RESOURCES FOR INVESTIGATORS

WRITING AND PUBLISHING A SCIENTIFIC MANUSCRIPT

The PDF linked to the right contains an important career development resource for investigators at every career stage. It is also of particular value to students and trainees in their formative years who need to know about the science of writing that is essential to every investigator’s career success. The PDF also includes an article on how to be a valued reviewer. A total of four articles are included:

Dos and Don’ts for Writing a Scientific Manuscript
Pamela J. Fink, PhD, Professor, University of Washington and former Deputy Editor for The Journal of Immunology

The Appropriate Use of Statistics in the Biological Sciences
Pamela A. Shaw, PhD, Mathematical Statistician for the Biostatistics Research Branch, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH

The Ethics of Scientific Publishing
Jeremy M. Boss, PhD, Chair, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Emory University School of Medicine and Editor and Chief for The Journal of Immunology

How to Be a Valued Reviewer
JoAnne L. Flynn, PhD, Professor, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

We acknowledge and thank the American Association of Immunologists for giving us permission to post this resource on the TUSM web site.

Writing and Publishing a Scientific Manuscript