• Abstract (PDF)
• Introduction (PDF)
• Materials & Methods (PDF)
• Results (PDF)
• Discussion (PDF)
• Cover Letter (PDF)

• Writing for Publication, SERCC Staff (PDF | recording)
• Writing as a Team – Editing Each Other's Work, SERCC Staff (PDF | Recording)
• Writing for Success, SERCC Staff (PDF available on request: Contact us)
• How to Review a Manuscript (Peer Review), SERCC Staff (PDF available on request: Contact us)

• "How to construct a Nature summary paragraph," Nature Formatting Guide
• "Scientific Communication: Writing Up" (importance of the cover letter), Nature Cell Biology
• "How to Write a Research Manuscript,"  Deborah J. Frank, Current Protoc

• Academic Writing for Graduate Students: Essential Tasks and Skills, John M. Swales and Christine B. Feak, The University of Michigan Press, 2004   
• What Editors Want: An Author's Guide to Scientific Journal Publishing, Philippa Benson & Susan Silver, The University of Chicago Press, 2012

• "Data Visualization: A view of every Points of View column" (Presenting data effectively/good graphics), Nature Methods
• BioRender Webinars and Tutorials
• How to create scientific graphics: an inside look from Nature (video)

The following resources are provided by the UI Libraries

• ORCID ID
• Scholarly Publishing
• UI Libraries Supported Open Access
• Citation Help
• EndNote and Citation Management Resources at UI

•  iThenticate, instructions for obtaining a license available from the UI Office of Teaching, Learning & Technology 
  • iThenticate now available for UI Research Community, article by the Office of the Vice President for Research
• UI Policy Manual: Ethics in Research (includes plagiarism)
• Avoiding Plagiarism, Self-plagiarism, and Other Questionable Writing Practices: A Guide to Ethical Writing, a guide from the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Research Integrity