Start with a working example
A reproducible literature search
See a completed search record, then build and export your own.
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Resources for the work behind a paper.
Find a journal rule, document a search, plan a revision, or teach a source-checking exercise. Each resource states what it covers and where the evidence came from.
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Working resources
See the document before you use it.
These previews show pages from the actual downloads, not illustrations of a future resource.
Planning worksheet
Make your search reproducible.
Work from a completed example to an exact query, a retrieval test, and a search log.
Interactive worksheet + 2-page PDF
Plan a literature search
Revision worksheet
Make every revision traceable.
Connect one reviewer concern to a decision, an owner, a manuscript change, and a response.
Interactive worksheet + 2-page PDF
Build a reviewer response
Teaching exercise
Teach the source, not the shortcut.
Resolve four journal-submission decisions using a fictional case and the official PLOS ONE guidance.
Instructor guide + learner worksheet
Inspect the teaching kitSix working documents
Bring a question.
Leave with a record.
Every workbook pairs a completed fictional example with six prompts, source guidance, and a two-page PDF. Browser notes stay in the current tab; save them before leaving.
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Plan a literature search
A recorded query, retrieval test, and search log.
Organize a shared reference library
An agreement on imports, duplicate decisions, claim checks, and the final library snapshot.
Plan a research data handoff
Named owners, storage locations, access decisions, and a release plan.
Verify a journal's claims
A source-linked verification record with unresolved contradictions kept visible.
Prepare a journal cover letter
A journal-specific drafting record covering contribution, fit, and required disclosures.
Coordinate a reviewer response
A traceable decision, assigned revision, exact manuscript location, and draft response.
Inspect the evidence
Research you can examine, not just quote.
These collections have different coverage, methods, and review dates. Check those boundaries before interpreting a finding or applying a journal rule.
Browse the reference shelfOfficial-source map
Journal Submission Source Map
Trace the official journal, publisher, society, and author-center instructions that control a real submission decision.
Versioned study · methodology · downloadable data
Requirements dataset
Journal Requirements Observatory
Compare how journal requirements differ, then use the linked official sources to verify the rule before you act.
Transparent scope · comparison view · change history
Data study
Retracted Citation Study
See how often 12,402 recent biomedical papers cite retracted, corrected, or expression-of-concern references, with downloadable data and methodology.
CSV and JSON · methodology · citation badge
Institutional evidence preview
Research Publishing Support Observatory
See how clearly universities publicly surface support from literature search through publication, with evidence and limitations shown.
Provisional calibration release · correction path · methodology
For libraries and research-support teams
Choose one resource for one real need.
Inspect the worksheet, check its limits, and adapt the listing to your local services. The Library Kit provides resource-by-resource descriptions, reuse terms, and a printable selection guide.