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| Literature search | ACM Digital Library | The ACM Digital Library contains the full-text collection of all ACM publications and a collection of full-text publications from selected publishers. | S
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| Literature search | arXiV | arXiv is an online repository for scientific research papers in the fields of computer science, physics and mathematics. | OA
Open Access
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| Literature search | BibSonomy | With BibSonomy you can collect publications and bookmarks and collaborate with colleagues. | OA
Open Access
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| Literature search | CiteSeerx | CiteSeerx is a digital library and search engine that focuses on computer and information science. | OA
Open Access
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| Literature search | DeepDyve | DeepDyve is an online rental service for scholarly research. | S
Subscription
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| Literature search | DOAJ | Directory of Open Access Journals is an online directory for open access peer-reviewed journals. | OA
Open Access
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| Literature search | EBSCOhost | EBSCOhost offers five free resources, one is the Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts. | OA
Open Access
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| Literature search | EZB | The EZB is an online database of scientific E-Journals. | OA
Open Access
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| Literature search | Google Scholar | Web search engine that indexes the full text or metadata of scholarly literature | OA
Open Access
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| Literature search | IDEAS | IDEAS is a bibliographic database dedicated to Economics. | OA
Open Access
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| Literature search | IEEE Xplore digital library | The IEEE Xplore digital library is a resource for scientific and technical content published by the IEEE and its publishing partners. | S
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Literature search | Ingenta Connect | Ingenta Connect provides researchers with online access to the full text of electronic articles. | S
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| Literature search | JSTOR | JSTOR is a digital library that provides access to academic journal articles and books. | S
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| Literature search | Oxford Academic Journals | Oxford Academic Journals offers full text access to the publisher's journals. | S
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| Literature search | Oxford Scholarship Online | Oxford Scholarship online offers full text access to the publisher's E-Books. | S
Subscription
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| Literature search | Paperity | Paperity is a multidisciplinary aggregator of Open Access journals and papers. | OA
Open Access
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| Literature search | Project MUSE | MUSE offers full text access to books and journals. | S
Subscription
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| Literature search | Researchgate | With Researchgate you can share and access publications and connect and collaborate with colleagues. | OA
Open Access
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| Literature search | SAGE Journals | Sage Journals offers full text access to the publisher's journals. | S
Subscription
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| Literature search | ScienceDirect | ScienceDirect is Elsevier's platform of scholarly literature. | S
Subscription
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| Literature search | Scopus | Scopus is a bibliographic database containing abstracts and citations for academic journal articles. | S
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| Literature search | SpringerLink | SpringerLink provides researchers with access to scientific documents. | S
Subscription
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| Literature search | Taylor & Francis | Taylor & Francis online resource for scholarly literature. | S
Subscription
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| Literature search | Taylor & Francis eBooks | Taylor & Francis online resource for E-Books. | S
Subscription
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| Literature search | Web of Science | Web of Science provides access to multidisciplinary research from multiple sources with a single interface. | S
Subscription
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| Literature search | Wiley Online Library | Wiley Online Library hosts a multidisciplinary collection of online resources. | S
Subscription
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| Literature search | Zetoc | Zetoc is a research database that provides access to journals, article citations and conference papers. | S
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| Reference management | Citavi | With Citavi you can find articles, import PDFs and references and cite and create bibliographies. | PP/P
Proprietary/Paid
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| Reference management | citeulike | Citeulike is a service for managing and discovering scholarly references. | WB/F
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| Reference management | colwiz | With colwiz you can find articles, import PDFs and references and cite and create bibliographies. | PP/F
Proprietary/Free
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| Reference management | EndNote | With EndNote you can find articles, import PDFs and references and cite and create bibliographies. | PP/P WB/F Proprietary/Paid Web-based/Free |
| Reference management | F1000 Workspace | With F1000 Workspace you can discover, annotate, write and share scientific research. | WB/F WB/P Web-based/Free Web-based/Paid |
| Reference management | Mendeley | Mendeley is an application for managing and sharing research papers and collaborating online. | PP/F
Proprietary/Free
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| Reference management | Paperpile | Paperpile is a web reference manager built for Chrome and Google Apps. | WB/F
Web-based/Free
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| Reference management | Papers | With Papers you can find articles, import PDFs and references and cite and create bibliographies. | PP/P
Proprietary/Paid
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| Reference management | ReadCube | ReadCube is a program for managing, annotating and accessing academic research articles. | PP/F
