Find co-authors. Build credibility. Together.
CollabCite is where researchers find co-authors and build credibility together. We are a collaboration platform, not a journal directory. Alongside collaboration, our team curates research opportunities, including calls for papers, book reviews and edited book chapters, and sends them straight to your inbox.
A collaboration platform, not a journal directory
CollabCite exists for mutual research development and academic credibility through genuine co-authored work. Here is exactly what you get, and what you don't.
What CollabCite is
- A verified community of real academicians, each with a unique membership ID
- Tools to find co-authors, post collaboration calls and form research teams
- Opportunities curated by our team (calls for papers, book reviews, edited book chapters) emailed to every member
- Free guides to choosing good journals, such as those indexed in Scopus or Web of Science
What CollabCite is not
- Not a journal directory, and we never promise to find you a journal
- Not a social feed: no ads, no self-promotion, no distractions
- Not a place for citation trading or citation rings, which are banned
- Not a seller of data: member data is never sold
From sign-up to co-authored paper in four steps
Join
Sign up, verify your academic identity, pay the annual fee and receive your CollabCite ID.
Connect
Build a research profile and join interest groups in your field.
Collaborate
Post a research idea or answer a call for co-authors, then form your team.
Stay informed
Receive curated opportunities by email and use our free guides to choose a good journal.
Everything built around research, nothing else
Each feature answers a real problem researchers face, especially outside large universities and metro cities.
Collaboration calls
Post “looking for co-authors” calls with the skills you need, or apply to others. Filter by field, deadline and paper type.
Interest groups
Topic groups such as AI governance, constitutional law or climate finance, where members share ideas and form teams.
Member directory
Search by field, method, institution and location, so a lawyer can find an economist or a data scientist.
Opportunities by email
Our team checks and posts calls for papers, book reviews and edited book chapters, and emails each one to you.
Free resources
Guides to finding Scopus and Web of Science journals, spotting predatory journals and research writing.
Verified membership ID
A permanent ID such as CC-2026-000123 that anyone can check on our Verify a Member page.
Curated by our team, delivered to your inbox
Every opportunity is checked before it is posted: it must be genuine and charge no publication fee. Previews are public; full details and links are for members.
The first opportunities are on their way
Every opportunity is checked by our team before it is posted: it must be genuine and charge no publication fee. Each one appears here as a preview and is emailed personally to every member.
Become a founding memberLess than ₹1 a day. Less than one journal processing fee.
One flat annual fee with no premium tiers. The first 1,000 academics pay ₹99 and the first 2,000 students pay ₹49 for their first year, and every founding member gets a Founding Member badge.
Full Member
- Start projects and post collaboration calls
- Join interest groups and the member directory
- Curated opportunities emailed to you
- Review drafts and mentor others
- Unique CollabCite membership ID and certificate
Postgraduate Member
- Start your own projects and collaboration calls
- Join interest groups and the member directory
- Curated opportunities emailed to you
- Upgrade to Full Member when you start a PhD
- Unique CollabCite membership ID and certificate
Student Associate
- Join projects and answer collaboration calls
- Start a project with a Full Member as mentor or co-lead
- Formal credit through authorship agreements
- Curated opportunities emailed to you
- Keep your ID and history when you move up
All prices are in Indian rupees and include GST. One flat annual fee, no premium tiers, no ads.
Built on principles, funded by members
Membership fees fund member verification, data handling and privacy compliance, journal checks, curating opportunities, and CollabCite’s own research activity.
Verified members only
Every member is checked through an institutional email, ORCID iD or an academic ID card.
Privacy first
You choose what is visible and who can contact you. We follow India’s DPDP Act, 2023.
Zero-fee journals
Partner journals must charge nothing to publish. The only allowed cost is the actual Crossref DOI fee, disclosed upfront with proof.
Genuine scholarship
Citation trading, plagiarism and fake profiles are banned and enforced through reporting and review.
Research together. Grow together.
Join as a founding member: ₹99 for your first year (₹49 for undergraduate students) while inaugural places last.