Links

Writing

Impact factors: use and abuse PDF

The science of scientific writing PDF

Poor writing and the passive voice: PDF

Steps to publication (pps)

Ethics

On being a Scientist HTML PDF (purchase download copy)

Citing Practices in Ecology: Can we believe our own words? (Inaccuracy in citations) PDF

Plagiarism HTML

Regarding outlines:

Here's a site that describes why an outline can help you. I suggest you adopt this approach (I liked the status report on the sections). http://aerg.canberra.edu.au/pub/aerg/edulertz.htm#nine

Here's a physicist's take on what goes in your paper. Some students have found this helpful: http://www.mri.jhmi.edu/~craig/software/paper_outline.pdf

Here's a template in Microsoft Word, with section headings and some reminders (you'll like using Document Map, if you haven't before): http://www.esf.edu/for/yanai/publishing/paper_template.doc