Research and Publishing
Find a journal by topic or field:
- Journal Author Name Estimator (JANE): use your title or abstract to find a potential journal or co-author
- Scholarly Publishing Information Hub (SPI-Hub): identify journals in which to publish your research
Find a trusted journal:
- Identify trusted publishers for your research • Think. Check. Submit. (thinkchecksubmit.org)
- Journal Trends - publication trends for any academic journal
- Journal Impact Factor
- Core Nursing Journals - maintained by the Nursing and Allied Health Resources Section of the Medical Library Association.
- Most frequently accessed medical journals on GoogleScholar
- Potentially predatory journals and publishers to avoid
Abstract and manuscript writing help
- Copilot Chat is included in Providence caregivers' Microsoft 365 subscription; use for editing, proofreading or summarizing text.
- Major publishers' guidelines on AI use in writing for publication
Providence resources
General
- Elements of Style - a classic by William Strunk in full text; the American English writing style guide.
- How to Write, Publish, and Present in the Health Sciences: A Guide for Clinicians and Laboratory Researchers (2010)
- How to Read a Paper: The Basics of Evidence-based Healthcare - 7th Ed. (2025)
- Nursing Research & EBP eBook collection
Biomedical
- Authorship guidelines - Who is an author?
- CRediT - Contributor Roles Taxonomy
- ORCID - register for a free, unique, persistent identifier distinguishing you from other researchers. Add it to your grant applications and manuscript submissions.
- Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly work in Medical Journals.
- Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals: Writing and Editing for Biomedical Publication.
- Keep rights to your published work using the SPARC Author Addendum
- Search across journals' open access policies
Reporting research
- The EQUATOR network - Enhancing the QUAlity and Transparency Of health Research - an international repository of research reporting guidelines, including
- Additional guidance on systematic & scoping reviews
What Are Citation Managers
Citation managers, also called reference managers, are tools that facilitate storing references. With a citation manager you can:
- organize, share, and annotate references
- automatically upload references and pdfs from databases and the web or create references manually
- seamlessly insert citations and create bibliographies in documents
- select citation style, such as APA, AMA, NLM, Chicago, etc.
- there are a few free citation managers, we support Zotero
Guide to getting the most out of Zotero
- create an account for Zotero online
- download the Zotero desktop app
- using a Providence device? Download Zotero from the Software Center
- install Zotero Connector for web browsers
- Zotero mobile apps
- Zotero tutorials
- check for the next scheduled Zotero class taught by Providence librarians
Subscription Citation Manager
- EndNote desktop - available via ServiceNow, small fee to cost center and Business Justification required.
- EndNote tutorials
Citation and Writing Style Guides
American Medical Association
- AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors
- Advancing Health Equity: Guide to Language, Narrative and Concepts
National Center for Biotechnology Information
APA, AMA, Chicago, MLA
- Purdue OWL - a free resource for APA, AMA, MLA and Chicago Manual of Style
- APA tutorials
- APA Style site - select Style and Grammar Guidelines from the top menu for References, In-Text Citations, Bias-Free Language, Paper Formats, etc.
- APA Style Citing Clinical Practice References - includes information on citing UpToDate, Cochrane Reviews, drug info and more