Handout accompanying presentation at American Medical Writers Association annual conference (October 2009).

Presentation at the American Medical Writers Association annual conference. Given by Barbara Gastel (AuthorAID Knowledge Community Editor) on 24 October 2009.

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

This handout from a 1-hour presentation for graduate students presents 50 tips for writing and publishing scientific papers. In addition to reading this handout, AuthorAID community members are welcome to use it in presentations and discussions.

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, including publication ethics. This small book can be read online. In addition, printed copies and PDF copies can be ordered. The book is a project of the US National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and Institute of Medicine.

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 Being a Scientist: A Guide to Responsible Conduct in Research (3rd edition). It is from the US National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and Institute of Medicine.

Many of us have difficulty starting to write. This presentation identifies some causes of this difficulty and provides some suggestions for overcoming it.

Here, for use in giving similar workshops, is the plan from a research-communication workshop consisting of 2 full-day sessions 1 week apart. It includes the schedules for the 2 days and the homework assignment for between the 2 sessions. For the main presentations, PowerPoint presentations available in several languages in the AuthorAID Resource Library can be used. At appropriate times in the workshop, participants should analyze and discuss respective sections of papers they brought.

Guidance on 5 basic aspects of the writing process: (1) establishing the mindset (attitude), (2) knowing the ethics, (3) preparing to write, (4) doing the writing, and (5) revising your work.

Guidance on preparing and giving both (1) poster presentations and (2) oral presentations.