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Research Consultation Center

The Research Consultation Center is designed to provide students and faculty with tools to aid in understanding, conducting, publishing funding and fostering creative research through links to useful web sites, articles and library guides.

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Research Assistanceships at UT

Writing and Publishing

Bowman, J. D. (2014). Predatory Publishing, Questionable Peer Review, and Fraudulent Conferences. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 78(10), 176.

Belcher, Wendy L. (2009). Writing your journal article in 12 weeks: a guide to academic publishing success. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications.

Blair, L. (2016). Writing a graduate thesis or dissertation. Rotterdam : Sense Publishers.

Cuschieri, S. & Vassallo, Josanne. (2019). Write a scientific paper (WASP): Which journal to target and why? Early Human Development, 129, 90-92. 

Cuschieri, C., Grech, V. & Savona-Ventura, C. (2019). WASP (Write a Scientific Paper): Structuring a scientific paper. Early Human Development, 128, 114-117.

For more in the WASP (Write a Scientific Paper) series search in PubMed.

Daley, B., Conceição, S., Mina, L., Altman, B., Baldor, M. & Brown, J. (2010). Integrative Literature Review: Concept Mapping: A Strategy to Support the Development of Practice, Research, and Theory Within Human Resource Development. Human Resource Development Review, Sage, 9(4).

Henson, Kenneth T. (January 1997). Writing for Publication: Some Perennial Mistakes. Phi Delta Kappan v78, p777-80.

Henson, Kenneth T. (2005). Writing for professional publications: an educator's quick guide. Bloomington, IN: Phi Delta Kappa International.

Renck, J. M., & Saracho, O. N. (2016). Writing for Publication: Transitions and Tools that Support Scholars' Success. Cham : Springer International Publishing.

Mosely, Pixie A. (2011). What editors look for in submitted manuscripts: some insights. Library Leadership & Management, 25(4), p1-4.

Moxley, Joseph M. & Taylor, Todd (Eds.). (1997). Writing and Publishing for Academic Authors. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.

Spears, T. (2014, April 21). Tips for spotting ‘predatory’ journals. Ottawa Citizen.

More books on academic writing at UToledo Libraries 

How to do Research

Phillips, E. & Pugh, D. (2010). How to get a PhD: a handbook for students and their supervisors. Maidenhead: Open University Press.

Moore, Nick. (2006). How to do research : a practical guide to designing and managing research projects. London: Facet.

Girden, E. (2006). Evaluating Research Articles from Start to Finish. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Nielsen, M. & Reilly, P. (1985). A Guide to Understanding and Evaluating Research Articles. Gifted Child Quarterly, 29 (2), 90-92.

Wilder, R. (2006). Understanding and evaluating research: developing skills in evaluating research articles. Access: The Newsmagazine Of The American Dental Hygienists' Association, 20(10), 51-53.

Rumrill, P., Fitzgerald, S., Ware, M. (2000). Speaking of research. Guidelines for evaluating research articles. Work,14(3), 257-263.

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