Research Discovery & Source Support
Support for discovering relevant papers, organizing source libraries, identifying open access literature, and building a reliable evidence base for article preparation.
Service scope and standards
This service is designed to improve publication readiness while protecting research integrity, author responsibility, transparent disclosure, and journal policy compliance.
Guidance follows principles reflected in ICMJE recommendations and DOAJ/COPE/OASPA/WAME transparency expectations: authorship accountability, disclosure, ethical review, fee clarity, peer review transparency, copyright/licensing awareness, and responsible AI use.
What this service includes
- Keyword and synonym planning
- Database and open access source discovery
- Source grouping by topic and strength of evidence
- Foundational and recent literature identification
- Source library organization guidance
How the support works
- Clarify research topic, field, article type, and target audience.
- Build a search plan with keywords, databases, and inclusion criteria.
- Prepare a shortlist of relevant sources with notes.
- Organize sources for writing, citation, and manuscript development.
Ethical service principles
Search strategies should be transparent and appropriate to the research question.
Source selection should prioritize relevance, quality, recency where appropriate, and methodological fit.
Indexing or database claims should be verified through official sources.
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