Resources for Students

Curated collection of essential tools and resources to support your research journey, from finding the right journal to managing references and discovering datasets.

Journal Finder Tools

Struggling to find the right journal for your research? These publisher-provided tools analyze your paper's title and abstract to recommend the most suitable journals for submission.

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IEEE Publication Recommender

IEEE

Find the most suitable IEEE publication for your research based on title, abstract, and keywords.
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Elsevier Journal Finder

Elsevier

Discover Elsevier journals that match your manuscript using title and abstract analysis.
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Springer Journal Suggester

Springer

Get journal recommendations from Springer's extensive portfolio based on your research content.
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Wiley Journal Finder

Wiley

Find the right Wiley journal for your research with AI-powered matching technology.

Writing Resources

Improve your academic writing with these essential guides and tools for grammar, style, and clarity.

Purdue OWL

Writing Guide

Comprehensive writing resources, citation guides, and grammar tips from Purdue University.
Grammarly

Writing Tool

AI-powered writing assistant for grammar, spelling, and style improvements.
Hemingway Editor

Writing Tool

Makes your writing bold and clear by highlighting complex sentences and common errors.
Academic Phrasebank

Writing Guide

General resource for academic writers providing examples of conventional phrases used in research writing.
QuillBot AI

Writing Tool

AI-powered paraphrasing and writing tool. Features an excellent AI detection model that is highly conservative and accurate in identifying AI-generated content.

Dataset Repositories

Access high-quality datasets for machine learning, computer vision, and engineering research.

Kaggle Datasets

General

Explore, analyze, and share quality data with millions of data scientists worldwide.
UCI Machine Learning Repository

Machine Learning

Collection of databases, domain theories, and data generators for ML research.
Google Dataset Search

Search Engine

Search for datasets across the web using Google's specialized search engine.
Papers with Code Datasets

Machine Learning

Datasets used in machine learning research papers with code implementations.
IEEE DataPort

Engineering

Repository for datasets related to engineering and technology research.

Academic Tools

Essential tools for research discovery, reference management, and academic writing.

Google Scholar

Search

Search for scholarly literature across many disciplines and sources.
Connected Papers

Research Discovery

Explore academic papers in a visual graph to find relevant work.
Zotero

Reference Manager

Free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and share research.
Mendeley

Reference Manager

Reference manager and academic social network to organize research and collaborate.
Overleaf

Writing Platform

Collaborative LaTeX editor for writing, editing and publishing scientific documents.
ORCID

Research Identity

Persistent digital identifier for researchers to distinguish your work from others.
Tips for Choosing the Right Journal

1. Match Your Research Scope

Ensure the journal's aims and scope align with your research topic and methodology.

2. Check Impact Factor & Quartile

Consider the journal's impact factor and SJR quartile ranking in your field.

3. Review Recent Publications

Read recent papers in the journal to understand the type of research they publish.

4. Consider Open Access Options

Decide whether open access publication aligns with your research dissemination goals.

5. Check Review Timeline

Consider the journal's average review and publication timeline for your needs.