Proprietary/Free
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| Reference management | RefWorks | RefWorks is a web-based reference management software. | PP/P
Proprietary/Paid
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| Reference management | Zotero | Zotero is a reference management software to manage bibliographic data and related research materials. | OS/F
Open Source/Free
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| Literature analysis | Carrot2 | Carrot2 is a search results clustering engine. | WB/F
Web-based/Free
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| Literature analysis | ContentMine | ContentMine provides software for getting articles from many online sources, normalizing and processing them to search for key terms, phrases, patterns and more. | PP/F
Proprietary/Free
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| Literature analysis | paperscape | Paperscape is an interactive map that visualizes the arXiv. | OA
Open Access
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| Activity | Name | Description | License |
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| Idea generation | Coggle | Coggle is an online mind map tool. | WB/F WB/P Web-based/Free Web-based/Paid |
| Idea generation | Edraw Mind Map | Edraw Mind Map is a software for mind map creation | PP/F
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| Idea generation | Fast Idea Generator | Helps to generate new ideas by thinking differently. | OA
Open Access
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| Idea generation | FreeMind | FreeMind is a software for mind map creation. | OS/F
Open Source/Free
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| Idea generation | MindMeister | MindMeister is an online mind map tool. | WB/F WB/P Web-based/Free Web-based/Paid |
| Activity | Name | Description | License |
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| Data discovery | DataDryad | DataDryad is a curated general-purpose data repository. | OA
Open Access
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| Data discovery | figshare | Figshare is an online repository where users can make their research outputs available in a citable, shareable and discoverable manner. | WB/F
Web-based/Free
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| Data discovery | Harvard Dataverse | Harvard Dataverse is a repository for sharing, citing and analyzing research data. | OA
Open Access
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| Data discovery | Nature's Recommended Data Repositories | Nature's Recommended Data Repositories is a set of disciplinary repositories. | OA
Open Access
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| Data discovery | Re3data | Re3data is a registry of data repositories. | OA
Open Access
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| Data discovery | Zenodo | Zenodo is a research data repository for sharing and publication of research data. | OA
Open Access
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| Data management | Colectica | With Colectica you can design, document and publish your statistical data and survey research. | PP/P
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| Data management | Datazar | Datazar is a research collaboration platform for data management and analysis. | WB/F WB/P Web-based/Free Web-based/Paid |
| Data management | DMPonline | DMPonline helps you creating, reviewing and sharing data management plans. | OA
Open Access
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| Data management | DMPTool | Data Management Planning Tool helps you creating, reviewing and sharing data management plans. | OA
Open Access
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| Data management | eLabFTW | ELabFTW is an electronic lab notebook. | OS/F
Open Source/Free
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Data management | sciNote | SciNote is an electronic lab notebook. | OS/F
Open Source/Free
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| Project management | Asana | Asana is a collaborative project management tool. | WB/F WB/P Web-based/Free Web-based/Paid |
| Project management | Docollab | Docollab is a collaborative workspace for projects tasks, documents and spreadsheets. | WB/F WB/P Web-based/Free Web-based/Paid |
| Project management | Freedcamp | Freedcamp is a collaborative project management tool. | WB/F WB/P Web-based/Free Web-based/Paid |
| Project management | Open Science Framework | Open Science Framework is a cloud-based project management site. | OA
Open Access
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| Activity | Name | Description | License |
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| Collect data | Gnumeric | Gnumeric is an open source spreadsheet program. | OS/F
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| Collect data | LimeSurvey | LimeSurvey is an online survey solution. | OS/F OS/P Open Source/Free Open Source/Paid |
| Collect data | Pyspread | Pyspread is a spreadsheet that accepts expressions in the Python programming language. | OS/F
Open Source/Free
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| Collect data | SmartSurvey | SmartSurvey is an online survey solution. | PP/F PP/P Proprietary/Free Proprietary/Paid |
| Collect data | SoGoSurvey | SoGoSurvey is an online survey solution. | PP/F PP/P Proprietary/Free Proprietary/Paid |
| Collect data | SurveyMonkey | SurveyMonkey is an online survey solution. | PP/F PP/P Proprietary/Free Proprietary/Paid |
| Store data | Apache Cassandra | Apache Cassandra is a database management system. | OS/F
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| Store data | Apache Derby | Apache Derby is a database management system. | OS/F
Open Source/Free
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| Store data | Dropbox | Dropbox is an online storage and collaboration service. | WB/F
Web-based/Free
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| Store data | Google Drive | Google Drive is an online storage service. | WB/F WB/P Web-based/Free Web-based/Paid |
| Store data | MySQL | MySQL is a database management system. | OS/F PP/P Open Source/Free Proprietary/Paid |
| Store data | MySQL cloud | MySQL cloud is a cloud database. | WB/F WB/P Web-based/Free Web-based/Paid |
| Store data | SWITCHdrive | SWITCHdrive is an academic cloud storage service. | WB/F
Web-based/Free
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| Activity | Name | Description | License |
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| Qualitative Analysis | AQUAD | AQUAD is a software for analyzing qualitative data. An interface with the statistical software R allows to combine qualitative and quantitative analysis. | OS/F
