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P.A. - Physician Assistant Program: Writing

A guide to the Physician Assistant program and curriculum.

Writing the Review

Be Careful - Copyright

Copyright infringement is when you take someone else's creative work, copy it, and share it with others without their permission. You are interrupting the revenue stream of the original creator and, even if credit is given to the original creator, if they did not give permission to use their work, it's infringement and it's against the law.  It can be completely accidental.  You are still liable to the same consequences however, whether it is done purposely or not, so be careful. If there is ever a question, ask the library. 

How to Write a Review?

Plagiarism vs. Copyright

Be Careful - Plagiarism

Plagiarism does not have to be done maliciously.  It can be completely accidental.  You are, however, still liable to the same consequences whether it is done purposely or not, so be careful.  If there is ever a question, ask the library. 

Library Services for Student Authors and Presenters

  • Assisting you perform literature searches and information gathering.  We will not do the searching for you, but we'll help with training and advise.   
  • Helping to locate statistics, images, or graphics to supplement your publication or presentation
  • Provide Help with copyright questions
  • Assistance with preparation of your manuscript using bibliographic software such as EndNote
  • Exploring alternate publishing models including Open Access journals
  • Recommending keywords (metadata) for your article
  • Navigating the online submission process
  • Addressing the issue of retaining full or partial ownership of your work
  • Assistance in complying with the NIH Public Access Policy
  • Linking your articles to the Rowan-Virtua SOM database of publications
  • Help with determining key experts in the field of your research or presentation