Citation style guides
CSE style
- Scientific style and format: the CSE manual for authors, editors, and publishers. T 11 S386 2006
- Quick guide to CSE style
- Sample paper
AMA / NLM / Vancouver style
- AMA manual of style: A guide for authors and editors
- AMA Citation Style Guide
- Citing Medicine: The NLM style guide for authors, editors, and publishers
- Vancouver style guide
APA, MLA, Chicago/Turabian, etc.
- Citation + Style Guides - SFU Library's guide to APA, MLA, and Chicago styles & more
Reference management tools
- Zotero
A free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, cite and share your research sources - Mendeley
A free tool that helps you organize and share your research and academic social network.
Writing and style guides
- Communicating science : a practical guide [online]. (Also available in print, Q 223 L349 2006)
- From research to manuscript: a guide to scientific writing [online]. (Also avaiable in print, PE 1475 K38 2006)
- How to write & publish a scientific paper [online]. (Also available in print, T11 D33 2006)
- Science and technical writing: a manual of style [online]. (Also available in print, T 11 S378 2001)
- Writing for science [online]. (Also available in print, T 11 G626 2006)
- Doing science : design, analysis, and communication of scientific research [print]. Q 180 A1 V35 2009
- Getting published in the life sciences [print]. QH 304 G53 2011
- Guide to publishing a scientific paper [print]. T 11 K68 2008
- Handbook of science communication [print]. Q 223 H345 1998
- How to write and illustrate scientific papers [print]. T 11 G86 2008
- Making sense : a student's guide to research and writing : life sciences [print]. QH 304 N67 2011
- Quantities, symbols, units, and abbreviations in the life sciences : a guide for authors and editors [print]. QH 304.5 Q36 1999
- Scientific papers and presentations [print]. T 11 D324 1997
- Writing and presenting scientific papers [print]. Q 223 M34 2001
Open Access
- SFU Open Access Fund - SFU authors are elgible to use this fund to cover Article Processing Fees charged by Open Access publishers
- Tri-Agency Open Access Policy on Publications - how the SFU Library can help you comply