Guides: Publishing in the Life Sciences: Writing your article

General tips on writing

ACS Author Lab - From the American Chemical Society, a series of videos for authors and reviewers
Article Writing Essentials - By PLoS Writing Center, these are practical guides for authors seeking to improve their writing
Graphos - Housed within the McGill Writing Centre, Graphos offers graduate students ways to improve their scholarly communication
Writing a Biomedical Research Paper: A Guide to Structure and Style (2009) - By Brian Stephen Budgell
EQUATOR Network: Guidance on Scientific Writing - List of suggested resources from the network that promotes transparency and accuracy in the publication of research studies

COPE Guidance on Authorship and Contributorship - Filter results to cases, seminars and webinars, flowcharts, COPE positions, research and reports, guidelines, discussion documents, and endorsed guidance
International Commitee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) Recommendations - Defining the Roles of Authors and Contributors
CRediT Contributor Roles Taxonomy: Defines 14 roles that include but are not limited to traditional authorship

For a complete list of guidelines for reporting health research, see the EQUATOR Network (Enhancing the Quality and Transparency of Health Research)
See also: Research Reporting Guidelines and Initiatives by Organization: A list maintained by the National Library of Medicine (U.S.)

Citation Guides by Subject
Information on commonly used citation styles by research discipline
EndNote
Citation management software available at McGill
Using AI Tools for Research
Using Generative AI in Teaching and Learning
Zotero
Open source citation management software

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