Qualitative research can sometime feel like a puzzle with missing pieces.

Too many pieces. Too many quotes. Too little clarity.

Here's an approach to doing a structured, sequential and replicable thematic analysis:

0/6 1. Transcribe & Familiarize

Get to know your data inside out.

Highlight powerful quotes that represent diverse perspectives.

Written a research paper but don't know where to publish it?

Here are 11 tools to find the best journal for your article:⬇️ 1. Journal/Article Name Estimator (JANE) 

Enter your article title or abstract and JANE will provide a list of journals that may be appropriate for your submission.

Link: jane.biosemantics.org

Harvard is offering free research courses.

No fees are required.

Here are 9 courses you don't want to miss: 1. Quantitative Methods for Biology

Learn introductory programming and data analysis in MATLAB, with applications to biology and medicine.

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This week, I tried @MushtaqBilalPhD 's "Research Kick ()," and here is my review on it:

I was impressed at its ease of usability and indeed as promised, I was able to generate 10 potential topic ideas within 4 minutes.

Here are the steps I followed: researchkick.com
@MushtaqBilalPhD 1. Idenfity your interests, domain of your field and talk to advisors

2. Open “Research Kick” and enter a broad topic. E.g REBOA for damage resuscitation

The best research tools for PhD students/ researchers: 🎓 ➡️Paperpal: Writing assistant and grammar corrector.
➡️Elicit: Helps you find relevant papers.
➡️BioRender: Great to make medical figures. You'll never go back to making figures with PowerPoint again!

Written a paper but don't know where to publish it?

Here are 12 tools to find the best journal for your article:⬇️ 1. Journal/Article Name Estimator (JANE)

2. Researcher (dot) Life's Journal Finder

3. Think. Check. Submit jane.biosemantics.org
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Have you ever heard of the following study designs?

-Prospective case-control study
-Randomized case-control study
-Retrospective randomized study

They don't exist! Yet many mislabel their studies with such terminology.

Here are 7 study designs you should know:⬇️ 1. Case-control study:

Exposure status is unknown; Disease status is known

Always retrospective. You look backwards in time to see if people develop disease.

At start of study we know the number of diseased (cases) and undiseased (controls).

4 YouTube playlists for basic biostatistics:⬇️ 1. Statistics foundamentals:

How to read a paper?

Here are 7 guides from The BMJ on how to read and interpret different types of research papers:⬇️ 1. How to read a systematic review - papers that pool/ summarize other papers:

Link:
bmj.com/content/315/71…

Written a research paper but don't know where to publish it?

Here are 11 tools to find the best journal for your article:⬇️ 1. Journal/Article Name Estimator (JANE)

Enter your article title or abstract and JANE will provide a list of journals that may be appropriate for your submission.

Link: jane.biosemantics.org

Save yourself from predatory journals. Here is how to check the indexing status of a journal in 6 major databases! 🧵 Embase:

Go to
-Click on the hypertext - “Download the full list of journal titles in Embase”
-On the spreadsheet, search the journal title or ISSN
-On the corresponding row of the journal, the indexed journal shows “Yes” on the “Indexed at Embase” columnelsevier.com/solutions/emba…

How to do a (solid) literature review in 5 hours⬇️: STEP 1: Collect papers → Research Rabbit App (free)

Research Rabbit lets you discover studies and visualize the connection between them.

Search the topic you need articles for in the app and it will automatically suggest papers and make connections between them.

How to write a Research Paper in 40 steps. See below⬇️ STEP 1: TITLE: Begin with a working title that guides your research focus.
INTRODUCTION:
STEP 2: Introduce your topic clearly and define any specific terminology used.
STEP 3: Emphasize why the topic is significant. What makes your research important?

10 ways to publish your research paper in PubMed-indexed journals for FREE: 👇 1. Visit DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals -

1) Go to
2) Search for journals
3) Apply filter "Without: APCs"

"APC" stands for Article Processing Fee.

This will filter a list of journals where you can publish for FREE!DOAJ.org

How to read a paper?

Here are 7 guides from The BMJ on how to read and interpret different types of research papers: How to read a systematic review - papers that pool/ summarize other papers:

Link: bmj.com/content/315/71…

Johns Hopkins is offering FREE research courses online.

Here are 10 courses you can audit to elevate your skills (links below): 1. Introduction to Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis:

2. Biostatistics in Public Health Specialization:

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R is powerful tool for statistical analysis, data manipulation, data visualization, and machine learning.

It is widely used for data science in academia and leading tech firms.

Here are six FREE books you can use to learn R today: 1. R for Data Science:
2. R Packages:
3. Hands-On Programming with R: r4ds.had.co.nz
r-pkgs.org
rstudio-education.github.io/hopr/

Learn and master academic writing from elite Universities by spending $0.

Here are 8 guides and 4 courses to help you hone academic writing for FREE: FREE guides:

1. Online Writing Lab (OWL) (Purdue): General writing advice, subject-specific writing advice, and citations guide:

2. The Manchester Phrasebank: Never run out of academic phrases: https://t.co/nZrP1FqHqWlnkd.in/gqhEqfH4
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Stop complicating your thesis!

Here is the master plan I used to write an A+ thesis!

Each step is explained below: 1️⃣ Title: Make it clear, succinct, and intriguing! Your title sets the stage for your entire dissertation.

Manuscript writing is an essential skill, but it can be daunting and time-consuming, taking several days to complete.

I wrote a research paper (draft) in 2 hours - (using my abstract presentation).

This is how I did it and the tools I used: Step 1: I recorded my audio (using my phone) while presenting my research/ slides.

Step 2: I converted this audio to text using a free speech-to-text converter online.

Step 3: I applied a standardized methodology using the PRISMA checklist to ensure everything is included.

Become a research scientist by spending $0.

Here are 20 research courses from elite Universities you can audit for FREE👇 Data Analysis:

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