Writing for Publication

Below are links to a number of resources aimed at helping you get your work published in health journals.

Workshops you can sign up for:

We don’t have any dates available at the moment if you have any queries please contact sarah.gardner11@nhs.net

Workshops – the workshops have already taken place however videos are available of each session.

Developing a research / review question (to include ethical approval process)
Research proposal writing

Who are you writing it for: Tips

Systematic review – what it is, what it isn’t

Understanding the Publication Process
Understanding the Publication Process: What does a novice writer need to know

Choosing a journal to publish in
How to choose a journal to publish in

Turning Your Dissertation into an Article
Converting your thesis into a paper

Writing smartly with reference management software

Peer review: What is it and how to handle it?

AI & research – opportunities and challenges

Writing for Publication – General guides

Find Books & eBooks
You can search our library catalogue (YorCat) which will search Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals’ book and e-book collection as well as multiple NHS libraries across Yorkshire and the Humber.  You can request books to be sent to your local library at DRI or Bassetlaw.  

Here are some examples of what is available, you can find more by searching our library catalogue (YorCat).

          

BMJ Best Practice – How to write and publish a paper

Nursing Times – Support for nurses in writing for publication

Elsevier Researcher Academy – Writing For Research

Case Reports

CAHPR’s Tips to writing service improvement case studies
Organisations use service and quality improvement case studies to demonstrate real-life implementation of evidence and guidelines in health and social care, promote best practice, highlight actions that others can learn from, and celebrate excellence. These top tips will help you to write and share an award-winning case study.

Referencing

We can help you understand the main points of systems like Harvard and APA referencing, and easy ways to organise references and citations.  We can provide online materials and referencing tools

Reference Management Software

If you are affiliated to a University you will have access to reference management software.  If you are carrying out research in the NHS please contact the Knowledge & Library team for access to reference management software.  You can also use free reference management software such as EndNote Basic, Mendeley and Zotero

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