Ready to start writing but not sure how to begin? The Library has tools and resources to help, from a literature search service to help inform the introduction and discussion in your manuscripts to ebook writing guides.
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Need help finding articles to cite in your manuscript? Contact the Library to request a literature search.
The MSK Library provides all MSK staff with access to plagiarism detection software through iThenticate.
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Some MSK departments/divisions have editors to assist researchers with the manuscript submission process. The easiest way to find out if you have access to a department editor is to ask your departmental admin.
If your department does not have an editor, many journal publishers offer services for authors, including Elsevier, Sage, Springer Nature, Taylor & Francis, Wiley, and Wolters Kluwer.
You can also search for a freelance medical communication professional from the Scientific Editors Network and the American Medical Writers Association's online directory.
Translate your foreign language articles and other correspondence using the pay-for services below.
Studies must report their methods in specific, replicable ways. Find and follow the reporting standard that is right for your research.
These tools provide specific information on scientific writing, along with more general writing best practices.
Need more? Check out these books and ebooks.
Medical Writing by 
Writing for Publication in Nursing by 
Mastering Scientific and Medical Writing by 
A Scientific Approach to Scientific Writing by 
How to Write, Publish, and Present in the Health Sciences by 
From Research to Manuscript by 