Subject Guides: Research, Writing and Publishing: Write Your Paper

Plagiarism

Presenting another's words, ideas, or work as your own is plagiarism. Learn more:

Plagiarism
A guide to understanding and avoiding plagiarism, produced by the Florida State University Libraries
Copyright Resources: Fair Use
A primer on copyright and fair use, produced by the Florida State University Libraries
Avoiding Plagiarism, Self-Plagiarism, and Other Questionable Writing Practices: A Guide to Ethical Writing
From the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service Office of Research Integrity.
Authors Alliance: Fair Use
Includes the Fair Use for Nonfiction Authors guide, as well as FAQs and best practices.
iThenticate
iThenticate is an intellectual property verification tool that is available to FSU faculty, staff, and students.
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Images in Your Paper

Figures, Tables and Other Images

Paper Writing Basics

How NOT to Write a Medical Paper by Markus Heinemann
Publication Date: 2016

Manuscript Sections and Descriptions
From Dr. Tim Megraw of the FSU College of Medicine Department of Biomedical Sciences

Help with Writing Your Paper

The FSU Reading-Writing Center offers individual writing support through tutoring and consultations, both on campus and online. To make an appointment or visit any of their locations, please see their Hours of Operation:

FSU Reading-Writing Center Hours of Operation

Cite While You Write Using EndNote

PubMed to EndNote to Word (Quick Tip)
Instructions for exporting PubMed references to EndNote (online or desktop versions) and then inserting EndNote citations into a Word document.

Downloading & Installing EndNote

Citation and Style Guides

AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors
Publication Date: 2020
Note: If you cannot access the manual with the link above, please use the ProQuest version

Example of paper in AMA style
From JAMA Network Open
Citation Guide (includes APA and MLA)
From FSU Libraries
Citing Medicine: The NLM Style Guide for Authors, Editors, and Publishers, 2nd edition
From the National Library of Medicine
Research and Citation Resources
From Purdue’s Online Writing Lab
Vancouver / Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals
From The International Committee of Medical Journal Editors
Samples of Formatted References for Authors of Journal Articles
From the National Library of Medicine