NAR Paper

Overivew

The Nucleic Acids Research (NAR) paper in the annual database issue presents to the world our latest data and software developments. There is a long history of different authors and this page provides a place to find resources regarding the process.

Presentations

• Cath wrote the paper in 2017 and put together a "Reflections: Writing the NAR" presentation with slides available here.
• Jairo wrote the paper in 2020 and put together a "Writing the NAR Update" presentation with slides available here.
• BrianL wrote the paper in 2021 and put together a "Writing the NAR Paper" slide deck available here.

Tips

Cath's 2017 tips seem pretty timeless for any potential NAR author.

There is an internal wikipage about using Zotero that can be helpful for references.

Schedule

Here is a model reverse timeline schedule from Memorial Day to Labor Day. Note how it takes into account planned vacations to frame things in a realistic context.

Week end 9/Z: (9/15 Due)
Week end 9/Z:  (Labor Day Holiday)
Week end 9/Z:
Week end 8/Y: FINALIZED DRAFT TO ENTIRE TEAM
Week end 8/Y: 
Week end 8/Y:  DRAFT2  REVIEW TEAM_2
Week end 8/Y:  (Vacation_2 if planned 8/A-8/B)
Week end 7/X:  DRAFT1    REVIEW TEAM_1
Week end 7/X:  
Week end 7/X: (Vacation_1 if planned 7/A-7/B)
Week end 7/X:  (4th July Holiday)
Week end 7/X:  (Week of Memorial Day Holiday)

Outline

Here is a conceptual skeleton outline to help launch things.

ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION
NEW DATA IN THE GENOME BROWSER
-subsection 1
-subsection 2 
-subsection 3 - as makes sense
NEW SOFTWARE FEATURES IN THE GENOME BROWSER
-subsection 1
-subsection 2
-subsection 3 - as makes sense
FUTURE PLANS
OUTREACH AND CONTACT INFORMATION
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
FUNDING
REFERENCES