Free articles from the CollabCite team, open to everyone. CollabCite does not find journals for members. Instead, we help you choose well yourself, and avoid the journals that prey on researchers.
Finding Good Journals
How to find and check journals indexed in Scopus and Web of Science.
Read more →Spotting Predatory Journals
The warning signs of a predatory journal, and what to do if one contacts you.
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Practical guides on collaboration, authorship, writing and peer review.
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Writing a joint grant proposal with collaborators
Joint grant proposals fail for predictable reasons: no shared question, late budget arguments and rushed paperwork. A step-by-step way to plan and write one as a team.
GuidesORCID, DOIs and Crossref: a researcher’s guide to persistent identifiers
What ORCID iDs, DOIs and Crossref are, how they work together, how to set them up properly, and how to spot fake or broken DOIs.
Research IntegrityUsing AI tools in research writing responsibly
Generative AI can help with language, structure and routine tasks, but it cannot be an author and it can be confidently wrong. Here is a practical guide to using AI tools in…
GuidesWriting a literature review that does more than summarise
A literature review should build an argument, not list who said what. Here is how to search, organise and write a review that shows where the field stands and where your work…
Predatory JournalsPredatory conferences: warning signs and how to avoid them
Predatory conferences take registration fees and offer little real peer review or scholarly exchange. Learn the warning signs and a simple routine for checking any event before you submit.
CollaborationMaking interdisciplinary research collaboration work
Interdisciplinary projects can produce work no single field could, but they fail for predictable reasons. Practical steps for shared language, fair credit and choosing where to publish.