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| Qualitative Analysis | ATLAS.ti | ATLAS.ti is a tool for qualitative analysis of large bodies of textual, graphical, audio and video data. | PP/P
Proprietary/Paid
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| Qualitative Analysis | HyperResearch | HyperResearch enables coding and retrieval of source material (text, graphics, audio and video), theory building and data analysis. | PP/P
Proprietary/Paid
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| Qualitative Analysis | HyperTRANSCRIBE | HyperTRANSCRIBE is a software for audio and video transcription. | PP/P
Proprietary/Paid
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| Qualitative Analysis | RQDA | RQDA is a R package for qualitative data analysis. It runs within the R statistical software, but has a separate window running a graphical user interface. | OS/F
Open Source/Free
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| Mixed Methods | Dedoose | Dedoose is a web application for mixed methods research. | PP/P
Proprietary/Paid
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| Mixed Methods | MAXQDA | MAXQDA is a software designed for qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods data analysis. | PP/P
Proprietary/Paid
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| Mixed Methods | NVivo | NVivo is a software for qualitative data and mixed methods analysis. | PP/P
Proprietary/Paid
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| Mixed Methods | QDAMiner | QDAMiner is a software for qualitative data and mixed methods analysis. | PP/P
Proprietary/Paid
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| Quantitative Analysis | GATE | GATE (General Architecture for Text Engineering) offers tools for text mining. | OS/F
Open Source/Free
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| Quantitative Analysis | H2O | H2O is a software for big data analysis. | OS/F
Open Source/Free
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| Quantitative Analysis | KH Coder | KH Coder is a software for quantitative content analysis or text mining. | OS/F
Open Source/Free
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| Quantitative Analysis | Knime Analytics Platform | Knime Analytics Platform is a data analytics and reporting platform. | OS/F
Open Source/Free
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| Quantitative Analysis | MATLAB | MATLAB is a software for numerical computing. | PP/P
Proprietary/Paid
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| Quantitative Analysis | OpenNLP | The OpenNLP library is a machine learning based toolkit for the processing of natural language text. | OS/F
Open Source/Free
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| Quantitative Analysis | Orange | Orange is a software for data mining. | OS/F
Open Source/Free
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| Quantitative Analysis | RapidMiner | RapidMiner is a data science platform for data preparation, text mining, etc. | PP/F PP/P Proprietary/Free Proprietary/Paid |
| Quantitative Analysis | R | R is a software environment for statistical computing and graphics. | OS/F
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| Quantitative Analysis | Scilab | Scilab is a software for numerical computing. | OS/F
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| Quantitative Analysis | SPSS | SPSS Statistics offers software for statistical analysis. | PP/P
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| Quantitative Analysis | Stata | Stata is a statistical software package for data analysis, data management and graphics. | PP/P
Proprietary/Paid
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| Quantitative Analysis | WordStat | WordStat is a content analysis and text mining add-on module of QDAMiner. | PP/P
Proprietary/Paid
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| Visualization | Circos | Circos is a software package for visualizing data and information in a circular layout. | OS/F
Open Source/Free
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| Visualization | CitNetExplorer | CitNetExplorer is a software tool for visualizing and analyzing citation networks of scientific publications. | PP/F
Proprietary/Free
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| Visualization | DataMelt | DataMelt is a software for data analysis and data visualization. | OS/F
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| Visualization | dataviz.tools | Dataviz.tools is a curated guide to tools and resources for data visualization. | OA
Open Access
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| Visualization | Gephi | Gephi is a visualization software for graphs and networks. | OS/F
Open Source/Free
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| Visualization | Graphviz | Graphviz is a visualization software for visualizing structural information. | OS/F
Open Source/Free
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| Visualization | MayaVi | MayaVi is a scientific data visualizer. | OS/F
Open Source/Free
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| Visualization | ParaView | ParaView is a data analysis and data visualization application built on top of VTK. | OS/F
Open Source/Free
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| Visualization | Sci2 Tool | The Science of Science (Sci2) Tool is a modular toolset designed for temporal, geospatial, topical, network analysis and visualization. | OS/F
Open Source/Free
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| Visualization | Tableau | Tableau offers data analysis and visualization software. | PP/P
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| Visualization | VOSviewer | VOSviewer is a software tool for constructing and visualizing bibliometric networks. | PP/F
Proprietary/Free
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| Visualization | VTK | The Visualization Toolkit (VTK) is a system for 3D computer graphics visualization. | OS/F
Open Source/Free
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| Sound analysis | Audacity | Audacity is an audio software for recording and editing. | OS/F
Open Source/Free
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| Sound analysis | Volview | Volview is a software for volume visualization. | OS/F
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| Sound analysis | Raven | Raven is a software for the acquisition, visualization and analysis of sound. | PP/F PP/P Proprietary/Free Proprietary/Paid |
| Activity | Name | Description | License |
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| Collaboration platform | Academia | Academia is a platform for academics to share research papers. | OA
Open Access
