Research Portal

Writing and Publishing

These resources will help you prepare your research for publication including publishing and licensing considerations, journal selection, reference formatting, and writing resources.

Publishing and Licensing

NIH Public Access Policy
NIH Policy which mandates that all peer-reviewed articles arising from NIH-funded research be made available in PubMed Central.
Scholarly Publishing
Himmelfarb Library guide to scholarly publishing includes information on traditional and open access publishing.
Creative Commons
Provides simple, standardized alternatives to the "all rights reserved" paradigm of traditional copyright.
Health Sciences Research Commons
Institutional repository of research posters, presentations, and publications by GWU faculty, residents, students, and staff.
SPARC Author Addendum
Generates printable addendum to publisher licenses which permits authors to retain selected key rights to their articles.
Instructions to Authors in the Health Sciences
Searchable database of links to instructions to authors for more than 6,000 journals in the health and life sciences. Provided by Mulford Health Science Library, The University of Toledo.
Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals
Includes ethical considerations, publishing and editorial issues, manuscript preparation, and references.

Journal Selection

Journal Citation Reports
Statistical data used to evaluate influence and impact of social science and science journals. Produced by Thomson Reuters.
Scopus Analytics Journal Analyzer
Statistical data used to evaluate influence and impact of social science and science journals. Produced by Elsevier, Inc.
Ulrich's Periodicals Directory
Locate information on journal titles including publisher and indexing/abstracting information.
NLM Journal Browser
Identify journals which are indexed in PubMed/MEDLINE; indexing may affect the 'findability' of your published research.

References

RefWorks
Web-based bibliography and database manager used to store and track citations as well as format in-text citations and bibliographies in hundreds of citation styles.
RefWorks Guide
Introduction to using RefWorks including importing from various databases.

Writing

Writing Center @ Himmelfarb
Open, welcoming, professional environment within which members of the GW community can receive dedicated attention to their writing and research project" via both individual appointments and access to workshops.
Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals: Writing and Editing for Biomedical Publications
Includes ethical considerations, publishing and editorial issues, manuscript preparation, and references.
Himmelfarb Library: Writing Resources
Information on items in Himmelfarb Library's collections.