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Digital Research Tools
Digital Research Tools
Reference Management Tools:
Reference Management Tools:
Zotero – A free, open-source reference manager that excels at automatically capturing citations from browsers, organizing sources efficiently, and supporting a wide range of citation styles.
https://www.zotero.org/
Mendeley – A reference management tool that stands out for its strong PDF organization, annotation features, and built-in academic social networking for discovering and sharing research.
https://www.mendeley.com/
EndNote – A powerful professional reference manager designed for advanced users, particularly effective for managing very large libraries and complex citation requirements in major research projects.
https://endnote.com/
Paperpile – A modern, cloud-based reference manager uniquely optimized for seamless integration with Google Docs and Google Drive, enabling fast collaboration and real-time citation management.
https://paperpile.com/
JabRef – An open-source BibTeX-based reference manager created specifically for LaTeX users, offering precise control over bibliographic data and citation keys.
https://www.jabref.org/
Citavi – A comprehensive research tool that goes beyond reference management by combining citation handling with task planning, note-taking, and structured knowledge organization.
https://www.citavi.com/
Docear – A distinctive academic literature management system that integrates mind mapping with PDF annotation, helping researchers visually organize ideas and references.
https://docear.org/
RefWorks – A cloud-based reference management service commonly used by institutions, supporting collaborative academic writing and centralized access to shared libraries.
https://www.refworks.com/
KBibTeX – A lightweight and efficient reference manager focused on editing and managing BibTeX files, ideal for LaTeX users who prefer a minimal and precise workflow.
https://apps.kde.org/kbibtex/
refbase – A web-based reference database designed for research groups and libraries, enabling multi-user access, centralized reference storage, and public or private bibliographies.
http://www.refbase.net/
Online Survey & Data Collection Tools:
KoBoToolbox – A free, open-source suite for collecting field data, especially in challenging or low-connectivity environments.
🔗 https://www.kobotoolbox.org/Google Forms – A simple, free tool for creating surveys and forms with real-time response collection and Google Sheets integration.
🔗 https://www.google.com/forms/about/Microsoft Forms – A form and survey tool within Microsoft 365, ideal for quizzes, feedback, and organizational data collection.
🔗 https://www.office.com/launch/formsSurveyMonkey – A widely used survey platform offering advanced analytics, templates, and customizable questionnaires.
🔗 https://www.surveymonkey.com/Zoho Forms – A form-building tool with workflow automation and strong integration with Zoho applications.
🔗 https://www.zoho.com/forms/Typeform – A user-friendly platform for creating interactive and conversational surveys and forms.
🔗 https://www.typeform.com/Cognito Forms – A flexible form builder focused on secure data collection, calculations, and workflow automation.
🔗 https://www.cognitoforms.com/
Theses & Dissertations Databases:
PQDT Open – Provides free access to open-access theses and dissertations from universities worldwide.
🔗 https://pqdtopen.proquest.com/search.htmlWhite Rose eTheses – A repository of doctoral theses from the Universities of Leeds, Sheffield, and York.
🔗 https://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/MIT Theses – Offers open access to theses and dissertations produced at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
🔗 http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582Stanford University Libraries – Provides access to Stanford theses, dissertations, and extensive academic research resources.
🔗 https://library.stanford.edu/University of Colorado Libraries – Hosts theses and dissertations from the University of Colorado system.
🔗 https://www.colorado.edu/libraries/FAS Theses & Dissertations – A Harvard repository offering theses and dissertations from the Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
🔗 https://dash.harvard.edu/handle/1/4927603EBSCO Open Dissertations – A free database aggregating open-access dissertations from institutions around the world.
🔗 https://biblioboard.com/opendissertations/EThOS – The UK’s national thesis service, providing access to doctoral theses from British universities.
🔗 https://ethos.bl.uk/Home.doUNSW Library – Gives access to theses and research outputs from the University of New South Wales.
🔗 https://www.library.unsw.edu.au/Open Access Theses and Dissertations – A global index of freely available theses and dissertations from institutions worldwide.
