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25 Free Reference Guides Your Researchers Will Actually Use

Acceptance rates, review timelines, open access policies, and submission specs for 57 biomedical journals. Written by researchers who review for Cell, Nature, and Science. Permanently hosted. No login. CC BY 4.0.

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What makes these different

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Written by active CNS reviewers

Every guide is written by researchers who actively review for Cell, Nature, Science, and related journals. Not scraped from publisher FAQs. Not generated by AI. Built by the same 35+ CNS-caliber reviewers and authors who run Manusights.

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57 journals in one reference

Instead of linking to 57 different publisher pages for acceptance rates, review timelines, or APC costs, each guide aggregates everything into a single sortable table. One link replaces dozens.

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Maintained and updated

Every page shows its last review date. When funder policies change, journal requirements shift, or reporting guidelines update, the content is revised. Not a static PDF that goes stale.

Resources by category

Each category maps to a common LibGuide section. Click any title to preview the resource, or use the direct URL to link from your guide.

Journal Selection & Metrics

Help researchers pick the right journal on the first try. Acceptance rates, review timelines, impact factors, and alternative metrics for 57 biomedical journals in one place.

LibGuide placement: Choosing a Journal / Where to Publish

manusights.com/resources/biomedical-journal-acceptance-rates
manusights.com/resources/peer-review-timelines
manusights.com/resources/impact-factor-explained
manusights.com/resources/journal-metrics-guide

Open Access, Copyright & Data Sharing

Funder mandates, APC costs, preprint policies, author rights after publication, and data sharing requirements. Covers NIH, UKRI, Wellcome, and ERC policies.

LibGuide placement: Open Access / Funder Compliance

manusights.com/resources/open-access-guide
manusights.com/resources/preprint-guide
manusights.com/resources/author-rights-guide
Data Sharing RequirementsNIH + major funders
manusights.com/resources/data-sharing-requirements

Manuscript Preparation & Submission

Submission specs, cover letter guidance, reporting guideline checklists, and a 25-Point pre-submission audit. Everything between "final draft" and "submit."

LibGuide placement: Manuscript Preparation / Submission Guidelines

manusights.com/resources/journal-submission-specs
manusights.com/resources/cover-letter-guide
manusights.com/resources/reporting-guidelines
manusights.com/resources/pre-submission-checklist

Peer Review & Research Integrity

How peer review works, how to respond to reviewers, how to spot predatory journals, and how to run a systematic review. Written from the reviewer side of the table.

LibGuide placement: Publishing Basics / Peer Review

Peer Review Explained4 review types
manusights.com/resources/peer-review-explained
manusights.com/resources/how-to-peer-review
manusights.com/resources/responding-to-reviewers
manusights.com/resources/predatory-journals-biomedical
manusights.com/resources/systematic-reviews

Research Funding & Career Development

Grant guides for PhD students, postdocs, and faculty applicants: NIH F31, F32, K99/R00, NSF GRFP, academic CV, and research statement. The reference guides researchers bookmark for fellowship season.

LibGuide placement: Research Funding / Grant Writing

manusights.com/resources/nih-f31-guide
manusights.com/resources/nih-f32-guide
manusights.com/resources/nih-k99-guide
NSF GRFP Complete GuideGraduate students
manusights.com/resources/nsf-grfp-guide
manusights.com/resources/research-statement-guide
manusights.com/resources/scientific-cv-guide

Research Methods & Tools

Statistical resources, software tool comparisons, and AI tools for researchers. Covers test selection, power analysis, reporting statistics, and 40+ AI tools by workflow stage.

LibGuide placement: Research Methods / Data Analysis Tools

manusights.com/resources/statistical-resources-guide
manusights.com/resources/ai-tools-for-researchers

50+ Individual Journal Guides

Detailed submission guides for 50+ biomedical journals. Each covers impact factor, acceptance rate, review timeline, scope, APC, and formatting requirements. One page per journal, all free.

Browse all journal guides →

manusights.com/journals

Who built these

Manusights is a pre-submission manuscript review service. Our team of 35+ researchers have published in and review for Cell, Nature, Science, The Lancet, NEJM, and related journals. These reference guides are a free byproduct of that work, built from the same data and expertise we use when reviewing manuscripts.

All resources are reviewed and updated when funder policies, journal requirements, or reporting guidelines change. The last review date appears on each page.

Corrections & requests

We welcome corrections, policy updates, and suggestions for new resources from librarians and subject specialists.

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