Publication Consultations
The scholarly publishing landscape is a complex and continually evolving environment, but many researchers receive limited education about publication best practices as part of their formal training. The NIH Library Publication Consultation Services can assist intramural researchers with a variety of publication and scholarly output management related tasks and questions. We can provide consultations and trainings about topics including journal selection, Open Access (OA) publishing, publisher guidelines, author profile management (e.g., ORCID iD, Scopus author profiles, Web of Science researcher profiles), copyright, funder publication mandates, and more.
Publication Consultation Policies
At this time, these services are available to NIH employees. To request assistance with the journal selection process, Open Access (OA) publishing guidance, or an author profile audit report, use the NIH Library Tutorial/Consultation request form and select “Publication Consultation Services” under “Type of Consultation/Tutorial.”
What We Do
Journal Selection Consultation
NIH Library staff can provide assistance using tools such as Journal Citation Reports (JCR), Cabells Journalytics Medicine, and more to help you select high-quality journals in your field. We can also help you to use tools such as Think.Check.Submit to assist with the selection of trusted publishers.
Submit a Journal Selection Consultation Request via the NIH Library Tutorial/Consultation request form and select “Publication Consultation Services” under “Type of Consultation/Tutorial.”
Open Access (OA) Publishing Guidance
There are now more publishing options than ever before. We can help you to assess OA publishing options and determine whether publishing in an OA format is the right choice for your research. We can also provide assistance with questions related to potential Article Processing Charges (APC) funding options.
Submit an OA Publishing Consultation Request via the NIH Library Tutorial/Consultation request form and select “Publication Consultation Services” under “Type of Consultation/Tutorial.”
Author Profile Audit Reports
Algorithmically generated author profiles such as those found in Scopus and Web of Science and manually created profiles such as ORCID iD can be used to enhance the visibility of your research output. But many author profile systems are built on evolving platforms and therefore the process of curating or making edits to your profile can be complicated. The NIH Library can review your author profiles in a variety of systems and compile a report with recommended updates.
For information about adding and maintaining citations in NCBI My Bibliography, see the My NCBI Help Manual or see the FAQs from the NIH Scientific Data Sharing section on My Bibliography.
Author Profile Audit Report Policies
NIH authors are permitted one audit report per calendar year. Audit reports include system specific findings and instructions for making profile changes and updates. The library is unable to make profile changes on behalf of an author but can provide guidance to help maximize the visibility of research outputs.
Submit an Author Profile Audit Request via the NIH Library Tutorial/Consultation request form and select “Publication Consultation Services” under “Type of Consultation/Tutorial.”