Locally hosted guidelines / links

• CPSP Dissertation Writing Guidelines and Checklist
• Medical Writing (Powerpoint Presentation File, 110kb) - By Prof. Sarwar J Zuberi (Late Ex-Editor JPMA)
• Guidelines for Biomedical Research - By Dr. Naveed Zafar
• Study Designs - by Dr. Naveed Zafar Janjua (PDF File)
• Guidelines for Good Epidemiology Practices for Occupational and Environmental Epidemiologic Research
• General Method of Article submission in a Medical Journal
• Role of p-value in Decision Making - Prof. Anwer Kurshid (PDF File)

Online Courses in Research and Biomedical Writing

• Online course in medical writing     http://themedicalwriters.com/orc.html
• The Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue University https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/
• Coursera (Take the world's best courses, online, for free) https://www.coursera.org
• Edx (Take great online courses from the world's best universities) https://www.edx.org
• Toolkit For New Medical Writers http://www.amwa.org/toolkit_new_med_writers
• Online Scientific Writing Resource http://tinyurl.com/m3ylzcf  
• Elsevier Researchers Academy  https://researcheracademy.elsevier.com
• Research Ethics Online Training https://globalhealthtrials.tghn.org/elearning/research-ethics/

Ethics in research and writing

• Committee on Publications Ethics (COPE) http://publicationethics.org/
• The University of Southern Mississippi's Plagiarism Tutorial http://tinyurl.com/3mnkfl
• How to Recognize Plagiarism https://www.indiana.edu/~istd/
• Ethics of research and publication http://www.elsevier.com/ethics/home

Search Engines and Data bases

• PubMed/ Medline https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/
• PubMed Central https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/
• Scopus https://www.elsevier.com/solutions/scopus
• Sci-Hub ( for free Full Text access) http://sci-hub.tw
• Ovid Databases http://www.ovid.com/site/catalog/databases/index.jsp
• Directory of open access Journals http://www.doaj.org/
• Google Scholar www.googlescholar.com
• MedIndia (Indian Medical Journals Data base) www.medindia.net
• Bangladesh Journals OnLine   www.banglajol.info
• African Journals Online www.ajol.info/

• Supporting Developing Country Researchers in Publishing Their Work :AuthorAID at INASP www.authoraid.info
• Tips for Publishing in Scientific Journals http://tinyurl.com/kwptelf
• English Communication for Scientists http://tinyurl.com/29ajneh
• On Being a Scientist: A Guide to Responsible Conduct in Research, 3rd edition http://tinyurl.com/cz8rtg
• The Elements of Style  www.bartleby.com/141/
• A large collection of instructions to authors in the health sciences http://mulford.meduohio.edu/instr/
• Grammar Girl  grammar.quickanddirtytips.com
• International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) recommendations http://www.icmje.org/
• Council of science editors www.councilscienceeditors.org
• BioMed Central author academy http://www.biomedcentral.com/authors/authoracademy

Referencing styles

• Monash University Guide to referencing and citations http://tinyurl.com/lc9gn38  
• Citing & Referencing Guide:  BMJ Vancouver Style http://tinyurl.com/ml397ty
• English Language Center: referencing guides http://elc.polyu.edu.hk/Referencing/  

Reporting Guidelines

• CONSORT (CONsolidated Standards of Reporting Trials) http://www.consort-statement.org/consort-statement/
• EQUATOR Network - Enhancing the QUAlity and Transparency Of health Research http://www.equator-network.org/
• PRISMA ( Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) http://www.prisma-statement.org/
• SPIRIT (Standard Protocol Items: Recommendations for Interventional Trials) http://www.spirit-statement.org/
• CARE Case report Guidelines http://www.care-statement.org

Impact factor and Journal Ranking

• Scimago Journal & Country Rank http://www.scimagojr.com/journalrank.php

Writing Better for Journals

• Writing Concisely: The writing center http://writingcenter.unc.edu/handouts/writing-concisely/
• Writing concise sentences http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/concise.htm
• 8 Steps to More Concise Writing http://www.dailywritingtips.com/8-steps-to-more-concise-writing/

Understanding Predatory Publishing and Journals

• Predatory publishers are corrupting open access http://www.nature.com/news/predatory-publishers-are-corrupting-open-access-1.11385
• Investigating journals: The dark side of publishing http://www.nature.com/news/investigating-journals-the-dark-side-of-publishing-1.12666
• Advice on predatory journals and publishers  http://www.openaccess.manchester.ac.uk/checkjournal/predatoryjournals/
• ThinkCheckSubmit https://thinkchecksubmit.org/

Reference management softwares

• Citeulike http://www.citeulike.org
• Citethisforme http://www.citethisforme.com/walkthrough
• Zotero https://www.zotero.org
• EndNote http://endnote.com/
• Mendeley https://www.mendeley.com/
• BibTex http://www.bibtex.org/
• RefWorks http://www.refworks.com/

How to choose a Target Journal for Publication

• Journal, Author, Name Estimator (JANE) http://jane.biosemantics.org/  
• Journal Guide http://www.journalguide.com/
• Edanz Journal Selector http://www.edanzediting.com/journal_selector

Evidence Based Medicine  (EBM)

• EBM at BMJ Group http://www.bmj.com/ebm
• Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions http://training.cochrane.org/handbook
• Cochrane Interactive Learning: Conducting an Intervention Review http://training.cochrane.org/interactivelearning
• PEDro ( Physiotherapy Evidence Database) https://www.pedro.org.au
• Students4Best Evidence https://www.students4bestevidence.net
• Centre for Reviews and Dissemination https://www.york.ac.uk/crd/

Checklists for RCTs and Observational Studies
https://strobe-statement.org/index.php?id=available-checklists

Online Presentations and Lectures on medical research and writing

• Introduction to Medical Writing : https://goo.gl/expEy7
• Ethics and Scientific Misconduct in Medical Research and Writing : https://goo.gl/xmuzko
• How to write an Original Research Article : https://goo.gl/qaFCUH
• Effective Literature Search : Tips and Tricks : https://goo.gl/s3dJqK
• Citing References : https://goo.gl/R6PqWu
• Manuscript submission and the peer review process  https://goo.gl/Xf59xz
• Going Beyond Original Research Article : Exploring other forms of Scientific writing https://www.researchgate.net/publication/309476645_Beyond_Original_research_article_Exploring_Other_types_of_manuscripts_in_medical_writing

Critical Appraisal of Articles

• https://www.researchgate.net/publication/323749278_Introductory_workshop_on_Critical_appraisal_of_Articles
• How to write and Publish a case report: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/323547748_How_to_write_and_Publish_a_case_report
• How to make and present effective PowerPoint presentations https://www.researchgate.net/publication/316186319_How_not_to_bore_people_with_PowerPoint_Presentations 

SPSS (Software) Tutorials

• https://www.spss-tutorials.com/basics/
• http://www.statisticssolutions.com/spss-tutorial/
  
• http://www.statisticshowto.com
  
• https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSLVMB_23.0.0/statistics_spsstut_project_ddita-gentopic1.html
  
• http://www.open.edu/openlearn/people-politics-law/politics-policy-people/sociology/getting-started-spss/content-section-0?active-tab=description-tab#
  

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