Allied Associations

• Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP)
• Association of Health Care Journalists (AHCJ)
• Board of Editors in the Life Sciences (BELS)
• Council of Science Editors (CSE)
• Drug Information Association (DIA)
• Editors Association of Canada
• European Medical Writers Associations (EMWA)
• European Association of Science Editors (EASE)
• International Society of Managing & Technical Editors (ISMTE)
• International Society for Medical Publication Professionals (ISMPP)
• National Association of Science Writers (NASW)
• The Plain Language Association International (PLAIN)
• Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society (RAPS)
• Society for Scholarly Publishing
• Society for Technical Communication (STC)
• The International Publication Planning Association (TIPPA)
• The Organisation for Professionals in Regulatory Affairs (TORPA)
• World Association for Medical Editors

Publication and Ethical Guidelines and Statements

• Continuing medical education
• Grants and fundraising
• Manuscripts for submission to journals
• Research and regulatory

General Resources

• Scientific Resources
• Galaxy
• Cancer Web On-line Medical Dictionary
• HAM-TMC Library
• Quick Reference Styles for Research Papers
• OnlineStylebooks search stye book entries
• RefDesk.com
• Guide to Grammar and Writing
• Plain English Handbook
• Editing for the Web
• YourDictionary.com
• OneLook Dictionary
• The Editorium
• Bartleby.com
• Genamics/Journalseek: Journal Information
• Insurance Resources for Freelance
• "The Unemployment Syndrome: Working Your Way Through Joblessness"
• CenterWatch Monthly Article: "Demand for Medical Writing Continues to Rise"
• Chronical GuidancePublications, Brief 57 "Medical Writers"
• MedicalInformationCenter.org

• Healthfinder
• National Institutes of Health
• National Library of Medicine Online Databases
• Thomas : Legislative Information on the Internet
• FedWorld
• FirstGov
• MEDLINEplus
• PubMed

Internet Information

• HON (Health on the Net Foundation) Search tool
• Medical Sites on the Internet
• Internet Resources for Technical Communicators
• Internet Navigator Tutorial & Resources
• The Scout Report: Web site reviews, toolkits, and more
• SearchEngines.com
• AcademicInfo
• Medical Information Center

• Collection of Medical Writing Tips
• Medscape
• Toolkit for New Medical Writers
  Compliments of AMWA's Delaware Valley Chapter
• Current AMWA Style Sheet
• How to Acknowledge a Medical Writer
  Poster presented at AMWA's 63rd Annual Conference, September 18-20, 2003; Miami, FL.
• Equator Network (resources for reporting research, guidelines, etc.)
• Instructions to Authors in the Health Sciences
• MedBioWorld
• Medstract.org: Acronyms Database
• Online Medical Dictionary
• Stedman's Online Medical Dictionary
• Martindale's Health Science Guide/Virtual Medical Center
• Directory of Biomedical Publishers
• Free Medical Journals
• MediLexicon - Medical Abbreviations Dictionary
• The Merck Manuals
• CenterWatch Monthly Article: "Demand for Medical Writing Continues to Rise"
• Copyright law
  Copyright law is massive and complex, and AMWA does not claim to provide definitive advice in this area. Please note that information is available on the Web site of the US Copyright Office; especially refer to the areas describing Fair Use and use by educators. Also refer to the AMWA Journal complete index for references to copyright.
  • www.copyright.gov
  • www.copyright.gov/fls/fl102.html
  • www.copyright.gov/circs/circ21.pdf
  • http://pubs.acs.org/copyright/learning_module/module.html
  • www.copyright.com/ccc/viewPage.do?pageCode=cr10-n#fairuse
  • www.copyright.com/Services/copyrightoncampus/basics/fairuse.html
  • www.utsystem.edu/ogc/intellectualproperty/cprtindx.htm