Tips for Writing

Resources and training available for writing manuscripts for publication, improving writing style, avoiding plagiarism, and professional guidelines based on type of study. Additional guidance for copyrights and intellectual property. Main menu | Comments/Suggestions

Using AI Tools for Writing	NIH Policy on AI in Grant Writing UW-Madison AI Policies UW-Madison Quick Reference-Use of AI at Work
Abstracts	Writing Center Workshops A “How-To” Guide in Preparing Abstracts and Poster Presentations How to write a good abstract for a scientific paper or conference presentation SON Writing Abstracts Presentation
Avoid plagiarism	Quoting and paraphrasing Acknowledging Sources
Becoming a better writer	Writing Center Writer’s Handbook
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