Research Methodologies, Process and Publishing
- AI and Research
- AI in Research (UCI)
- Artificial Intelligence and Scholarly Communication: Opportunities, Risks, and Responsible Integration across the Research Lifecycle (Dec 2025)
- ASSAf Scholarly Publishing Programme
- Choosing the Right Research Methodology: A Guide for Researchers (Elsevier)
- Data Management (Wits Libguide)
- DHET Accredited Journals
- Dissertations 4: Methodology: Methods (University of Westminster Library)
- Evaluating impact from research: A methodological framework
- Evaluating Web Resources (Wits Libguide)
- How to Choose the Right Research Method for Your University Assignment Tshwane University of Technology)
- Introduction to Impact Factor and Other Research Metrics: Types of Metrics (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)
- Leveraging Artificial Intelligence in Research and Scholarly Work: Innovative Approaches and Practical Applications (Nov 2025)
- Library support in the research lifecycle: Publishing (NMU)
- Making waves: How to improve scholarly impact performance through stakeholder engagement
- Purdue OWL
- Research Guide: Research Methods (University of Pretoria)
- Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Resources (Wits Libguide)
- Research Impact and Academic Profile Management: Metrics: Responsible Use and Types (University of Manitoba)
- Research Impact and Scholarly Metrics: Understanding Metrics (Kalamazoo College)
- Research Impact Metrics – Quick Reference Guide: Home (UNISA)
- Research Methods–Quantitative, Qualitative, and More: Overview (UC Berkeley Library)
- Research Methods: The Ultimate Guide for Academic and Professional Success
- Research Methods: What are research methods? (University of Newcastle Library)
- Research Methods and Methodologies (Wits Libguide)
- Research Methodology and Design (NU Library)
- Research Metrics (Wits Libguide)
- Research Metrics: Research Metrics Overview (Towson)
- Research Support: Publishing (Wits] Libguide)
- Sage Research Methods
- Scholarly Metrics (Johns Hopkins)
- Research Metrics and Scholarly Identity (WKU)
- Scholarly Research Resources (Wits Libguide)
- Scholarly Communication / Publishing (Wits Libguide)
- Searching for Resources/Search Engines/Tools (Wits Libguide)
- Types of Research – Methods and Examples (The Savvy Scientist)
- Research Impact and Scholarly Metrics – Understanding and using bibliometrics to evaluate journals and impact of scholarly work (DAEMEN Library).
- Writing a Literature Review (Purdue University)
- Writing the Literature Review (Part One): Step-by-Step Tutorial for Graduate Students
- UCT Library & Information Science Library Guide: Research Methodologies
- What are Research Metrics? (University of Melbourne)
- Writer’s Guide (University of Washington Libraries)
- 15 Ways to Build a Spectacular Online Presence
Authors’ Rights
- Authors and Copyright
- Author’s Addendum (SPARC)
- Authors’ Registry (UK)
- Author Rights: What are Author Rights?
- Authorship and Authorship Responsibilities (CSE)
- Co-authors should define their roles and responsibilities before they start writing
- Copyright, Fair Use, & Author Rights: Authors – Keep Your Copyright! (UCSD)
- Copyright and Authors (South Africa)
- Defining the Role of Authors and Contributors
- Defining authorship in your research paper: co-authors, corresponding authors, and affiliations
- Digital Books and Your Rights
- Difference between Author and Coauthor
- Doing more, but learning less: The risks of AI in research (2024)
- How to tell my co-authors that I should be the first author?
- Perspectives on AI in scholarly communications
- Scholarly Authors’ Addendum CC
- Ten Principles for Fair Contracts for Authors
- Understanding Rights Reversion- When, Why, & How to Regain Copyright and Make Your Book More Available
- What you should know about copyright as an author or creator
Negotiating Contracts with Publishers
- Book Publishing Contracts – Checklist of Deal Terms
- Contracts in Publishing – A toolkit for authors and publishers (WIPO)
- Understanding and Negotiating Book Publication Contracts (Authors Alliance)
- Fair Publishing Contracts
- How to Negotiate a Publisher’s Contract (Univ. of Utah)
- Publishing Agreements
Peer-Review
- Additional experiments required: A scoping review of recent evidence on key aspects of Open Peer Review
- AI and peer reviews in higher education: students’ multimodal views on benefits, differences and limitations
- Artificial Intelligence in Peer Review: Ethical Risks and Practical Limits
- AI and Intellectual Property
- Importance of Peer Review in Maintaining Research Integrity
- Risks of AI scientists: prioritizing safeguarding over autonomy The promise and perils of AI use in peer review
- The risks of artificial intelligence in research: ethical and methodological challenges in the peer review process
- Understanding Peer Review
- Unveiling Perspectives on Peer Review and Research Integrity: Survey Insights
- Use of artificial intelligence and the future of peer review
- What is open peer review? A systematic review
- What is peer-review ? (Wikipedia)
- What is Peer Review and why is it important?
- Why Should I Be a Peer Reviewer?
Codes of Best Practice and Guidelines
- AI in Academic Research: How to Use AI (Stanford University Libraries)
- ASSAf and SciELO Guidelines for the Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tools and Resources in Research Communication (2024)
- ASSAf’s Code of Best Practice in Scholarly Journal Publishing, Editing and Peer Review (2025)
- Code of Practice for Research (UKRIO)
- Code of Good Practice in Research (University of Glasgow)
- Good Practice Principles for Scholarly Communication Services (SPARC)
- Good Research Practice (University of Cambridge)
- The Fundamental Values of Academic Integrity (3rd ed)
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