Research Opportunities

University of Toledo Office of Research and Sponsored Programs

UT Areas of Research Excellence (IGNITE 2022: An Assessment of Research at the University of Toledo)

Writing and Publishing

Bowman, J. D. (2014). Predatory Publishing, Questionable Peer Review, and Fraudulent Conferences. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 78(10), 176.

Belcher, Wendy L. (2009). Writing your journal article in 12 weeks: a guide to academic publishing success. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications.

Daley, B., Conceição, S., Mina, L., Altman, B., Baldor, M. & Brown, J. (2010). Integrative Literature Review: Concept Mapping: A Strategy to Support the Development of Practice, Research, and Theory Within Human Resource Development. Human Resource Development Review, Sage, 9(4).

Henson, Kenneth T. (January 1997). Writing for Publication: Some Perennial Mistakes. Phi Delta Kappan v78, p777-80.

Henson, Kenneth T. (2005). Writing for professional publications: an educator's quick guide. Bloomington, IN: Phi Delta Kappa International.

Mosely, Pixie A. (2011). What editors look for in submitted manuscripts: some insights. Library Leadership & Management, 25(4), p1-4.

Moxley, Joseph M. & Taylor, Todd (Eds.). (1997). Writing and Publishing for Academic Authors. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.

Spears, T. (2014, April 21). Tips for spotting ‘predatory’ journals. Ottawa Citizen. 

More books on academic writing at UToledo Libraries.

Guidelines and Standards

Instructions to Authors in the Health Sciences

Grant Writing

Henson, Kenneth T. (2004). Grant writing in higher education: a step-by-step guide. Boston: Pearson/Allyn and Bacon.

How to do Research

Phillips, E. & Pugh, D. (2010). How to get a PhD: a handbook for students and their supervisors. Maidenhead: Open University Press.

Moore, Nick. (2006). How to do research : a practical guide to designing and managing research projects. London: Facet.

Badke, W. (2012). Research strategies: finding your way through the information fog. Bloomington, IN: IUniverse.

Posters for Research

Tips for designing Posters for presentation using PowerPoint
(PDF Annotated list of sites and resources for designing your Poster Presentation using PowerPoint slides or templates.) 

Teaching Research

Ford, J. (1995). Teaching the research paper: from theory to practice, from research to writing. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press.

Badke, William. Teaching Research Processes: The Faculty Role in the Development of Skilled Student Researchers. Oxford: Chandos Publishing.

Theses and Dissertations

Duke. N.K., & Beck, S. W. (1999). Education should consider alternative formats for the dissertation. Educational Researcher, 28(3), 31-36.

Books on SPSS and Statistics

From the UT Library Catalog

From the OhioLINK Catalog