Research Resources

Guidelines on Writing Grant Proposals and Databases

General guidelines on writing grant proposal:
How to write a grant proposal step by step

Grant Proposal (CDC and NIH)

• Grant Writing for Success
• CDC Grants Page
• Webinar Grant Writing for Success NIH
• Inside NIH Study Sections and Common Mistakes Seen on Applications
• New NIH Rules on Rigor and Reproducibility

Grant Proposal for Pedagogy (Scholarship of Teaching)

• Grant Proposal for Teaching and Learning (US Department of Education)
• Funding Digital Learning

Top 10 Grant Databases

Resources for Predatory Publishers

DISCUSSIONS
Predatory Open Access Publishing
Wiki summary

Think Check Submit
This site identifies trusted research journals to publish in.

Checking Reputation of Journal
Rubrics to use
Quality indicator (Grand Valley State University resource)
Developing tools for checking

Open Scholarship Initiative (OSI)
Here is a global effort of UNESCO composed of various experts working towards finding a solution that would work for everyone on Open access.

Faculty Concern on Deceptive Publishers
Digital Press article

LISTS
Directory of Reputable Open Access publishers
https://doaj.org/

Standards for Publishing
https://www.journalquality.info/en/

Links from other Libraries on Predatory Publishing
https://instr.iastate.libguides.com/predatory
https://libguides.rutgers.edu/predatory
https://libraryguides.salisbury.edu/PredatoryPublishing
https://pitt.libguides.com/c.php?g=718064&p=5112521
https://libguides.usask.ca/predatorypublishers
https://libguides.usc.edu/c.php?g=741391&p=5367265

CONFERENCES ON PREDATORY JOURNALS
A comprehensive guide on avoiding predatory journals and conferences

How to know when a conference is questionable

INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH

• What is research: http://libapps4.uncg.edu/tutorials/module.aspx?t=78&m=80
• CINAHL Basic searching tutorial: https://connect.ebsco.com/s/article/CINAHL-Databases-Basic-Searching-Tutorial?language=en_US
• Searching strategies: http://libapps4.uncg.edu/tutorials/module.aspx?t=78&m=97
• Evaluating sources: http://libapps4.uncg.edu/tutorials/module.aspx?t=78&m=89
• Plagiarism: http://libapps4.uncg.edu/tutorials/module.aspx?t=78&m=65
• Keyword creation: http://libapps4.uncg.edu/tutorials/module.aspx?t=78&m=81
• Picking and Developing a Topic: http://libapps4.uncg.edu/tutorials/module.aspx?t=78&m=82
• Library databases: http://libapps4.uncg.edu/tutorials/module.aspx?t=78&m=92
• Popular and scholarly sources: http://libapps4.uncg.edu/tutorials/module.aspx?t=78&m=84
• Database tutorials: https://kc.edu/library/research-tips/database-tutorials/
• Citations: http://libapps4.uncg.edu/tutorials/module.aspx?t=78&m=63 and https://kc.edu/library/research-tips/citing-sources-in-apa-mla-style/

Guidelines on Writing Manuscripts

Guidelines on Structure of Articles

1. International Committee of Medical journal Editors
2. Structure of Scholarly Articles and Peer Review
3. Structure of a Biomedical Research Article

General Articles

• How to write and publish a medical article (Schatz)
• How to write a medical research paper
• How to publish medical journal article: a basic guide (Case Reports, PubMed, Impact Factor, etc.)
• How to write a case report
• Getting Published: How to write a good science paper

Literature Reviews

• How to write a literature review in 3 simple steps
• How to write a literature review
• How to write a non-science literature review in 30 minutes or less