3. Main body: paraphrase your text, check grammar and plagiarism in quillbot.com; simplify even the most complex texts in hemingwayapp.com; or use word extension of paperpal.com for instant writing suggestions (academia-specific)
4. Stuck with writing? Use lex.page if you run out of ideas. This website will finish your writing for you based on the previous paragraphs!
5. Check your manuscript against submission requirements using penelope.ai. It gives you a full breakdown of what's missing (e.g., references, author info) and how you can improve what's there. How cool is that?!
Bonus if you managed to reach here: writefull.com can do (almost) everything above! It proofreads, paraphrases, and generates titles and abstracts for your academic paper. What's even better? It's academia-specific!
Use these tools to 1) improve your writing, 2) get started with writing if you feel stuck, 3) get creative ideas and get exposed to new styles ✍️ Save them and start using them tomorrow
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🔺 litmaps.com: shows you all the articles on your topic and cross-citation. Search using keywords, DOI, titles, and authors to visualize your field of interest
🔺 openknowledgemaps.org: comprehensively maps your research topic by 1) showing the main research streams within it, 2) identifying all relevant concepts and terms, and 3) clustering similar articles to make learning easier. It's a must!
1. No onboarding, having to piece together all the info
How do the printers work? What is FAIR data? For most of us, there was no comprehensive onboarding that'd explain how the academic environment works
💡Tip: team up with a more senior PhD student to get some lifehacks
2. Feeling frustrated, lost, lacking progress
Most of us have to define the project ourselves. An overwhelming amount of information and no clear "rules of the game" take their toll
💡Tip: narrow down, define your niche, read the best articles from your field, get feedback early
1⃣ Data challenges: new privacy regulations, no access to third-party cookies, and new post-covid advertising models
Some research questions to look at:
• What business models can help companies adapt to changing privacy policies?
• What available data (e.g., search data) should firms use to improve targeting?
• Can firms optimally combine pre and post covid advertising models?