15 bookmark-worthy tools for researchers that cost you nothing and will save you time (& nerves) when researching, writing and publishing. A thread. 🧵 #AcademicTwitter #AcademicChatter — #1: Time-tracking with Toggl toggl.com • Understand how you are spending your time • Track how long each task is taking you so you can plan accordingly • Be more focused on the task at hand I use Toggl daily. ⏳ — #2: Proof-read your papers with Writefull writefull.com • AI-powered proof-reading tool specifically for scientific texts • Integrates into Word and Overleaf Members of my course (the Researchers' Writing Academy) love this one! [woman dance emoji red dress] — #3: Organise your references with Zotero zotero.org • Open-source program • Saves references from your browser • Organises them in folders and using tags • Creates bibliographies for your manuscript • Lets you co-create citation libraries with co-authors — #4: Stay focused with Forest forestapp.cc • Start the app when you want to tackle deep work • A virtual tree starts growing • When you leave the app to do something else, the tree dies • The larger your forest, the more deep work you got done! — #5: Discover papers (1) with Citation Gecko citationgecko.com • Upload 5-6 "seed papers" • The app extracts all references in and to these seed papers • Creates a visual citation network • Open-source web app — #6: Discover papers (2) with Research Rabbit researchrabbit.ai • Alternative to Citation Gecko • Build your own citation network • Label network entries • Download paper PDFs • Get alerts for new papers — #7: Visualise your thoughts with XMind xmind.net • Intuitive mindmapping tool • Embed hyperlinks, images & attachements Excellent for organising references for review papers or brainstorming the story of your paper! [light bulb emoji] — #8: Listen to scientific papers with Audemic audemic.io • Skip sections • Highlight text while listening • Take notes • Get summaries that go beyond the abstract — #9: Record training or feedback videos with Loom loom.com • Record your screen, webcam and/or audio • Share the video link after recording • 25 5-min videos included in free plan I use this one all the time! — #10: Project manage your papers with Trello trello.com • Use lists, cards & checklist to organise the tasks in each project • Collaborate with co-authors • Communicate via comment function PS: We provide you with several Trello templates inside our course! — #11: Choose your target journal (1) with SciRev scirev.org • Compare publication speeds, peer review quality and journal statistics • Contribute your own publishing experiences • Made by researchers — #12: Choose your target journal (2) with Transpose transpose-publishing.github.… • Compare journal policies on open peer review, co-reviewing and preprint policies You might be surprised how vague some journals are on these topics! — #13: Share methods on Protocols protocols.io • Publish your chemical synthesis protocols, clinical trial descriptions or computational workflows • Keep them updated • Receive a DOI • Run protocols as checklists • Free for individuals — #14: Cite correctly with CiteAs citeas.org • Obtain the correct citation for any preprint, software or dataset in one click • Open-source tool — #15: Understand your research landscape with Dimensions dimensions.ai • Analyse all research-related data (grants, papers, patents, datasets, online mentions, clinical trials, policy documents) • Identify collaborators • Find who has cited and used your work — TL;DR - 15 free tools for researchers you should bookmark now #1: Toggl #2: Writefull #3: Zotero #4: Forest #5: CitationGecko #6: ResearchRabbit #7: XMind #8: Audemic #9: Loom #10: Trello #11: SciRev #12: Protocols #13: Transpose #14: CiteAs #15: Dimensions