🔗 https://oatd.org/Shodhganga – A national repository of Indian theses and dissertations maintained by INFLIBNET.
🔗 https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/
Scholarly Search Engines & Research Platforms
Scholarly Search Engines & Research Platforms
Google Scholar – The most widely used academic search engine for scholarly articles, theses, books, and citations.
🔗 https://scholar.google.com/Scopus – A large abstract and citation database used for research discovery, metrics, and journal evaluation.
🔗 https://www.scopus.com/home.uriWeb of Science – A curated citation database widely used for impact analysis and high-quality scholarly literature.
🔗 https://mjl.clarivate.com/search-resultsPubMed – A free search platform for biomedical and life sciences literature maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
🔗 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ResearchGate – A social networking site for researchers to share publications and collaborate.
🔗 https://www.researchgate.net/ScienceDirect – A leading platform providing access to Elsevier’s journals and books across disciplines.
🔗 https://www.sciencedirect.com/SpringerLink – Offers access to journals, books, and conference proceedings published by Springer.
🔗 https://link.springer.comIEEE Xplore – A key digital library for engineering, computer science, and electronics research.
🔗 https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/Xplore/home.jspJSTOR – A digital archive of academic journals, books, and primary sources, especially strong in humanities and social sciences.
🔗 https://www.jstor.org/ProQuest – Provides access to dissertations, theses, newspapers, and multidisciplinary databases.
🔗 https://www.proquest.com/Elsevier – A major academic publisher offering journals, books, and research analytics tools.
🔗 https://www.elsevier.com/Semantic Scholar – An AI-powered search engine focused on understanding research relevance and citations.
🔗 https://www.semanticscholar.org/Academia.edu – A platform for sharing academic papers and following research topics.
🔗 https://www.academia.edu/DOAJ – A directory of high-quality, peer-reviewed open-access journals.
🔗 https://doaj.org/ERIC – A specialized database for education research and policy literature.
🔗 https://eric.ed.gov/EBSCO – Offers subject-specific academic databases widely used in university libraries.
🔗 https://www.ebsco.com/Lens – Integrates scholarly literature with patent data for innovation research.
🔗 https://www.lens.org/Paperity – Aggregates open-access journals and research papers.
🔗 https://paperity.org/AMS – Publishes leading journals and resources in mathematics.
🔗 https://www.ams.org/journalsAnnual Reviews – Publishes authoritative review articles synthesizing research across disciplines.
🔗 https://www.annualreviews.org/J-Gate – A database for discovering global e-journal literature.
🔗 https://jgatenext.com/Indian Citation Index – A citation database focusing on Indian scholarly journals.
🔗 https://www.indiancitationindex.com/Indian Journals – Provides access to journals published in India across disciplines.
🔗 https://www.indianjournals.com/ORCID – Provides unique digital identifiers for researchers to track publications.
🔗 https://orcid.org/Publons – Tracks peer review, editorial contributions, and researcher profiles.
🔗 https://publons.com/PubPsych – A specialized database for psychology and behavioral sciences literature.
🔗 https://www.pubpsych.eu/Scinapse – Helps discover academic papers using AI-based relevance ranking.
🔗 https://scinapse.io/Elicit – Uses AI to summarize papers and assist with systematic literature reviews.
🔗 https://elicit.org/Connected Papers – Visualizes relationships between research papers to explore a field.
🔗 https://www.connectedpapers.com/Litmaps – Helps track, visualize, and stay updated on research topics through citation maps.
🔗 https://www.litmaps.com/R Discovery – A mobile-friendly app for discovering and reading research papers.
🔗 https://discovery.researcher.life/
Paraphrasing Tools:
Paraphrasing Tools:
QuillBot – A popular AI-powered paraphrasing tool offering multiple writing modes and grammar improvement.
🔗 https://quillbot.com/PrepostSEO – Provides a paraphrasing tool mainly used for SEO-friendly content rewriting.
