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Web resource:Author Resources from Elsevier

By | Dec. 27, 2009
...b 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...

Topics: Peer reviewing and editing, Research and publication ethics, The publishing process, Scientific writing

Presentation:The Publication Process

By | Nov. 15, 2009
...al articles, from submitting a manuscript through reviewing proofs. Focuses largely on peer review and other aspects of the decision process at journals.

Topics: Peer reviewing and editing, The publishing process

Book:On Being a Scientist (Book)

By | Oct. 11, 2009
Intended largely for graduate students and other early-career researchers, On Being a Scientist: A Guide to Responsible Conduct in Research (3rd edition) provides guidance on research ethics, includin...

Topics: Research and publication ethics

Video:On Being a Scientist (Video)

By | Oct. 11, 2009
Intended largely for graduate students and other early-career researchers, this approximately 7-minute video discusses research ethics, including publication ethics. The video is based on the book On ...

Topics: Research and publication ethics

Editing for the Specialist

By | Jul. 04, 2009
Chapter from Editing and Publication: A Training Manual, by Ian Montagnes. Published by the International Rice Research Institute and the International Development Research Centre, 1991. Sections: "Jo...

Getting the Most out of Words

By | Jul. 04, 2009
Chapter from Editing and Publication: A Training Manual, by Ian Montagnes. Published by the International Rice Research Institute and the International Development Research Centre, 1991. Sections: "Ab...

Topics: Peer reviewing and editing, Academic writing and style

Web resource:Editing and Publication: A Handbook for Trainers

By | Jun. 13, 2009
Written as a companion to Editing and Publication: A Training Manual (also in the AuthorAID Resource Library), this handbook provides guidance in planning and giving training courses on science editin...

Web resource:Editing and Publication: A Training Manual

By | Jun. 13, 2009
Intended mainly for "editors and publication officers at research institutes and extension agencies" in developing countries, this easy-to-read manual contains much good advice. The chapters on editin...

Presentation:Journal Editing

By | Feb. 19, 2009
An introduction to journal editing. Among the topics discussed: the editorial board and staff, submission tracking and peer review, the manuscript decision process, manuscript editing, publicizing a j...

Topics: Peer reviewing and editing