A practical toolkit for researchers

Whether you are a young BA student or a seasoned researcher, we have something to offer you. Our Academic Writing courses and personalized consultations are open to all Corvinus citizens. For more information, explore our Writing Center:

In addition to joining one of our courses and consultations, you may also wish to consult one of the many online writing guides and tutorials such as:

Follow one of the established style guides to make sure that your publication follows the expected norms and looks respectable. Make sure to pick the style guide that is relevant for your field.

First impressions matter, and the first impression your paper makes on readers is by its physical appearance. Make sure your paper looks great in terms of formatting by following this tutorial from the Modern Language Association Style Center:
Formatting Your Research Project (by the MLA Style Center) 

As researchers, we have many reasons to cite: to acknowledge the work of others, to allow readers to check our sources, the point readers to useful literature, and to show that we have done our research. How and what to cite, however, can be thorny issues. The resources listed here help you to adopt citation best practices and to steer clear of plagiarism:

1. An overview from MIT Libraries of Citing Sources
2. On overview from MIT of Academic Integrity
3. Avoiding plagiarism:

The technical details of citing and referencing can be dauntingly complex and there are different citation formats out there. Here you can find thorough descriptions of some of the most widely used systems. Note also that there are many easy-to use citation management tools which make citing and referencing very easy (see next section).
Chicago Manual of Style
American Psychological Association (APA), from Purdue University
Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (from Victoria University) 

These very practical applications help you organize your sources and are also great in terms of generating citations and references according to the desired format:

As a researcher, you are never on your own: science is all about collaboration. Luckily, there are many tools out there designed to make working together easy and efficient: Here is a collection:

Reading and annotating previously published research is a daily routine of every researcher. You can move beyond paper and pencil by using one of the tools below:

As researchers, we are generating lots of files and we are constantly on the go. Therefore, it is essential that you find a way to store and organize your files. These application have proved helpful to many people:

Whether you are a young BA student or a seasoned researcher, we have something to offer you. Our presentation trainings are open to all Corvinus citizens. For more information, explore our Writing Center: 

While many of us researchers are a bit on the introverted side, it is important that we develop the presentation skills needed to make the most of conferences and workshops. The good news is that here as well, practice makes perfect – but some tutorials can also be helpful:

There are many tools for creating a presentation, here is a selection:

Creating a good poster is considered by many to be an art form. Here are some selected tutorials plus templates for your use.

Academic publishing is a long, winding and often arduous process. Knowing what to expect and getting prepared to make the right choices at important junctions is the key for successfully navigating this challenging terrain.

Choosing the right journal for your paper vastly increases the chances of acceptance and publication. What is more, it also increases the visibility of your paper by helping you to reach just the right audience.

Taking care of your author ID (ORCID, Publons or Scopus Author ID) and maintaining a profile of your academic activities (on ORCID, GoogleScholar, Publons or Scopus) is essential in order to make your publications visible.

Repositories are essential in making your academic output accessible to the widest possible audience, at the earliest possible time:

The open access model of publishing is taking academia by a storm, and for very good reasons. Check out these hand guides and get ready to join the revolution:

Conferences are the lifeblood of research: the place where you can share your ideas, inspire and get inspired, and forged professional and personal relationships. In order to make the most of your conference experience, check out the guides below:

Organizing conferences is an important service to the research community. It is also a great way to expand your professional network and increase your visibility and name recognition. Conferences are logistically complex events which need a lot of forward planning. The resources below provide essential help to get started:

Accepting a request to act as a peer reviewer is an important service to your discipline. It is also a way for you to expand your professional network and increase your visibility. Writing a good peer review can be a challenge. The good news is that there are many useful guides:

Acting as an editor of a journal or a volume of studies is a tremendous responsibility and a huge task. In addition to being a major act of professional service, editorship is also a great way to increase your knowledge and expand your professional network.

Social media is a crucial tool for curating your professional profile and making your work and yourself visible.

A personal professional website is probably the most efficient way to take ownership of your online presence and persona.

Twitter is increasingly used by academics both to engage in academic discussion and also to reach a non-academic audience.

Blogging about your research can increase your visibility and recognition (both to a professional and a non-professional audience), but it is not without its pitfalls.