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Microscopy and Microanalysis - 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.
url:  http://www.library.usyd.edu.au/databases/dbtitleu.html

Journal Abbreviation Sources
url:  http://www.public.iastate.edu/~CYBERSTACKS/JAS.htm

Impact Factors
Journal impact factors from the Journal Citation Reports published by ISI. 1999 edition also available on CD ROM in the audio visual section of the Medical Library.
url:  http://www.library.usyd.edu.au/databases/dbtitlej.html

Style Manuals
Contains links to online style manuals, including information on citing electronic sources.
url: http://www.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://www.library.usyd.edu.au/subjects/readyref/issn.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://www.library.usyd.edu.au/subjects/readyref/issn.html