useful tools for writing and research

• Best Practices to Avoid Plagiarism (Purdue University Online Writing Lab)

apps for research: references, literature review, idea mapping, note-taking, writing, editing

• Zotero reference management system, has browser plugins for capturing publications with their metadata
• ResearchRabbit for finding connected papers
• Coggle.it mindmapping web app for structured thinking
• Obsidian
• Scrivener
• Zettlr
• Hemingway Editor (does not really work on semiotic texts)

workflow tutorials

• more resources for using zotero & obsidian for research
• An Integrated Qualitative Analysis Environment with Obsidian
• Using Scrivener for Writing Scientific Papers by Daniel Vreeman

Creating A Research Space (CARS) template for outlining papers, abstracts etc.

• Caroline Ammon, Introduction Section for Research Papers, San José State University Writing Center
• CARS handout by Ken Pennington, Helsinki University of Technoloy, 2005
• Longer explanation of CARS model by USC Libraries (the website includes also other guides and recommendations on how to write a social sciences paper)

other tools

• Voyant Tools - a web-based reading and analysis environment for digital texts
• Online word cloud generator

tool comparisons

• How to Choose a Reference Manager? Mendeley vs Zotero vs JabRef