Resources for Writers

• Acronym & Abbreviation Server
• Dictionaries & Language Resources
  Search across 600 dictionaries & scan Refdesk.com's list of 100+ links.
• Instructions to Authors in the Health Sciences
  Provides instructions to authors for over 3,500 journals in the health and life sciences. All links are to publishers or organizations with editorial responsibilities for the titles.
• Journal Abbreviation Sources
  Registry of Websites that list or provide access to full journal titles in biosciences, medicine et al.
• Journal Citation Reports
  Impact factors for journals indexed by ISI's Science Citation Index & Social Science Citation Index.
• Quotation Resources
  List of resources for identifying and locating quotations.
• Resources for Writers
• A Short Dictionary of Scientific Quotations
• Thesauri & Quotations
  Refdesk.com's searchable version of Roget's Thesaurus with links to Bartlett's Familiar Quotations et al.
• Tufts University Policy On Fair Use of Copyrighted Materials
  Information on requesting permission & various links.

Style Guides & Handbooks

• American Dental Association (ADA) Style
  From the JADA: Journal of the American Dental Association Author Guidelines.
• AMA manual of style: a guide for authors and editors
  Reference WZ 345 A511
• American Psychological Association (APA) Style Resources
  Summary of rules from the APA's Publication Manual.
• Chicago manual of style
  Reference Z 253 U69
• Columbia Guide to Online Style
  Excerpts from 1998 ed. show electronic citations in APA, MLA, Chicago & CBE styles.
• Elements of Style
  Full-text of the classic guide by William Strunk, Jr.
• Guide to Grammar & Style
  Browsable and searchable notes on usage by Jack Lynch of Rutgers U.
• The King's English
  Full-text of the 2d ed. of H.W. Fowler's classic guide to grammar & usage.
• Vancover Style
  Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals from the the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors.
• Web Style Manual
  Design principles from the Yale Center for Advanced Instructional Media.