OSW Office of Scientific Writing Resources for Scientific Writers
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.