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Author Tools

Listed below are links to resources that are of use to authors of scientific papers, particularly in the area of mathematics.

Refereed Journals
Want to know if the journal you are publishing in is a refereed publication? Check in Ulrichs International Periodicals Directory.
url:  /databases/dbtitleu.html

Impact Factors
Journal impact factors are available from the "Journal Citation Reports" published by ISI.
The 2000 edition has been loaded on a computer terminal in the Mathematics Library. Access is also available on designated terminals in all other HST libraries. No remote access is available. You must visit a library site in order to access the data.

Style Manuals
Contains links to online style manuals, including information on citing electronic sources.
Star Icon url: /subjects/readyref/citing.html

Dictionaries
This site contains links to a variety of online dictionaries, thesauri and phrase finders.
Star Icon url: /subjects/readyref/dictionaries.html

Mathematical Subject Classification (MSC)
The Mathematics Subject Classification (MSC) is a system used to categorize items covered by Mathematical Reviews, Current Mathematical Publications, and (from 2000) Zentralblatt fur Mathematik. The database is maintained by the American Mathematical Society and can be searched by keyword and classification code, or browsed by classification.
Star Icon url: http://www.ams.org/mathscinet/searchmsc

Guides to Scientific Writing
The Library owns a number of guides to scientific writing. Some of these are listed below:

     Star Icon Handbook of writing for the mathematical sciences. 2nd ed.
          Philadelphia : Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, 1998.
          Location: Mathematics Library 808.06651 / 4

     Star Icon A primer of mathematical writing
          Providence, R.I. : American Mathematical Society, 1997.
          Location: Mathematics Library 808.0665 / 25

     Star Icon The craft of scientific writing. 3rd ed.
          New York : Springer, 1996.
          Location: Mathematics Library 808.0666 / 37

     Star Icon Scientific English: a guide for scientists and other professionals. 2nd ed.
          Phoenix, Ariz. : Oryx Press, 1995
          Location: Mathematics Library 808.0665 / 23

     Star Icon Scientific style and format. 6th ed.
          New York : Cambridge University Press, 1994.
          Location: Mathematics Library 808.0666 / 33

Journals Database
This database is a listing of all journals (current and past) indexed by MathSciNet. It can be used to find the correct abbreviation for a journal title or to find the full title of a journal for which you only have the abbreviation.
Star Icon url: http://www.ams.org/mathscinet/searchjournals

Ausralian Copyright Council
The Australian Copyright Council's Online Information Centre has an excellent collection of fact sheets covering various aspects of Australian copyright. Fact sheests include Copying for Research and Study; Historians and Copyright; Quotes and Extracts: copyright obligation & Fair dealing in the digital age. These publications are available for downloading in PDF format.
Star Icon url: http://www.copyright.org.au/

Australian Copyright Legislation
Links to Australian and International legislation from the Australian Intellectual Law Locus.
Star Icon url: http://www.ozemail.com.au/~pxc/iplocus/copyright.html#legislation

ISBN / ISSN Information
Contains information on how to apply for an ISBN for your publication and an ISBN application form
Star Icon url: /subjects/readyref/issn.html