How to Submit a Paper for Publication and Format a Citation in Engineering

University of Cincinnati, Engineering Library

How to Submit a Paper or Article   /   How to Format a Citation   /   Technical Writing

How to Submit a Paper or Article

• Links to Publishers
• ACM list of publishers and copyright information
• Science Publishers - from Google
• College and University Presses - from Yahoo
• Publishers - from BizWeb, the Business Guide to the Web
• Samples of Instructions to Authors
• Publishers
• Elsevier
• Kluwer
• Wiley
• Societies
• ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)
• Publication Policies and Procedures
• Communications of the ACM - Information for Authors
• AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics) -
• How to Submit a Paper
• Contributor information
• AICHE (American Institute of Chemical Engineering)
• AIChE Journal (refers to the AMA Style Guide)
• ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers)
• Online Authors' Guide
• Guides for Publications
• ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers)
  • Author Resources -- Writing the Paper
• ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers )
• Authors and Speakers
• ASM (Materials Engineers)
• Instructions for Authors (one example)
• ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials) -
• Author's Guide
• IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)
• Guide for Transaction Authors
• SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers)
• Preparing Your Written Paper
• SPIE (The International Society for Optical Engineering )
• Author Information
• See also chart developed at the Technical University of Denmark.

How to Format a Citation

• Societies
• ACM  (Association for Computing Machinery)
• AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics)
• AIChE (American Institute of Chemical Engineers)- AIChE Journal instructions to authors say to use the AMA Style Guide to format references (American Medical Association)
• ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers)
• ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) - Styling of References
• IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)
• Samples of IEEE Reference Style - from Lehigh University
• IEEE Standards Style Manual
• IEEE Electronic Submission Guidelines
• IEEE Computer Society -  Information for Authors
• ISO 690  (International Standards Organization) -  elements to be included in bibliographic references to electronic documents
• Major Documentation Styles: (University of Wisconsin)
• American Medical Association (AMA)
• American Political Science Association (APSA)
• American Psychological Association (APA)
• American Psychological Association (APA) - Reference Style guide
• Chicago/Turabian
• Council of Biology Editors (CBE)
• Modern Language Association (MLA)
• Numbered References
• Citing Electronic Resources - Science and Engineering Library, SUNY Buffalo
• Assembling a List of Works Cited in Your Paper  - Duke Libraries
• How to Cite Sources in a Paper - OhioLINK
• Citing References in Your Paper - UW Writing Center
• Using RefWorks to download and format citations - free accounts for UC students and faculty!

Technical Writing

• NASA Technical Report Writing - This clear and helpful guide is intended for engineers and
  researchers who find technical report writing a difficult chore.
• Writing Guidelines for Engineering and Science Students - Virginia Tech
• Self Study Writing Course for Professionals - Virginia Tech online full-text exercises
• Copyright and Fair Use
• Plagiarism: What it is and How to Recognize and Avoid it - Indiana University Bloomington
• The Writing Center - University of Wisconsin
• Style Sheets and Grammar - Michigan Electronic Library

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Updated November 2006 by Dorothy Byers