Scientific writing 
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/  - The site covers various issues of academic writing, grammar and mechanics, citation styles. It includes exercises on some aspects.    

http://www.uefap.com/writing/ - Topics: article structure, citations and references, plagiarism, punctuation, spelling. Every unit includes exercises. 

http://www.ucdenver.edu/academics/colleges/CLAS/Centers/writing/resources... - PDF how-guides on Broad variety of topics, including grammar and syntax, punctuation, quoting and citing
 

Phrasebanks 
http://www.phrasebank.manchester.ac.uk/  - Morley, John. Academic Phrasebank database with a broad range of templates arranged in accordance with the article sections 


Article structure 
https://student.unsw.edu.au/thesis-structure  - Brief description of a scientific paper sections. The description deals with theses, but similar structure is applicable for articles. 

http://www.uefap.com/writing/writfram.htm  - In the tab “Genres”, points 7, 9-14 refer to the sections of a scientific article. The resource provides a structure and examples of every section. 


Linking phrases 
https://student.unsw.edu.au/transition-signals-writing  - List of various transition phrases used in writing 


References. Citations. Paraphrasing
https://student.unsw.edu.au/paraphrasing-summarising-and-quoting - The resource explains the differences between paraphrasing, summarizing and quoting 

https://student.unsw.edu.au/introducing-quotations-and-paraphrases - Phrasebank for quoting and paraphrasing

http://writing.utoronto.ca/advice/english-as-a-second-language/referring-to-sources  - Making references 

http://www.citationmachine.net/ - The program converts into APA, MLA, Chicago styles


Grammar
http://writing.utoronto.ca/advice/english-as-a-second-language  - The resource dwells on the most problematic grammar issues, such as articles, gerunds and infinitives, subject-verb agreement 

https://www.grammarly.com/handbook/ -  A handy resource to check grammar, punctuation, mechanics and basics of writing 


Punctuation 
https://student.unsw.edu.au/punctuation-guide - The resource explains how every punctuation mark is used 


Grammar and spelling checker 
https://www.grammarly.com/ - Free downloadable resource. It makes sure everything you type is clear, effective, and mistake-free. 


Exercises on writing and language 
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/exercises/
 
     
Journal selection
Web of Science 

• Information for researchers in Russian http://wokinfo.com/russian/researchers/ 
• Looking for a journal in  Web of Science http://wokinfo.com//media/pdf/russia_wos_jcr_search.pdf
• Video lessons https://www.youtube.com/user/WOKtrainingsRussian 
  

Publication ethics 
http://publicationethics.org/