Medical Library Resources

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What: The 11th edition for Authors & Editors.

The Medical Library provides a Fellowship code that waives the publication fees.  Reach out to the medical librarians when ready to submit. 

What: BMJ Case Reports presents cases  in all disciplines so that healthcare professionals, researchers and others can easily find clinically important information on common and rare conditions.

Where:

• Direct link: Casereports.bmj.com

• Browse the Library Primo Catalog

How: Click here for additional support material. 

• Waiver: contact the librarians (Michelle Knecht and Tiffany Follin) at librarymed@health.fau.edu or place a  COM Library Ticket.  
• BMJ-Sourced Guide: Author Guide

Features: Cases, journals, publication support (fee waiver) 

What: Guide providing reference management options, citation styles, and how to avoid plagiarism. 

Where: Click here to access the Citing Your Sources guide. 

Features: 

• Zotero, Mendeley, My NCBI, Endnote Basic, AMA Manual of Style (print & online), Turnitin

What: An academic Open Access channel of the Cureus journal. There is no fee to publish. 

Where: Access via browser. 

• Cureus: Flagship

How: Additional support material provided below.   

• For Publication Questions:
  • Resident Contact: Dr. Michael Dedonno, mdedonno@health.fau.edu 
  • Student Contact: Adam Wyatt, wyatta@health.fau.edu 
• Flagship curated guide: Author Guide
• Cureus Publishing: Preferred Editing Service

What: Guide to help structure your search strategy, guide you to helpful resources, and level up your results with.

Where: Click here to access the EBM Literature Search guide. 

Features: Evidence Based Medicine, Gray literature, PICO, Citation/reference management

What: Guide for finding grants & funders, grant writing support, Library resources, and more.

Where:  Click here to access the Grants and grant writing guide. 

What: Provides publisher-neutral data, statistics, and citation metrics about scholarly research, as well as a journal’s role within and influence upon the global research community. Includes access to the Journal Impact Factor™ (JIF).

Where: Access via browser. 

• Journal Citation Reports

Features: 

• Manuscript matching

What: Guide created by the FAU Libraries' Scholarly Communication Services with resources to understand and find Research & Journal Impact Factors. 

Guide: Click here to see the Journal and Research Impact guide. 

Features: Altmetrics, Bibliometrics, Books, Impact Factors. 

What: Manuscript matching is available through multiple sources to help determine which journals would be the best fit for your manuscript. Please note that matching does not guarantee acceptance.

Guide: Scholarly Communication- Choose a journal or Publisher

Where: Access any of the following via browser:  

• Endnote Basic 
  • Provided via the Libraries' Web of Science Database. 
  • Access directions available via the Citing Your Sources guide. 
• JCR: Journal Citations Reports
  • Provided via Web of Science Core Collection. 
• Edanz Journal Selector
• Elsevier Journal Finder
• Jane (Journal/Author Name Estimator)
• Journal Guide
• PubReMiner
• ThinkCheckSubmit

What: This guide provides a brief overview of the NIH Data Management & Sharing Policy.

Where: Click here to access the NIH Data Management & Sharing Policy guide.