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Options for organizing large projects Writing with Scrivener: Software to Keep Your Long Projects Organized

Scrivener vs. Word: Review of What Scrivener Can Do For You

Abstracts Writing Center Workshop: Undergraduate Symposium Abstract Workshop

A “How-To” Guide in Preparing Abstracts and Poster Presentations

How to write a good abstract for a scientific paper or conference presentation

Avoid plagiarism Quoting and paraphrasing

Acknowledging Sources

Creating Tables and Figures in APA Research Papers

Becoming a better writer Writing Center Writer’s Handbook

Writing Center Workshops:

Writing a research or scientific paper USC Libraries Organizing Your Social Sciences Research Paper

Writing a Research Paper

Formatting Science Reports

Additional guidelines for writing based on the study type STROBE – Observational Studies

STROBE – Cohort Studies

STROBE – Case-Control Studies

STROBE – Cross-sectional Studies

CONSORT – Randomized Trials

Publishing your work What makes a manuscript worthy of publication?

How to evaluate a manuscript for publication

Effective writing and publishing scientific papers series:

Part I: how to get started

Part II: title and abstract

Part III: introduction

Part IV: methods

Part V: results

Part VI: discussion

Part VII: tables and figures

Part VIII: references

Part IX: authorship

Understanding copyrights and intellectual property Intellectual property