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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

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: Building Your Argument: Strategies for Writing Stronger Papers; Writing About Literature: How to Build an Engaging Interpretive Argument; Think You’re a Bad Writer? Build Your Confidence and Learn How to Grow Your Writing Skills; Grammar I: A Review of English Grammar; Grammar II: Grammar and Editing for Style and Clarity; Improving Style; Punctuation! Punctuation? Punctuation.; Proofreading; 12 Common Errors
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