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Research Process & Policies Resources
The Office of Research Integrity oversees the polices and integrity related to research at USM which includes oversight of:
- Institutional Review Board for approval of use of human subjects
- Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee for research utilizing animals
Check the library’s list of to find helpful resources (e.g., databases, journals, books, websites, and videso) by discipline.
- , Evans
- , Vogt, Gardner, and Haeffele
- , Rea and Parker
- , Hannema, Kposowa, and Riddle
- , Schoonenboom and Johnson
- , free online course
Additional free online courses that may be useful can be found at .
- See the containing links to helpful books, databases, and videos
- by the Center for Educational Innovation at the University of Minnesota
- , Bishop-Clark and Dietz-Uhler
Scholarly Writing Resources
This webblog includes useful readings, activities, and a self-paced course, , on writing by Thomas Basbøll, writing consultant at the Copenhagen Business School Library.
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- , Fang
- , Horkoff
- from the USM Libraries
Grants and Funding
Per their website, Office of Research Administration (ORA) assists faculty and staff as they pursue, then manage external funding for varied types of projects that support the University's mission. ORA is also responsible for the administration of contracts and grants awarded to the university.
Use ORA’s Assistance Navigator to help you find what you need
ORA is divided into four units to assist with securing and managing external funding:
- Funding and Information Services
- Proposal and Award Management
- Financial Reporting and Audit
- Compliance and Technology
ORA oversees , a web-based, comprehensive database of funding opportunities, as well as a worldwide database of scholar profiles to help you find collaborators and promote your own work.
As well, ORA provides access to the , that promotes federal and private sponsored funding opportunities and provides up-to-date funding information, and individualized services through campus liaisons through , a user-friendly funding database arranged by academic discipline.
Available to faculty, staff, and students in the CEHS, the Office of Research Support Services provides more tailored pre-award support for preparing and submitting funding proposals and acts as a liaison to ORA.
is a comprehensive source of information about grants. It includes a to search for all federal funding opportunities as well as resources for .
The NIH is the largest public funder of biomedical research in the world which includes 27 separate all with their own mission and foci and funding opportunities.
’s includes resources to find funding, assistance with the application process, and information on pre- and post-award processes.
The Department of Education oversees the establishment and administration of federal educational and educational financial programs.
View available .
National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent federal agency that supports science and engineering in all 50 states.
NFS resources include finding funding, support for preparing and submitting a proposal, as well as the ability to search and review funded projects.
Documenting Your Scholarly Impact
Data from these sources can help identify the impact of scholarly works by author. For each database search by author to cultivate list of publications and citations.
- : Search by author name to generate citation list, number of citations, and h-index.
- (log-in via USM Library): Search by author name, and then select “Citation Report” to generate a summary report of publications, citations (total and average per publication), and h-index
- (log-in via USM Library: Provides the most comprehensive list and metrics on journals. Can gather 5-year impact factor, total citations per year, journal citation indicator (citations compared to average citations of journals in the category), journal ranking by impact factor as well as other metrics.
- : Provides a list of , that can be refined by subcategories, and provides h-index metrics. Includes the most basic information on journal metrics.
- : Includes journals and country specific information drawing from information in the Scopus database.