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Chemistry

This Guide is in support of the research and teaching needs of the Department of Chemistry at UVA

Writing - assistance and guidance

UVA Writing Center
For all UVA students
ACS Style Guide (American Chemical Society)
Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL)
Grammar, the writing and research processes, style guides and ESL are among the topics covered by 200 free resources offered at this top-rated site.

Publishing Your Research

Publishing Your Research 101 (video series from ACS)
What Chemists Need to Know about Copyright (learning module from ACS)
ACS Reviewer Lab "ACS Reviewer Lab is a free, 4-hour online course developed to educate researchers on the principles of quality peer-review. The course features interactive modules covering the basics of peer review and ethics, as well as real-life guidance on how to write a first-rate review."
ACS AuthorUniversity

Where should I publish?

Journal Citation Reports This link opens in a new window
Tool for journal evaluation, using citation data taken from over 8,000 journals in the areas of science and technology. Used to find impact factors.