Library

Author Aid
Supporting developing country researchers in publishing their work

Author Processing Charges Comparison (BioMed Central)
Comparison of BioMed Central’s article processing charges with those of other publishers

AuthorMapper (Springer)
Scientific research and author locations globally

CONSORT Statement
Guidelines on reporting on randomized clinical trials

COPE: Committee on Publication Ethics (UK)
Guidelines and reports

COUNTER Project
Counting Online Usage of NeTworked Electronic Resources

CSE: Council of Science Editors
Information on editorial issues

Citing Medicine (National Library of Medicine)
The NLM style guide for authors, editors, and publishers; 2nd ed. 2007

Copyright Toolbox (JISC / SURF)
Copyright management for authors and publishers

CrossRef (PILA)
The central source for reference linking

DEJA VU – A study of scientific publication ethics
A database of highly similar and duplicate citations

DOCumentation & Bibliothèques (Bibliothèque Médicale – CHU de Rouen – France)
Information francophone sur la recherche de littérature

DOI: The Digital Object Identifier (International DOI Foundation)
Electronic linking technology

DORA: San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (ASCB et al.)
Putting science in the assessment of research

DUBLIN CORE Metadata Initiative (DCMI)
Making it easier to find information

Elsevier Publishing Campus
Free online training modules – obviously focusing on Elsevier resources

Equator network
Enhancing the quality and transparency of health research reporting

FACulty of 1000: Medicine
Global faculty of over 10,000 experts recommend biomedical articles

FAME: Forum for African Medical Editors
Guidelines and tools for journal editors

FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions (NLM)
Searching databases, finding information, …

Guide to Citation Style Guides (Karla Tonella, University of Iowa)
Links to several citation styles guides

Handle System Proxy Server
URL redirection, etc.

How to Cite References (Bournemouth University Library, UK)
Inc. Harvard Style, Citing Internet sources, …

International Congresses on Peer Review in Biomedical Publication
A selection of JAMA articles on peer review issues

JANE: Journal/Author Name Estimator (Biosemantics Group)
Find adequate journals to submit your papers to

Journals indexed for MedLine (NLM)
Searching databases, finding information, …

JPPS – Journal Publishing Practices and Standards (AJOL & INASP)

A new framework for assessing publishing practices and standards

NATURE’s Peer-Review Debate (Nature)
Contributions on various aspects of peer review

NCBI Journal Browser (NLM)
Includes Index Medicus Journal Abbreviations, ISSN, …

OPCIT: Open Citation Project
Reference linking and citation analysis for open archives

ORCID: Open Researcher and Contributor ID
Independent community effort to standardize researcher identification

ORI: Office of Research Integrity
Scientific misconduct, plagiarism, …

Phil Bradley’s Website
Making the internet, search and social media easy

Portico
A digital preservation and Electronic Archiving Service

Prisma: Transparent Reporting of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses
PRISMA Statement and related documents

Publons
Get credit for peer review

Retraction Watch
Tracking retractions as a window into the scientific process

STM: International Association of STM Publishers
The global voice of scholarly publishing

San Francisco Edit – Newsletters
Advice on scientific, medical and general proofreading and editing

Scholarly Kitchen
What’s hot and cooking in scholarly publishing

Think – Check – Submit
Choose the right journal for your research

Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals (ICMJE)
Guide to “Vancouver Style” and various other recommendations

Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals: Sample references (ICMJE)
Examples of “Vancouver Style” references

WorldCat ISSN History Visualization Tool
View ISSN histories and relationships