Support

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  • The Department of Anesthesiology has two full-time editors on staff.
    To request editing or to inquire about our services, use our Editorial Support Request form.
    For more information about how requests are processed and prioritized once submitted, please click here.

  • Request Assistance from the Annette and Irwin Eskind Family Biomedical Library and Learning Center
    Research librarians can offer database search strategy assistance and advice related to clinical/patient care questions (including assistance with searches in databases such as PubMed and CINAHL). They can also offer expert advice to refine your search strategy.
    https://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/biomedical/

    Ask an Eskind Librarian
    Use this REDCap form to request a general consultation.

     

    Literature Review Consultation
    Always get the advice of a librarian/informationist when conducting a literature review.
    Link to the appropriate REDCap form here.

    BrowZine
    This new tool makes it possible to peruse the full text of almost all journals in anesthesiology (and myriad other topics) through one convenient portal. Simply use the Eskind Biomedical Library's link to BrowZine and then select Anesthesiology under Medical Specialties under A-N.

    Google Scholar – VUMC Log In
    You can use Google Scholar to search for peer-reviewed articles online. Google Scholar provides access to "peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts and articles, from academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories, universities and other scholarly organizations."

    Use the Findit@VU links to access the full text of an article through Vanderbilt’s library system.

    Cochrane Library (VUMC Library Access)

    Cochrane Interactive Learning / Module 1: Introduction to conducting systematic reviews. What are systematic reviews and why they are useful? This module describes the various types and preferred format of review questions, and outlines the process of conducting systematic reviews.

    https://training.cochrane.org/interactivelearning/module-1-introduction-conducting-systematic-review

    Other (paid) modules are available here: https://training.cochrane.org/interactivelearning

    The New PubMed 
    https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

    PCRI and VACRAC
    The department's clinical research program includes the Perioperative Clinical Research Institute (PCRI) and VACRAC (the Vanderbilt Anesthesiology Clinical Research Advisory Committee).

    PCRI provides a full range of services necessary for successful clinical research. These services include regulatory management, data management, contract management, biostatistics, bioinformatics, and financial oversight. 

    For general information, click here.

    Click here to learn more about VACRAC. Formed in 2009 to promote clinical research within the department, VACRAC helps new investigators develop clinical research projects likely to lead to publication and extramural funding. Once you are on the VACRAC site, scroll down to download a VACRAC Application.

    Web of Science
    Researching a topic? Use this link to the Eskind Biomedical Library to access Clarivate Analytics' Web of Science (scroll down to select Web of Science — Science Citation Index):
    https://researchguides.library.vanderbilt.edu/healthsciences

  • SPI-Hub
    https://spi-hub.app.vumc.org
    Scholarly Publishing Information Hub will help you identify journals in which to publish your research.
    Developed by the VUMC Center for Knowledge Management, SPI-HUB™ enables you to:

    • Search by research topic; this option allows you to identify journals in which to publish your work while also viewing their publisher data across multiple criteria
    • Search by journal title; this option allows you to retrieve and research publisher data by journal title across multiple quality criteria
    • Search by author; this option allows you to identify scholarly journals in which colleagues in your field of interest and/or research have published
    • SPI-Hub also links to a number of other freely available services that can help authors in the publication process

    Think. Check. Submit.
    Think. Check. Submit. The advent of open access publishing has made it easy for unethical "predatory" medical journals to pose as legitimate publishers. This international initiative helps researchers identify trusted journals, using a range of tools "to educate researchers, promote integrity, and build trust in credible research and publications."
     

  • Understanding and Using ORCID
    Request individual training from VUMC's Center for Knowledge Management
    https://ckm.vumc.org/ckm/orcid-open-research-and-contributor-id-registry

    For assistance completing your profile (e.g., adding publications), email Yvonne Poindexter, yvonne.poindexter@vumc.org

    Get Your Work Published in Mainstream Media: Here's One Way to Proceed
    The Conversation
    Vanderbilt University is one of the founding partners of The Conversation, an independent, not-for-profit newsroom that seeks to "recognize the vital role academic experts can play in the public arena." The Conversation has a monthly audience of 10.7 million users, and a reach of 38.3 million through Creative Commons republication.

    The Conversation is a way to get your work published in mainstream media. Many articles from The Conversation are republished in other news sites such as the ABC, The Guardian, Huffington Post, and the Associated Press. Only members of academic or research institutions can write for The Conversation.

    Register to become an author

  • Publishing Guidelines
    International Committee of Medical Journal Editors, Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals (updated January 2024)

    Reporting Guidelines
    EQUATOR Network. EQUATOR provides one-stop access to key reporting guidelines such a CONSORT (for randomized controlled trials), STROBE (for observational studies), and PRISMA (for systematic reviews and meta-analyses), and STRICTA (acupuncture trials, as an extension of CONSORT). EQUATOR also provides access to guidelines guiding study protocols, such as SPIRIT and PRISMA-P.

    Impact Factor Check
    You can access Clarivate Analytics' Journal Citation Report to check a journal's Impact Factor:
    https://jcr.clarivate.com/

    iThenticate
    iThenticate is the leading provider of professional plagiarism detection and prevention technology and is used worldwide to ensure the originality of written work.

    Use our departmental iThenticate account to check your work against the world's published literature BEFORE you submit your manuscript to a journal.

    If you have a one-time or occasional iThenticate-check request, email yvonne.poindexter@vumc.org. More frequent users can create an account under our department's iThenticate license; to do so, contact Anesthesiology Communications at anesthesiologycommunications@vumc.org

    For tips and training on how to use iThenticate, click here.