🔗 https://www.prepostseo.com/paraphrasing-toolParaphraser.io – An easy-to-use tool for rewriting text while retaining original meaning.
🔗 https://www.paraphraser.io/Rephrase.info – Helps rephrase sentences and paragraphs for improved clarity and originality.
🔗 https://www.rephrase.info/ParaphrasingTool.ai – An AI-based paraphrasing tool designed for quick and efficient text rewriting.
🔗 https://paraphrasingtool.ai/SmallSEOTools – Offers a paraphrasing tool as part of a broader set of SEO and content tools.
🔗 https://smallseotools.com/paraphrasing-tool/Editpad – A simple paraphrasing tool for rewriting academic and general content.
🔗 https://www.editpad.org/tool/paraphrasing-toolDupliChecker – Provides an article rewriter useful for reducing text similarity and improving originality.
🔗 https://www.duplichecker.com/article-rewriter.php
Academic Writing & LaTeX Tools:
Academic Writing & LaTeX Tools:
Underleaf – An AI-powered tool for academic writing and LaTeX that helps researchers edit text, generate content, and convert files into LaTeX, with seamless Overleaf integration. https://underleaf.ai/
Grammar Check:
Grammar Check:
GrammarCheck: https://www.grammarcheck.net/editor/
Ginger Software: https://www.gingersoftware.com/grammarcheck
Reverso: https://www.reverso.net/spell-checker/english-spelling-grammar/
Scribens: https://www.scribens.com/
Journal Finders
Journal Finders
bibguru: https://www.bibguru.com/
Elsiever Journal Finder: https://journalfinder.elsevier.com/
Springer Journal Suggester: https://journalsuggester.springer.com/
Publish & Flourish Open Access: http://flourishoa.org/
Wiley Journal Finder; https://journalfinder.wiley.com/search?type=match
Think. Check. Submit: https://thinkchecksubmit.org/
Web of Science Master List: https://mjl.clarivate.com/home
Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ): https://doaj.org/
PMC Central: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/
Plagiarism Checker / Detector:
Plagiarism Checker / Detector:
Grammarly (Free + Premium): https://app.grammarly.com/
Plagiarism Checker: https://www.check-plagiarism.com/
Drilbit: https://www.drillbitplagiarism.com/
iThenticate: https://www.ithenticate.com/
Schematics / Ilustrations / Drawing Tools
Schematics / Ilustrations / Drawing Tools
Smart Servier Medical Art (Free): https://smart.servier.com/
Canva (Free + Premium): https://www.canva.com/
Draw.io (Free): https://app.diagrams.net/
MindMeister (Free): https://www.mindmeister.com/
Xmind (Free): https://xmind.app/
Lucidchart (Free): https://www.lucidchart.com/pages/
Inkscape (Free): https://inkscape.org/
bioRender (Premium): https://www.biorender.com/
Mermaid.gs (Free)
AI Tools in Research
AI Tools in Research
AI Article Search / Summary
OpenRead
Scholarcy
AI ResearchChat
AI Data Analysis
AI Text Speech
AI Voice Dictation
AI Tools in Research
AI Tools in Research
AI LitMaps
Connected Papers
Enago Read (Prev. Raxter)
AI Plagiarism/Paraphrase / Grammer
Trinka
Mark Copy
AI Reference Maker
Systematic Reviews Tools
Systematic Reviews Tools
Rayyan (Free): https://www.rayyan.ai/
RevMan5 (Free): http://www.cc-ims.net/RevMan/RevMan5/download/
Covindence (Premium): https://www.covidence.org/
Google Scholar Button Extention
Google Scholar Button Extention
The Google Scholar button can be installed in Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox or Opera). Google Scholar may help us to search the scholarly research article.
Digital Author Identifier (DAI)
Digital Author Identifier (DAI)
Author identifiers are unique identifiers that allow authors to distinguish themselves from other researchers and to unambiguously associate themselves with their work. Author identifiers are unique identifiers assigned to researchers to prevent the author ambiguity problem within the scholarly community because researchers have the same first and last names.
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