LibGuides: LibrarySkills@UCL for NHS staff: Publishing and sharing research outputs

Publishing and sharing research outputs

This page provides links to resources that may help you with managing the publication process, including:

UCL Discovery Plus for NHS staff
UCL Discovery is an open access repository. Staff at UCL’s partner NHS Trusts can use UCL Discovery Plus to make their publications freely available online (copyright permitting) - including articles, datasets, conference proceedings, book chapters, working papers, reports and more. Open access can maximise the visibility of research and papers deposited here will be found by a Google search, as well as by searching the repository directly.
BMJ case reports
UCL subscribes to BMJ Case Reports, an award winning journal that delivers a focused, peer-reviewed, valuable collection of cases in all disciplines so that healthcare professionals, researchers and others can easily find clinically important information on common and rare conditions.
UCL's partner NHS Trusts, authors wishing to submit an article to BMJ Case Reports for publication should contact their site library for the relevant fellowship code.
Create an ORCiD ID
ORCiD provides a free, persistent digital identifier that you own and control, and that distinguishes you from every other researcher.
You can connect your ORCiD identifier with your professional information — publications, affiliations, grants, peer review, and more. You can use your identifier to share your information with other systems, ensuring you get recognition for all your contributions, saving you time, and reducing the risk of errors.
Open Science and Scholarship
Open Science is focused on inclusive approaches to producing, curating, disseminating and evaluating research. The UCL Library Services website includes a wealth of information on open science, including information about:

Researcher networking and sharing sites

ResearchGate
Researcher networking and sharing site.
Academia.edu
Researcher networking and sharing site.

While these sites include many useful resources that have been shared by their authors, there are occasional infringements of copyright and licensing agreements which we would remind you to be aware of before downloading or linking to content or uploading your own published research.

Guidance on publishing

Getting your paper published: life and medical sciences
A list of useful resources compiled by UCL Library Services.
Think. Check. Submit.
Includes a range of tools and resources to help researchers identify trusted journals and publishers for their research.
BMJ guidance on publishing for new authors and newly qualified doctors
Practical tips from the BMJ on how to get started with publishing research.
Get a research paper published
Brief guidance for nurses from the Royal College of Nursing.
Publishing your research findings
Brief guidance on publishing research from the NHS Health Research Authority.