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| Collaboration platform | BibSonomy | With BibSonomy you can collect publications and bookmarks, collaborate with colleagues and discover publications. | OA
Open Access
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| Collaboration platform | Life Science | Life Science Network is a web platform dedicated to life sciences. | OA
Open Access
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| Collaboration platform | Mendeley | Mendeley is an application for managing and sharing research papers and collaborating online. | PP/F
Proprietary/Free
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| Collaboration platform | MyScienceWork | MyScienceWork is a global scientific platform to access and share research. | OA
Open Access
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| Collaboration platform | Researchgate | With Researchgate you can share and access publications and connect and collaborate with colleagues. | OA
Open Access
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| Activity | Name | Description | License |
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| Collaborative writing | Authorea | Authorea is an online document editor. | WB/F WB/P Web-based/Free Web-based/Paid |
| Collaborative writing | Dropbox Paper | With Dropbox Paper you can create and edit files online while collaborating with others. | WB/F
Web-based/Free
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| Collaborative writing | Etherpad | Etherpad is a customizable online editor providing collaborative editing. | OS/F
Open Source/Free
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| Collaborative writing | Google Docs | With Google Docs you can create and edit files online while collaborating with others. | WB/F
Web-based/Free
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| Collaborative writing | The Jupyter Notebook | The Jupyter Notebook is a web application for creating and sharing documents. | OA
Open Access
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| Drawing | Adobe Photoshop | Adobe Photoshop is an imaging and design software. | PP/P
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| Drawing | Adobe Illustrator | Adobe Illustrator is a vector graphics editor. | PP/P
Proprietary/Paid
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| Drawing | Dia | Dia is a diagramming software. | OS/F
Open Source/Free
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| Drawing | Draw | Draw is a vector graphics editor and diagramming tool. | OS/F
Open Source/Free
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| Drawing | Edraw Mind Map | Edraw Mind Map is a software for mind map creation. | PP/F
Proprietary/Free
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| Drawing | GIMP | GIMP is a raster graphics editor. | OS/F
Open Sources/Free
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| Drawing | Inkscape | Inkscape is a program for vector graphics creating and editing. | OS/F
Open Source/Free
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| Drawing | Pencil2D | Pencil2D is a software for 2D graphics, drawings and animation. | OS/F
Open Source/Free
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| Drawing | Pinta | Pinta is an image drawing and editing program. | OS/F
Open Source/Free
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| Drawing | SVG-edit | SVG-edit is a web-based vector graphics editor. | OS/F
Open Source/Free
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| Drawing | Vectr | Vectr is a software for vector graphics creating and editing. | PP/F
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| Activity | Name | Description | License |
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| Journal selection & ranking | EndNote Manuscript matcher | EndNote Manuscript matcher helps you find a matching journal for your paper. | PP/P WB/F Proprietary/Paid Web-based/Free |
| Journal selection & ranking | findMyJournal | With findMyJournal you can search a matching journal for your paper. | OA
Open Access
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| Journal selection & ranking | JournalGuide | JournalGuide is a database for searching and comparing journals. | OA
Open Access
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| Journal selection & ranking | SJR | SCImago Journal Rank is a portal for accessing and comparing scientific journals. | OA
Open Access
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| Journal selection & ranking | SHERPA/RoMEO | SHERPA/RoMEO provides summaries of self-archiving permissions and publisher copyright policies. | OA
Open Access
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| OA journals & repositories | arXiv | arXiv is a multidisciplinary e-print service. | OA
Open Access
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| OA journals & repositories | DOAJ | DOAJ is an online directory that indexes and provides access to open access, peer-reviewed journals. | OA
Open Access
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| OA journals & repositories | F1000Research | F1000Research is a research publishing platform. | OA
Open Access
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| OA journals & repositories | ROAR | ROAR is the Registry of Open Access Repositories. | OA
Open Access
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| Data repositories | DataDryad | DataDryad is a curated general-purpose data repository. | OA
Open Access
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| Data repositories | figshare | Figshare is an online repository where users can make their research outputs available. | WB/F
Web-based/Free
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| Data repositories | Harvard Dataverse | Harvard Dataverse is a repository for sharing, citing and analyzing research data. | OA
Open Access
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| Data repositories | Nature's Recommended Data Repositories | Nature's Recommended Data Repositories is a set of disciplinary repositories. | OA
Open Access
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| Data repositories | Re3data | Re3data is a registry of data repositories. | OA
Open Access
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| Data repositories | Zenodo | Zenodo is a research data repository for sharing and publication of research data. | OA
Open Access
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| Outreach | Researchgate | With Researchgate you can share and access publications and connect and collaborate with colleagues. | OA
Open Access
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| Outreach | SlideShare | With SlideShare you can share presentations and documents. | OA
Open Access
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