These resources will help with different stages of the research process. Discover and learn about different research methods, screen results for evidence synthesis reviews and track metrics of articles and grey literature, including your own publications.
A research methods library with books, reference works, journal articles, and instructional videos. The site is designed to guide users to the content they need to learn a little or a lot about their method. The Methods Map can help those less familiar with research methods to find the best technique to use in their research.
An article–level metadata, abstract, citations and research grants database. It provides basic metrics about research publications and helps you to see grants associated with research publications.
A web-based systematic review management platform with an intuitive interface suitable for students and experienced reviewers alike. It streamlines the processes of citation screening, full text review, risk of bias and data extraction and export, all in an online collaborative environment. Using Covidence can support you in using the right methodology by ensuring you follow the correct steps for PRISMA reporting, recording all decisions and data as you go.
A platform that allows users to discover policy documents as well as their links to each other, academic papers and to relevant people and topics. It works globally with universities, IGOs, NGOs, research funders, publishers and think tanks to understand their role in the policymaking landscape – tracking the evolution of ideas all the way from academic and think tank research, through knowledge brokers and other intermediaries, to government reports and legislation.
A research analytics product which uses data from the Scopus database. It provides author, article, or journal-level metrics with different visualisations. It allows benchmarking publications and other metrics against different universities, institutions or a set of other publications.
The database contains retractions gathered from publisher websites and is updated every working day. Some other update types, such as expressions of concern and corrections, are also included in the data. Various methods are used to find retractions, including searching scholarly databases, checking publisher websites, web searches, and reports from the community
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