Resource Library
Book:"The Pathway to Publishing: A Guide to Quantitative Writing in the Health Sciences"
Openly accessible guide by medical epidemiologist Steve Luby and scientific writing specialist Dorothy Southern. 115 pages. Based on experience teaching public health scientists in Pakistan and Bangladesh. Also largely applicable to scientific writing in other disciplines.
Toolkit:Facilitation Kit: Foundations of Research Writing
This kit consists of three modules, each containing a PowerPoint presentation and a set of facilitator notes. The notes expand on the content of the slides and provide guidance in facilitating the module, which combines presentation and small-group work.
The topics of the modules are
- Approaching a Writing Project
- Ethical and Other Issues in Research Writing
- Writing in English as a Foreign Language
"Verb Tense in Scientific Manuscripts"
Handout on using the appropriate verb tenses in each section of a scientific paper.
Presentation:Effective Mentorship in Research Writing and Networking Between Institutions to Promote Research Writing (Workshop)
From a workshop organized by the Research Promotion and Facilitation Centre (RPFC), University of Colombo Faculty of Medicine.
Article:"Writing Scientific Articles like a Native English Speaker: Top Ten Tips for Portuguese Speakers"
By Mariel A. Marlow. Clinics (Sao Paulo). 2014 Mar; 69(3): 153–157.
Article:"Editing and Proofreading Your Own Work"
Article from the AMWA [American Medical Writers Association] Journal.
Presentation:Editando tus propios artículos científicos y propuestas: Cómo sorprender a colegas y lectores
Este material fue preparado para ser presentado en el Encuentro Anual 2014 de la AAAS. Acá podrás encontrar listas con aspectos básicos que debes revisar en un artículo científico o una propuesta de financiamiento antes de enviarlos para su publicación.
Web resource:Global Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Search
Resource for finding electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs) from universities around the world.
Sentences of the Week 11-20 (Chinese Translation)
Chinese translation of AuthorAID blog posts featuring English-language sentences with errors to correct.
Presentation:Effective Mentorship in Research Communication: A Case-Based Workshop
From a workshop at the University of Colombo Faculty of Medicine.