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Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals
Guidelines from the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors.
Using Primary Sources on the Web
This evaluative guide developed by the American Library Association is useful for identifying primary sources, finding these sources on the Web, and citing Web sites.
Instructions to Authors in the Health Sciences
Instructions to Authors provides a list of Web sites with instructions to authors for over 3,500 journals in the health sciences.
Purdue University's Online Writing Lab (OWL)
Purdue University Writing Center includes various resources for writers such as the writing process (including a thesis statement), types of writing (technical & scientific) and conducting research.
The Writing Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
This website includes instructional material on stages of the writing process, grammar guides, and tips for improving your writing style.
Grammar and Style Notes
A helpful list of over a hundred tricky grammerisms. From Jack Lynch at the University of Pennsylvania.
Common Errors in English
Web site with common errors committed in the English language.
Phrase Finder
Handy source provides the meanings and origins of more than 3,000 English language phrases. Search by keyword though results may be somewhat erratic.