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Research, Writing, & Scholarly Activity: RWS Home

library services and support for research, writing, & scholarly activity

Inova librarians can assist you in your scholarly activities.

 

Services provided include:
  • Expert literature searching
  • Citation & bibliographic assistance, including RefWorks registration and training
  • Recommending publications appropriate for your manuscript topic
  • Assistance in development of research and quality improvement posters and presentations

 

Learn how the library can support you at every stage of your research journey. 
Statistical Support
INOVA Health – GMU Statistics Collaborations

As part of the iTHRIV partnership, statistical experts at George Mason University are available to provide support to colleagues from Inova Health Care Services.

All requests for support by Inova employees must have written support from Dr. Jeanny Aragon-ching.

Learn more at https://statinova.gmu.edu/inova/ 

Reporting Guidelines for Study & ProjectTypes

Journal publishers are increasingly encouraging author to use appropriate reporting guidelines when preparing and submitting manuscripts, to maximise transparency and reproducibility. 

  • CONSORT for randomized controlled trials
  • TREND for non-randomized trials
  • PRISMA for systematic review and meta-analyses
  • PRISMA-ScR for scoping reviews
  • CARE for case reports
  • STROBE for observational studies
  • STREGA for genetic association studies
  • SRQR for qualitative studies
  • STARD for diagnostic accuracy studies
  • SQUIRE 2.0 Guidelines for quality improvement studies & projects
  • ARRIVE for animal experiments

Reporting guidelines for additional study designs

Publishing

Getting published in a scholarly journal as a resident or fellow builds your CV and professional reputation. Below are some resources to assist you in the process. As always, Inova librarians are here to help.
Case Reports are a quick way to get some publications on your CV.
fast-track publication of case reports by a respected publisher; highly discoverable; free to you
Books about conducting clinical research and getting published are listed below.
Books on Clinical Research, Writing, and Publishing
Poster Presentations

How-To's & Tips

Poster Templates & Inova Logos

These templates are not necessarily required, but do provide a color scheme, graphic devices, and ideas for poster layout and organization.

Selecting a Journal for Submitting Your Manuscript
Librarians can assist you in finding journals that are appropriate for your manuscript, but the following tools can also give you a head start by providing a list of suggested journals.
1) You'll need a descriptive, working title for your project / manuscript, even if it's not the final title. 
2) Your manuscript abstract will also be handy, or at least a few sentences describing your project / manuscript. The more, the better. The more descriptive using keywords you've seen in other articles on your topic, the more relevant and precise the recommendations will be.
3)  Common, descriptive keywords for your project / manuscript are helpful. Again, use keywords used in articles / topics similar to yours.

 

After you receive a list of journals, review the Scope and Author Guidelines for each journal to be confident your manuscript topic is something the journal would be interested in.