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Clinical Research Library Orientation: Writing Tips

This guide is designed to provide a library orientation to the online Clinical Research students.

Helpful Articles on Effective Writing for Students in the Sciences

1. Kotz D, Cals JW. Effective writing and publishing scientific papers--part I: How to get started. J Clin Epidemiol. 2013;66(4):397. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2013.01.002 [doi].

2. Cals JW, Kotz D. Effective writing and publishing scientific papers, part II: Title and abstract. J Clin Epidemiol. 2013;66(6):585. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2013.01.005 [doi].

3. Cals JW, Kotz D. Effective writing and publishing scientific papers, part III: Introduction. J Clin Epidemiol. 2013;66(7):702. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2013.01.004 [doi].

4. Kotz D, Cals JW. Effective writing and publishing scientific papers, part IV: Methods. J Clin Epidemiol. 2013;66(8):817. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2013.01.003 [doi].

5. Kotz D, Cals JW. Effective writing and publishing scientific papers, part V: Results. J Clin Epidemiol. 2013;66(9):945. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2013.04.003 [doi].

6. Cals JW, Kotz D. Effective writing and publishing scientific papers, part VI: Discussion. J Clin Epidemiol. 2013;66(10):1064. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2013.04.017 [doi].

7. Kotz D, Cals JW. Effective writing and publishing scientific papers, part VII: Tables and figures. J Clin Epidemiol. 2013;66(11):1197. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2013.04.016 [doi].

8. Cals JW, Kotz D. Effective writing and publishing scientific papers, part VIII: References. J Clin Epidemiol. 2013;66(11):1198. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2013.06.015 [doi].

9. Cals JW, Kotz D. Effective writing and publishing scientific papers, part IX: Authorship. J Clin Epidemiol. 2013;66(12):1319. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2013.08.006 [doi].

10. Cals JW, Kotz D. Effective writing and publishing scientific papers, part X: Choice of journal. J Clin Epidemiol. 2014;67(1):3. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2013.09.014 [doi].

11. Kotz D, Cals JW. Effective writing and publishing scientific papers, part XI: Submitting a paper. J Clin Epidemiol. 2014;67(2):123. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2013.10.004 [doi].

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