LibGuides: Health Sciences: Writing&nbsp;

Books

Topic	Call # area
General Authorship	PN 145 - PN 147
Medical Writing	R 119
Nursing Writing	RT 24

Writing Your Journal Article in 12 Weeks: a guide to academic publishing success
Call Number: Z 471 B45 2009
Writing for Publication in Nursing and Healthcare: Getting it Right
Publication Date: 2012
ebook
Critical Thinking and Writing for Nursing Students
Publication Date: 2110
eBook
How to Write a Lot: a practical guide to productive academic writing
Call Number: PE 1408 S48787 2007
The Courage to Write: how writers transcend fear
Call Number: PN 171 P83 K49 2003
2 copies
Successful Scientific Writing by Janice R. Matthews; Robert W. Matthews
Call Number: R 119 M28 2014
A Nurse's Guide to Presenting and Publishing: Dare to Share
Call Number: RT 24 H47 2008
Writing for Publication in Nursing
Call Number: RT 24 O35 2011
Anatomy of Writing for Publication for Nurses
Call Number: RT 24 S28 2011
The Smart Way: an introduction to writing for nurses
Call Number: RT 24 Z54 2009
Teaching Nursing: The Art and Science by Linda Caputi
Call Number: RT 90 T423 2004
Thinking on the Page: a college student's guide to effective writing
Call Number: P 301.5 A27 H96 2015

Articles

Search Alert

This permalink is for Full-text articles from 2003 on:

CINAHL -- SH used: Writing for Publication

Some Articles:

Albarran, J., & Scholes, J. (2005). How to get published: seven easy steps. Nursing In Critical Care, 10(2), 72-77.
Fahy, K. (2008). Writing for publication: the basics. Women & Birth, 21(2), 86-91. 10.1016/j.wombi.2007.12.005
Fowler, J. Writing for professional publication. British Journal Of Nursing,
12 part article in the BJN from 2010 to 2011.
1.Motivation /2.Subject matter /3.Following journal guidelines /4.Supporting your statements /5.Creating interest /6.Writing the abstract /7.Structure and presentation /8.Targeting the right journal /9.Using client case studies /10.Publishing a project report /11.Writing conference abstracts /12.Summary of the series.
Happell, B. (2008). Writing for publication: a practical guide. Nursing Standard, 22(28), 35-40.
Kallestinova, E. (2011). How to write your first research paper. The Yale Journal Of Biology And Medicine, 84(3), 181-190.
Mee, C. (2001). 10 lessons on writing for publication. Clinical Journal Of Oncology Nursing, 5(3), 25-26.
Polit, D., & Northam, S. (2010). Publication Opportunities in Nonnursing Journals. Nurse Educator, 35(6), 237-242
Sanderson, B. K., Carter, M., & Schuessler, J. B. (2012). Writing for Publication: Faculty Development Initiative Using Social Learning Theory. Nurse Educator, 37(5), 206-210.
Becker, P. T. (2011), Publishing on the Web. Res. Nurs. Health, 34: 373-377. doi:10.1002/nur.20451
Spear, H. (2006). Nurses and publication success: the value and importance of mentoring. Nurse Author & Editor, 16(3),
Writing for publication: An easy-to-follow guide for any nurse thinking of publishing their work ...

Google Docs

Store Articles / Online reference managers

Recommended bookmarking tools for storing articles and citations/references and for creating bibliographies or reference lists.

They are all web based.

Also, your reference list can be easily shared with your colleagues.

CiteULike
"citeulike is a free service for managing and discovering scholarly references.
Easily store references you find online
Discover new articles and resources
Share references with your peers
Find out who's reading what you're reading
Store and search your PDFs"
Mendeley
"Mendeley is a free reference manager and academic social network that can help you organize your research, collaborate with others online, and discover the latest research."
Mendeley Events and Webinars
Mendeley Videos on YouTube
Zotero
"Zotero is a free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and share your research sources."
Zotero video on YouTube

Publishing

Publishing in the life sciences - McGill Library
Writing in Nursing - Purdue
Nurse Author & Editor
free quarterly online publication
Writing in Nursing - UCLA
Writing Resources for Nursing Faculty and Students
University of Florida

Manuscript Submission to Medical Journals

Equator Network
"The EQUATOR Network is an international initiative that seeks to improve reliability and value of medical research literature by promoting transparent and accurate reporting of research studies."
ICMJE
International Committee of Medical Journal Editors - Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals

Academic Fraud/Plagiarism

Integrity in Research
BCIT policy #6600
Student Code of Academic Integrity
BCIT policy #5104
It covers Academic Integrity And Appeals
Academic Misconduct
BCIT Student Association

Style books

" In research writing, sources are cited for two reasons: to alert readers to the sources of your information and to give credit to the writers from whom you have borrowed words and ideas."

From: Hacker, D. (1995). A writer's reference. Boston: St. Martin's Press. (p.260)

BCIT Citation Styles guides with examples

Purdue OWL side-by-side Citation Style Chart, comparing the three most widely used citation styles (APA, MLA, and Chicago).

Below is a list of books at the BCIT Library: