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Mason Resources

The Writing Center
Free writing support for Mason students, faculty, and staff and online resources for writing
Digital Scholarship Center (DiSC)
Provides data, GIS, data management, and software and technology help.
Mason Repositories
Repositories for George Mason University that encourage open access publishing through platforms like MARS (Mason Archival Repository Service) and Dataverse.
Mason Open Access Publishing
A guide on Open Access Publishing through George Mason University
Mason Open Access Publishing Discounts
Information on Mason's Open Access Publishing Fund and discounts for Mason affiliates
Mason Publishing Group
Supports the creation, curation, and dissemination of scholarly works for Mason affiliates

Writing Resources

Environmental Science: Literature Review
A guide on literature reviews for the environmental sciences from Otterbein University
Citation Chaining
A guide on how to use citation chaining from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Types of Reviews
An analysis of 14 review types and associated methodologies from Duke University
EQUATOR (Enhancing the QUAlity and Transparency Of health Research)
An international initiative to improve the reliability and value of published health research by promoting transparent and accurate reporting and wider use of robust guidelines.
Primary Sources and Original Research vs. Review Articles
A guide from Otterbein University on how to distinguish between reviews and primary sources/ original research
PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses)
An evidence-based minimum set of requirements for reporting in systematic reviews and meta-analyses.

Copyright

Author Rights: Using the SPARC Author Addendum
Learn about how to keep author rights when publishing
ACRL Scholarly Communication Toolkit: Open Access Policies & Publishing
The Association of Research and Scholarship Libraries' toolkit for everything open access
Open Access Explained
This YouTube video explains the basics of open access publishing
Directory of Open Access Journals
An extensive list of open access journals from around the world
Sherpa Services Open Access (Beta)
consolidates Sherpa Services (Romeo, Juliet, Fact, and OpenDOAR) in to one handy tool, and brings you Open Access compliance and Transitional Agreement look-up tools.

Publishing In Environmental Science

General

Academic Publishing Guide for Faculty and Researchers
A guide from University of California at Sacramento State on more resources for where to publish
Where should I publish?
A Mason Libraries guide on firguring out where to publish

UlrichsWeb Global Serials Directory This link opens in a new window
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Continuously updated source of information on more than 300,000 periodicals and serials published in the United States and throughout the world, covering more than 900 subject areas. Additionally includes approximately 47,000 discontinued titles from 1974 onward. Tutorial for the UlrichsWeb Global Serials Directory database.
Web of Science: Core Collection This link opens in a new window
Contains citations and searchable author abstracts, covering scholarly literature in journals, books and conference proceedings. Includes: Science Citation Index Expanded, Social Sciences Citation Index, Arts and Humanities Citation Index, Book Citation Index, Conference Proceedings Citation Index, Current Chemical Reactions, Index Chemicus, and Emerging Sources Citation Index. Additional resources available by selecting from the dropdown list next to the Core Collection heading. Tutorial for the Web of Science: Core Collection database.

Journal Recommenders

Elsevier Journal Finder
Enter your article's abstract or keywords and get a number of journal suggestions to publish in from the Elsevier database
IEEE Publication Recommender
Enter your article's abstract or keywords to get a list of journal suggestions to publish in from IEEE

Journal Reach and Ranking

Measuring a Journal's Impact (Elsevier)
Tips on how to measure a journals impact in your field

SCImago Journal & Country Rank This link opens in a new window
Portal includes journal and country scientific indicators that can be used to assess and analyze scientific domains. Browse or search ranking lists; compare journals, world regions or countries; and map subject areas/categories by country.
Cabell's Directory of Publishing Opportunities This link opens in a new window
Provides current information to prospective authors for journals covering business (accounting, economics and finance, management, and marketing) and education (educational curriculum and methods, educational technology and library science, and educational psychology and administration). Information includes scope/coverage, acceptance/rejection rates, number of reviewers, time required for review, availability of reviewers' comments, fees charged to review or publish the manuscript, copies required, manuscript topics and contact information.
Tutorial for the Cabell's Directory of Publishing Opportunities.
Journal Citation Reports This link opens in a new window
Evaluates leading journals worldwide, in the sciences and social sciences. Compiles articles' cited references, to help measure research influence and impact at journal and category levels, and show the relationship between citing and cited journals. Part of the InCites platform available through Web of Science.
Tutorial for the Journal Citation Report database.

Conferences

Conference Proceedings Citation Index This link opens in a new window
Provides access to the published literature from conferences, symposia, seminars, colloquia, workshops, and conventions worldwide; two editions cover the sciences, social sciences and humanities, 1990 to the present. Part of Web of Science.
Tutorial for the Conference Proceedings Citation Index database.
PapersFirst This link opens in a new window
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Papers included in every congress, conference, exposition, workshop, symposium, and meeting received at The British Library Document Supply Centre.

Environmental Science Conferences
A list of upcoming Environmental Science conferences
Recommended Environmental Science Journals
Recommended articles and journals handpicked by EnvironmentalScience.org
Call for Papers (WikiCFP)
Postings calling for papers for conferences and journals by subject
Open Science Conferences
Upcoming conferences in Open Science

ORCiD

ORCID creates a unique researcher identification code to avoid author confusion and to help automate research discovery. Many grant applications require an ORCID ID on submission. Just sign in where you see the iD logo when submitting a manuscript, applying for grants, depositing in a repository, etc. Works can also be linked from another system (CrossRef, PubMed) or imported from a BIBTeX file.

Register for an ORCiD
Be sure to complete your Biography information and add your publications under Add Works: Use Search to link works from another system (CrossRef, PubMed), import a BIBTeX file, or manually enter citations
ORCiD Information through Mason Publishing
Example ORCiD Author Page