Resources for Publishing and Research

How to Find a Journal for Your Article

• Journal/Author Name Estimator (JANE): use your title or abstract to find a potential journal or co-author.
• Journal Impact Factor
• Core Medical Journals - from Abridged Index Medicus, a subset of MEDLINE
• Core Nursing Journals - compiled by the Nursing and Allied Health Resources Section of the Medical Library Association
• Most frequently accessed medical journals on GoogleScholar
• Top 100 Biomedical Journals - compiled by the Special Libraries Association

Writing Resources

General:

• Elements of Style - a classic by William Strunk in full text; the American English writing style guide.
• How to Write, Publish, and Present in the Health Sciences: A Guide for Clinicians and Laboratory Researchers (2010)
• How to Read a Paper: The Basics of Evidence-based Medicine and Healthcare - 6th Ed. (2019)

Biomedical:

• Authorship guidelines - Who is an author?
• Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly work in Medical Journals.
• Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals: Writing and Editing for Biomedical Publication.
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• List of Participating Journals

Not sure you want to write at all? Check out tips on publishing in medicine from Dr. Lundberg, the former editor of JAMA.

Citation Support