LibGuides: Biostatistics: Writing Resources

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The Online Writing Lab (OWL)
(From Purdue University)
PubMed Single Citation Matcher
Journal Citation Reports (Impact Factors)
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Copyright Tutorial
(From Duke Medical Center Library)
Instructions to Authors in the Health Sciences
Find author instructions for over 6,000 health science journals. (From The University of Toledo)

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Writing Guidelines for Engineering and Science Students
(From Penn State)
Scientific Writing for Scientists
(From Duke Writing Studio)
The Science of Scientific Writing
George Gopen, Judith Swan
American Scientist, Vol. 78 (Nov-Dec 1990), pp. 550-558.
Scientific Writing for a Popular Audience
(From Duke Writing Studio)
Publish Not Perish
The Art & Craft of Publishing in Scholarly Journals
(From University of Colorado)
Marc E. Tischler's Scientific Writing Booklet
PDF
Writing up research: The Guidebook
(From the Language Center @ The Asian Institute of Technology)
Online Writing Lab: Medical Writing
(From Purdue University)

ESL/EFL Resources
(From Duke Writing Studio)
The Elements of Style (William Strunk, Jr.)
The Grammar Handbook
(From the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
Twenty-One Suggestions for Writing Good Scientific Papers
(From Dr. Michael D. Delong @ Winona State University)

Scholarly Communications @ Duke
Tools for Authors
Links to EndNote, RefWorks, copyright information and various tools to assist those authoring manuscripts and papers.