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Resources for Scientific Writers

A curated list of web sites and other materials useful 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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