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Writing and Publishing Resources for Faculty and Fellows

Start with a General Resource

The Resource Guide for Scientific Writing and Presentations, prepared by the Department of Surgery’s editor, Pamela Derish, covers everything from writing scientific papers reporting original research, review articles, and revising your prose, to publication ethics, the publication and peer review process, grant proposals, and scientific talks. 

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Delve Deeper Into Specific Topics

Finding Funding for Your Research

  • UCSF’s Resource Allocation Program: UCSF RAP Grant Applications  - The aim of this campus-wide program is to coordinate intramural research funding opportunities for the UCSF campus. There are many types of awards.

  • Pivot™ Funding Opportunity Database - Pivot is one of the most comprehensive searchable funding opportunities databases available, with approximately 40,000 opportunities that are private, federal and international in nature. Pivot allows researchers to search funding opportunities, save results, set automated funding alerts, and identify potential collaborators. Please see Pivot Training PowerPoint Slides for further details and get started on tailoring your searches.

Working with UCSF Research Administration

As soon as you think you’d like to submit a research proposal, contact a Research Services Coordinator in the Office of Sponsored Research who works with the Department of Surgery. Please see Pre-award Guidance & Deadlines and PowerPoint Slides on Working with UCSF Research Administration.

Writing the Proposal

View the PowerPoint slides on How to Write the Scientific Part of the Proposal and Template for Writing the Specific Aims section from the Department of Surgery’s Scientific Writing Course.

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Consider taking a course (if you have time)

UCSF’s Training in Clinical Research (TICR) Program offers a grant writing course … take the course (click "schedule" to find the next offering of the course.) If you are writing an NIH mentored (“K”) proposal, a previous version of the course that focused just on K grants had terrific resources that are still available: PowerPoints and examples.

Get help from UCSF’s Clinical and Translational Services Institute (CTSI)

Ask for Help

Are you planning to submit a grant proposal for an upcoming deadline? Do you need help staying on track with regular feedback on your writing in order to prepare the best possible proposal? If so, it's a good idea to start at least 4 months before the grant is due. To make steady progress, it's important to set aside time each week to work on the proposal and to write. As the Department's scientific editor, Pamela Derish can set up a regular "tutorial" time to meet with you in order to break the writing task down into manageable chunks, give you editorial feedback, and help you prepare the research plan (and career development or training plan if you are seeking a mentored award) for review by your mentor(s) and others with time to spare before the deadline.

To learn more, visit the Scientific Publication Office website page: Editorial Consultation & Review.

For other questions, contact Pamela Derish at [email protected] or (415) 885-7686.

Writing Manuscripts for Publication

  • View the PowerPoint Slides on the Structure and Content of Research Articles and Achieving Clarity in Your Writing from the Department of Surgery’s Scientific Writing Workshops.
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  • Use the Checklist for Writing Research Reports to ensure your manuscript has everything it needs before submission to a journal.

  • If you are writing about clinical cases, view the PowerPoint Slides from the Department of Surgery’s Scientific Writing Course. Note: These documents are solely for personal use and may not be reproduced, displayed, or distributed for any commercial purpose.

  • To learn more about authorship requirements, publication ethics and peer review, please view the PowerPoint Slides from the Department of Surgery’s Scientific Writing Course. Note: These documents are solely for personal use and may not be reproduced, displayed, or distributed for any commercial purpose.

  • Add to your library with this highly recommended guide to organizing and writing a scientific paper, dealing with the peer review process, and managing authorship issues.

Ask for Help

The Department's scientific editor, Pamela Derish can provide editorial review for any type of manuscript, including full-length articles, brief observations, review papers, case studies, editorials, letters, revisions, and cover letters for revisions can be submitted for editorial review.

To learn more, visit the Scientific Publication Office website page: Editorial Consultation & Review.

For other questions, contact Pamela Derish at [email protected] or (415) 885-7686.

 
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