Enhancing the QUAlity and Transparency Of health Research
Guidance on scientific writing
Guidelines and guides
- Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals: Manuscript Preparation and Submission
- EASE Guidelines for Authors and Translators of Scientific Articles to Be Published in English, EASE 2015
- Clinical Chemistry Guide to Scientific Writing 2011
- Mayfield Handbook of Technical & Scientific Writing
- Glanville J, Light K, Stirk L. How to write a good research paper. J Health Serv Res Policy. 2008;13(2):127-128
- Guyatt GH, Brian Haynes R. Preparing reports for publication and responding to reviewers’ comments. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 2006;59(9):900-906
- Academic Phrasebank (general resource for academic writing with examples of good phrases for a clear description of research studies; not discipline specific, designed primarily as a help for authors whose first language is not English). University of Manchester, UK.
Books
- Wager E. Getting research published: an A to Z of publication strategy. Radcliffe Publishing Ltd, Third Edition, 2015
- Hall GM (ed). How to write a paper. Fifth edition. BMJ Publishing Group, Wiley – Blackwell, 2012.
- Byrne D. W. Publishing your medical research paper: What they don’t teach in medical school. Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, US, 1998
- Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Sixth Edition. APA Washington DC, US, 2009
- Fraser J., Fuller L. & Hutber G. Creating Effective Conference Abstracts and Posters in Biomedicine. Radcliffe Publishing, UK, 2009
- Lang, T. How to Write, Publish, & Present In The Health Sciences: A Guide for Clinicians and Laboratory Researchers. Philadelphia, PA: American College of Physicians, 2009
Courses
- Biomedical writing course (free online course). Inter-Biotec
- Reporting Guidelines: simple and powerful tools to increase the impact and visibility of research. A virtual course on enhancing the value of research with research reporting standards, Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), in collaboration with the EQUATOR Network
Other resources
- Avoiding Plagiarism, Self-plagiarism, and Other Questionable Writing Practices: A Guide to Ethical Writing, US Office of Research Integrity (2015)