Useful Links for Authors

Citing Medicine: The NLM Style Guide for Authors, Editors and Publishers is a useful tool for authors when compiling references.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK7256/

CONSORT (Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials) is home to the CONSORT Statement which is a checklist featuring a minimum set of recommendations for reporting randomized controlled trials (RCTs).
http://www.consort-statement.org/

COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) is aimed at editors and publishers of peer-reviewed journals but may be a worthwhile resource for authors.
http://publicationethics.org/

CrossCheck is an initiative started by CrossRef to help its members prevent scholarly and professional plagiarism.
http://www.crossref.org/crosscheck.html

ICMJE (International Committee of Medical Journal Editors) is responsible for producing a useful set of guidelines which help when making submissions to journals (the Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals). They are also interested in ethical principles related to publication in biomedical journals.
http://www.icmje.org/

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