OSW Office of Scientific Writing Resources for Scientific Writers

PLOS Writing Toolbox: Brief but useful how-to guides on each section of a research article.
Clinical Chemistry Guide to Scientific Writing: AACC-created, 14-part guide that includes good sections on graph/figure design and authorship issues.
The Science of Scientific Writing: Gopen and Swan’s definitive guide to writing clear, cohesive scientific prose.
Toolkit for Making Written Material Clear and Effective: CMS-created curriculum designed primarily for writing outreach materials.
How to Create Publication-Quality Figures: Benjamin Nanes’s outstanding deep-dive into the technical specifications of publication-quality figures.
Materials Design Analysis Reporting (MDAR) Checklist: Writing and publishing checklist and other materials tailored for those writing in the life sciences.
Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) Checklist: Checklist of information to include when reporting a randomized trial.
Transparent Reporting of Evaluations with Nonrandomized Designs (TREND) Checkli…: Checklist of information to include when reporting nonrandomized evaluations of behavioral and public health interventions.
Strengthening the reporting of observational studies in epidemiology (STROBE) C…: Checklists of information to include when reporting cohort, case-control, and cross-sectional studies observational studies.
AuthorArranger: NIH-NCI-created tool to help manage and create title page author lists.

If you’ve discovered other excellent resources for scientific writers, please let us know at CPH_ScientificWriting@uky.edu.

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