Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Library Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center  
  Home Publication Support

Publication Support

Information, Tools and Support for MSK Authors


Grants and Funding Opportunities

Search for grants, sign up for alerts, and apply for grants using these resources:

Request a Literature search or assistance in your funding search from an expert librarian

MSKCC Office of Sponsered Projects tracks funding opportunities for all kinds of research and can assist you in finding and applying for financial support

Community of Science Funding Opportunties -- brief webinar tutorial

Sponsored Programs Information Network (SPIN) Database Sign up for customized alerts about funding opportunties in your research area. This database can be difficult to search; ask a librarian to help you set up an alert. You will receive monthly email updates about available funding opportunities

SciVal Database (trial)-- brief tutorial

NIH Funding Opportunties and Notices

NIH Public Access Policy -- What you need to know and do if your research is funded by NIH

The Foundation Center -- Authoritative, up-to-date information on private philanthropy. Additional links include the Foundation Finder, a free lookup tool that provides basic facts on more than 70,000 private and community foundations in the U.S. Find Funders searches for a foundation's tax return (form 990 PF). Hint: Use the Foundation center's Diagram of Form 990-PF to learn where some of the most important information can be found on a 990-PF.

Grantsnet -- list of funding opportunities from Science magazine, including a searchable database of grants and other funding sources

ScanGrants -- designed to facilitate the search for funding sources to enhance individual and community health. This site may be of interest to virtually anyone associated with the health field – medical researchers, social workers, nurses, students, community-based health educators, academics and others. Funding sources most frequently listed here include those of private foundations, corporations, businesses, and not-for profit organizations. Finding and listing less traditional funding opportunities is also a priority. Created and maintained by Samaritan Health Services.

NIH Roadmap -- funding opportunities for high-risk, innovative and translational medicine research

NIH RePORTER -- search for previously awarded grants

Research.gov -- search for previously awarded grants

back to top

Finding Articles for Your Literature Search

Request a literature search by library reference staff.

PubMed -- PubMed FAQs-- PubMed classes at the library
The PubMed interface has been redesigned! Ask a librarian to learn how to search the new PubMed

Scopus -- brief tutorial on how to search Scopus

Citation searching with ISI Web of Science -- brief tutorial

CINAHL (Nursing literature)

Ovid Databases (Medline, PsycInfo) -- flash tutorials

Synapse (all MSKCC publications)

Google Scholar

Browse eJournals

Browse All Library Databases

Browse eBooks


back to top

Managing Your Research

Intro to Reference management software

EndNote -- brief tutorial -- sign up for a library class on Endnote

RefWorks -- brief tutorial -- sign up for a library class on RefWorks

CiteULike -- social bookmarking for academic papers

Connotea -- social bookmarking for academic papers

Mendeley -- bibliographic management application with social features

Zotero -- bibliographic management application with social features


back to top

Choosing a Journal for Manuscript Submission

Open Access options

Journal citation report -- Find out which journals have the highest impact factors in a given field

Eigenfactor analysis -- Similar ranking system to Impact Factor but compiled with more sophisticated methodology

SCImago Journal and Country Rankings -- alternative journal and country ranking system

back to top

NIH Public Access Mandate

Any research funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) must be made publically available in the BioMed Central Repository. Here are several important MSK-specific documents about complying with the NIH Public Access policy:

Please note these important dates for complying with the NIH Public Access policy:

As of April 7, 2008, all articles arising from NIH funds must be submitted to PubMed Central upon acceptance for publication.

As of May 25, 2008, NIH applications, proposals, and progress reports must include the PubMed Central reference number (PMCID) when citing an article that falls under the policy and is authored or co-authored by the investigator, or arose from the investigator's NIH award. This policy includes applications submitted to the NIH for May 25, 2008 due date and subsequent due dates.

As of August 21, 2009, the NIHMSID may be used to demonstrate compliance on NIH applications, proposals or reports, for up to three months after a paper is published.  Three or more months after publication, a PubMed Central reference number (PMCID) must be provided.  Only the PMCID signifies that all steps of the NIH Public Access submission process are complete and that the paper is ready for posting at PubMed Central.

back to top

     

    Content editor, Alexandra Sarkozy
    Last revised: October 15, 2009 3:31 PM EST
    Library eResources
    Title Search
    Ask A Librarian
     
     
    medlibr@mskcc.org
    © 2006-09 Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Library
    1275 York Avenue New York, NY 10065
    212-639-7439

    Sloan-Kettering Institute
    Gerstner Sloan-Kettering Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Send eMail
    Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
    Legal Disclaimer Send eMail