UT Libraries provides several resources and expertise for scholarly publishing, including awareness of new tools and initiatives that help UT Austin faculty, research scientists and students.
Professional responsibilities and being an ethical author involve many different things. This section will help you get started with scholarly publishing and help create your identity as you begin to publish.
Suggestion: Start with our repositiory and publish something in Texas ScholarWorks, under Student Works and also here Student Works. Lots of categories!
The Student Works collection is designed to showcase and preserve the scholarly work being done by students at the University of Texas at Austin.
All students at UT Austin are eligible to submit their scholarly work to this collection. Examples of work deposited include: honors theses, term papers, substantial projects, posters, etc.
We ask that students get a professor to sign this form. and we also need students to fill out this form . To submit your work, please send both completed forms and your electronic file to tsw@utlists.utexas.edu.
If you have any questions about this process, please email tsw@utlists.utexas.edu.
UT Libraries participate in a number of open access publishing initiatives, providing direct benefits to authors and support for more sustainable publishing models.
Research Data Services - assistance for organizing, curating and preserving datasets in the TDR.
Publishing tool soon required by NSF
Updated May 28, 2020
The requirement to use an NSF-approved format for preparation of the biographical sketch and current and pending support will go into effect for new proposals submitted or due on or after October 5, 2020. In the interim, proposers must continue to prepare these documents in accordance with the guidance specified in the PAPPG (NSF 20-1). NSF, however, encourages the community to use the NSF-approved formats and provide valuable feedback as we enhance them for the October implementation.
Top 100 titles listed in order of Impact Factor (IF) as determined by InCites Journal Citation Reports
These tools are not white lists or black lists. They are designed to provide some information about the transparency and quality of the publication services of a given journal. They should be used in conjunction with disciplinary knowledge, consultation with colleagues, and the author’s own professional judgment. -- C. Lyon, Scholarly Communications Librarian, UT Libraries, Austin.
Bulletin of the Faculty of Fisheries, Nagasaki University
Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History
Bulletin of the Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory
Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology
CalCOFI Reports (California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations, Reports)
Contributions in Science, Natural History Museum, Los Angeles County - some full-text
Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Sciences
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science
Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Oceanography : the official magazine of the Oceanography Society
Records of the Australian Museum
Revista de biología marina y oceanografía
Smithsonian Contributions to Botany
Smithsonian Contributions to the Marine Sciences
Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology
Retraction Watch - Tracking retractions as a window into the scientific process
Having the necessary tools for curating publications and enhancing your scholarly online presence is important for establishing a professional image.
Publons, the improved Web of Science ResearcherID, where you track your publications, citation metrics, peer reviews and journal editing work in one place. It’s quick and easy to maintain, can be used as evidence of your research outputs, and provides valuable insights into your publication and review history.
If you have a ResearcherID account, login to ResearcherID on Publons, or register with new account & join Publons.
ORCID (Open Researcher and Contributor ID) is a unique, persistent identifier that distinguishes you from other researchers and contributing authors. More information.
Helpful tips and examples from Springer.
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Google Scholar Citations provides an easy way for authors to display their publications, track citations, and obtain citation metrics, including the h-index.
Setup - profile
Update and correct errors - Updates.
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