Sherman Cohn Library: Publish: Resource List

Copyright Resources

17 U.S. Code § 102 - Subject matter of copyright: In general Visit this page to learn what types of work are automatically granted copyright protection once they are fixed in a tangible medium of expression.
Author Rights: Using the SPARC Author Addendum Don't sign away your rights to use the work you authored. Learn how to use the SPARC author addendum to enable use of your work within your University.
Copyright: Boilerplate Statements While it is not necessary to register for copyright protection once your work is fixed in a tangible medium of expression, you may wish to reserve all rights to your work. This site provides some helpful wording.
Creative Commons: Share Your Work Affix a creative commons work to inform the world of how you will and will not permit your work to be used by others.

Genamics JournalSeek This site permits you to explore many different publications in order to find those that might be an appropriate places to submit your article.

Types of Research This resource, Educational Research Basics by Del Siegle, is available from the University of Connecticut site.
The Equator Network Are you conducting clinical research? Writing a review? Visit this site to view helpful guidelines for all types of scientific writing.
Writing in the Health Sciences This links to a single journal edition that contains several articles about writing in the health sciences. NOTE: this is NOT a good source for working with APA style citation and reference list entries as it was published in 2008 and references an older edition of the APA Manual.
Amazon.com: Essentials of Writing Biomedical Research Papers Available in the Sherman Cohn Library! The call number is R199.Z45 2000. To view parts of the work while online access it on Amazon (the link provided here) or Google Books (http://books.google.com).
Amazon.com: Writing Your Journal Article in Twelve Weeks Selected pages from this book are available from Amazon.com.. The work is Writing Your Journal Article in Twelve Weeks: A Guide to Academic Publishing Success (9781412957014): Wendy Laura Belcher: Books
Author Rights: Using the SPARC Author Addendum Don't sign away your rights to use the work that you authored. Learn how to use the SPARC author addendum to enable use of your work within the University.