Main Page: Academic Research: Self-Guided learning

The Academic Research Information guide lists information resources on conducting research, literature informatics, information management, scientific writing, and publication. The Publication library guide lists the standards and guidelines of academic ethics, plagiarism, research integrity, open access publication, copyright and intellectual property rights, and academic publication. Note: library guide in design phase and new information is added.

Getting a Handle on Copyright. Jan Hart, MLS, Ed.D., UAMS Library Associate Director

CopyrightX: Lecture 1.1, The Foundations of Copyright Law: Introduction
William Fisher, Professor of Intellectual Property Law

Does Copyright Still Matter for Academic Authors?
Kevin Smith, Dean of the University of Kansas Libraries

Selecting a Journal for Publication

Think - identify and evaluate journal for a potential publication
Check - reference the journal and evaluate the journal publication process for a potential publication
Submit - analyze the journal and professional experience associated with journal or publisher before submitting article for publication

Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing
Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), the Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA), and the World Association of Medical Editors (WAME).

Navigating the World of Predatory Publishing

Professional Development Webinar. L. Bruce Gladden, Jeffrey A. Potteiger, and ACSM's Chief Content Officer, Katie Feltman.

Selected articles

Hayden JE. Digital manipulation in scientific images: some ethical considerations. J Biocommun. 2000;27(1):11-9.
Lewis PJ. Guidelines for the Scholarly Use of Images. Acad Radiol. 2016 Jun;23(6):675-81.
Parrish D, Noonan B. Image manipulation as research misconduct. Sci Eng Ethics. 2009 Jun;15(2):161-7.