CMB Lessons in Scientific Writing

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1. Ethics of Scientific Publication: An Introduction (Microsoft PowerPoint presentation, 164.5 kB) | 04 February 2012
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   A lecture from a graduate course on scientific ethics. Focuses mainly on ethical standards for writing and publishing journal articles. Introduces basic principles of ethics, notes ethical norms and issues in research publication, and lists sources of further information.
2. PDF copy - Application for workshop grant (PDF document, 258.1 kB) | 01 February 2012
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3. PDF copy - Application for travel grant (PDF document, 244.4 kB) | 01 February 2012
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4. "Avoiding Plagiarism, Self-Plagiarism, and Other Questionable Writing Practices: A Guide to Ethical Writing" | 26 January 2012
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   Module by Miguel Roig, PhD, professor of psychology, St. John's University. Funded and posted by the (US) Office of Research Integrity. Available in both HTML and PDF. Includes examples of adequate and inadequate paraphrasing.
5. Mentoring learning agreement (Microsoft Word Document, 39.5 kB) | 24 January 2012
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   Mentees and mentors are advised to complete this learning agreement at the start of a mentoring relationship.
6. Scientific Writing: 10 Basics (Microsoft PowerPoint presentation, 128.5 kB) | 20 January 2012
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   Lecture from a writing-intensive undergraduate course (Biology of Mammalian Cells and Tissues) at Texas A&M University. Introduces basic principles. Suitable overall for students in a variety of fields.
7. "Authorship Skills" | 20 January 2012
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   A set of learning modules from HINARI. Includes a presentation, titled "Authorship Skills Web-Bibliography", with links to resources on various subjects, such as writing journal articles, editing journals, avoiding plagiarism, citing references, and writing effectively in English. To access this Web bibliography, click on the link below the heading "Module 4". The HINARI Authorship Skills modules have been developed with support of a grant from the Elsevier Foundation to the Librarians Without Borders/Medical Library Association (USA) E-Library Training Initiative.
8. "How to Handle Authorship Disputes: A Guide for New Researchers" | 13 January 2012
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   From the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Discusses not only authorship disputes but also other aspects of authorship. Includes advice on preventing authorship problems, suggestions of what to do if such problems occur, definitions of important terms relating to authorship, and discussion of the concepts represented by these terms. Suitable not only for new researchers but also for more advanced ones.
9. "Errors in Descriptive Statistics and in Interpreting Probability Values" | 05 January 2012
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   By Tom Lang. From the series "Common Statistical Errors Even YOU Can Find", published in the AMWA [American Medical Writers Association] Journal.
10. "Errors in Multivariate Analyses and in Interpreting Differences between Groups" | 05 January 2012
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    By Tom Lang. From the series "Common Statistical Errors Even YOU Can Find", published in the AMWA [American Medical Writers Association] Journal.