Author Tools
Listed below are links to resources that are of use to authors of scientific papers.
Refereed Journals
Want to know if the journal you are publishing in is a refereed publication?
Check in Ulrichs International Periodicals Directory.
Journal Abbreviation Sources
url: http://www.abbreviations.com/jas.asp
Instructions for Authors
These pages contain links to Web sites providing instructions to authors for over 3,500 journals in the health and life sciences.
url: http://mulford.meduohio.edu/instr/
Impact Factors
Journal impact factors are available from the "Journal Citation Reports" published
by ISI.
The library now has online access. Journal Citation Reports can be found under "J" on the library database pages.
Check in
Journal Citation Reports
Style Manuals
Contains links to online style manuals, including information on citing
electronic sources.
url:
http://origin.library.usyd.edu.au/subjects/readyref/citing.html
Dictionaries
This site contains links to a variety of online dictionaries, thesauri
and phrase finders.
url:
http://origin.library.usyd.edu.au/subjects/readyref/dictionaries.html
Guide to Grammar and Style
url: http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Writing/
Australian Copyright Council
The Australian Copyright Council's Online Information Centre has an
excellent collection of fact sheets covering various aspects of Australian
copyright. Fact sheets include Copying for Research and Study; Historians
and Copyright; Quotes and Extracts: copyright obligation & Fair dealing
in the digital age. These publications are available in PDF format.
url:
http://www.copyright.org.au/
ISBN / ISSN Information
Contains information on how to apply for an ISBN for your publication
and an ISBN application form.
url:
http://origin.library.usyd.edu.au/subjects/readyref/issn.html
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