Writing, Rwanda, 7-10 June 2011. Presentation from Dina Andersson of the International Foundation for Science (IFS). Provides advice on preparing research proposals for submission to IFS.
Presentation:The Short Curriculum Vitae: A Common Component of Proposals
From the AuthorAID Workshop on Proposal Writing, Rwanda, 7-10 June 2011.
Presentation:The Literature Review: A Foundation for a Proposal
From the AuthorAID Workshop on Proposal Writing, Rwanda, 7-10 June 2011.
Web resource:Association of American University Presses Resources
Resources for authors, scholarly publishers, libraries, and others. Includes a grid listing main subject areas of interest of member presses. Also includes a set of FAQs on permissions and copyright.
Video:Publishing Strategies: The When-Where-What of Scientific Publishing
Video showing a panel discussion by researchers at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Among the topics discussed are when to publish a paper, how to choose a suitable journal, how to decide authorship, how to respond to reviewers' comments, and how to write an effective cover letter. Moderated by Walter Pagel, director of the Department of Scientific Publications at MD Anderson.
AuthorAID Tips of the Week 1-25
Weekly tips on writing and publishing. Prepared by AuthorAID graduate assistant Bernard Appiah. Original dates of posting: 1 December 2010 through 17 May 2011.
Article:"Plagiarism: Why is it such a big issue for medical writers?"
Article, by Natasha Das and Monica Panjabi, in the April-June 2011 issue of the journal Perspectives in Clinical Research. Although primarily for medical writers, also can aid authors in other fields. Includes a section on types of plagiarism and a set of tips for avoiding plagiarism.