Recommended Further Readings and Resources

AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors, 11th Edition. American Medical Association (AMA), Oxford University Press, 2020.

AuthorAID. https://www.authoraid.info/en/

Barnard, S.R. & St. James, D. Listen. Write. Present. The Elements for Communicating Science and Technology. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2012.

CLIMB (Collaborative Learning and Integrated Mentoring in the Biosciences). Creating Coherent Paragraphs: Topic Sentences, Echo Words, Transitions. Northwestern University. Retrieved on July 12, 2024, https://www.northwestern.edu/climb/resources/written-communication/Creating-Coherent-Paragraphs.html

Clinical Chemistry Guide to Scientific Writing. Clinical Chemistry, Oxford Academic. https://academic.oup.com/clinchem/pages/guide-to-scientific-writing

Flanagin, A., Frey, T., & Christiansen, M.A. (2021). Updated Guidance on the Reporting of Race and Ethnicity in Medical and Science Journals. JAMA, 326(7), 621–627. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2783090

Gastel, B. & Day, R.A. How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper, Ninth Edition. Greenwood Press, 2022.

Gopen, G. & Swan, J. (2018). The Science of Scientific Writing. American Scientist, 78(6), 550–558.

Matthews, J.R. & Matthews, R.W. Successful Scientific Writing: A Step-by-Step Guide for the Biological and Medical Sciences, Fourth Edition. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2014.

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). Apply for a Grant [website]. National Institutes of Health. https://www.niaid.nih.gov/grants-contracts/apply-grant

Pinker, S. The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person’s Guide to Writing in the 21st Century. New York, NY: Penguin, 2014.

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Seventh Edition. American Psychological Association (APA), 2019.

Purdue OWL: Online Writing Lab (OWL), Purdue University, https://owl.purdue.edu/.

Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals. International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), 2024.

Robertson, J.D., Russell, S.W., & Morrison, D.C. The Grant Application Writer’s Workbook: National Institutes of Health Version. Grant Writer’s Seminars and Workshops (GWSW), 2024.

Sakaduski, N. & Day, R.A. Scientific English: A Guide for Scientists and Other Professionals. Greenwood, 2011.

Strohmeier, A., Plain Language for Researchers. Clinical and Translational Science Institute, University at Buffalo. Retrieved on July 11, 2024 from https://www.buffalo.edu/ctsi/cores/clinical-research-office/educational-modules/plain-language-for-researchers.html

Strunk, W., Jr. & White, E.B. The Elements of Style, Fiftieth Anniversary Edition. New York: Pearson Longman, 2008.

The Chicago Manual of Style, 18th Edition. University of Chicago Press, 2024.

The CSE Manual: Scientific Style and Format for Authors, Editors, and Publishers, Ninth Edition. Council of Science Editors (CSE), University of Chicago Press, 2024.

The Writing Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. https://writingcenter.unc.edu/

University Writing Center, Texas A&M University. https://writingcenter.tamu.edu/

Zeiger, M. Essentials of Writing Biomedical Research Papers, Second Edition. McGraw Hill, 1999.

Zinsser, W. On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction. Harper Collins, 2016.

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