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Graduate Tuition Fellowship

The Graduate Tuition Fellowship (GTF) is a competitive award program administered by the Graduate School that covers the cost of in-state tuition and mandatory fees for qualified Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA), and Masters of Fine Arts (MFA) students. Selections for these fellowships are made by each respective college.

Amount

Covers the cost of in-state tuition and mandatory fees for full-time enrollment of nine (9) credit hours per term (fall and spring); some amounts may vary by college/department, click the corresponding link below for more information on your college's GTF policies. This award is non-refundable and will be adjusted if the scholarship amount exceeds the actual cost of a student's in-state tuition and mandatory fees.

Eligibility

Complete the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) annually and if selected, complete the verification process

Possess an undergraduate degree or its equivalent and be admitted to a Ph.D., DMA, or MFA degree program.

Maintain full-time enrollment (enroll and complete a minimum of nine (9) credit hours during an academic term (fall and spring)).

Minimum academic standing requirements:

Begin doctoral program with a minimum cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.0.

Maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0.

Demonstrate satisfactory progress in course work, and timely progress in completing the degree requirements as defined by the enrolling graduate program. Note: Degree requirements include both course work and thesis/dissertation.

Click the corresponding link below for more information on your college's GTF policies.

Graduate School Fund

The Graduate School Fund (GSF) provides financial assistance for state of Texas resident graduate students who demonstrate financial need.

Amount

Award amounts will be based on a student's financial need, enrollment level, and the availability of funds. The GSF can only be applied to the cost of tuition and mandatory fees. This award is non-refundable and will be adjusted if the scholarship amount exceeds the actual cost of a student's tuition and mandatory fees. Students who have a Graduate Tuition Fellowship (GTF) are not eligible to receive the GSF.

Eligibility

Be a U.S. citizen or noncitizen who is eligible to complete a FAFSA

For the 2022-23 academic year, priority consideration will be given to students who completed a FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) annually and if selected, completed the verification process by April 15th. Funds are limited and, therefore, are offered on a first come, first offered basis.

Demonstrate financial need

Be classified as a Texas resident

Be a degree-seeking graduate student, enrolled in a minimum of 6 credit hours during a long term (Fall/Spring), according to the policy set in the Graduate Catalog

Demonstrate Satisfactory Academic Progress in course work, and timely progress in completing the degree requirements, including both course work and thesis/dissertation (Students who do not meet SAP will only be eligible for GSF with an approved SAP appeal.)

Not be the recipient of a Graduate Tuition Fellowship (GTF) or any other tuition exclusive waiver or fund

Maximum award amounts will be determined based on your enrollment and financial need:
Application

Submit a FAFSA for the 2021-2022 academic year. To complete a FAFSA and find out more information, visit fafsa.gov.

Houston Endowment and Presidential Fellowship

The Presidential and Houston Endowment Fellowships were established to assist programs to identify and recruit highly-qualified PhD students. These two-year (Presidential)/five-year (Houston Endowment) fellowships are available to students entering doctoral programs at the University of Houston. Selections for these fellowships are made by each respective college.

Presidential Endowed Fellowships

Carey C. Shuart Presidential Endowed Fellowship

The Carey C. Shuart Presidential Endowed Fellowship in the School of Art is intended to recruit exceptional graduate students. Fellowships are limited to students entering graduate programs at the University of Houston and are renewable for two years provided the student continues to meet the eligibility requirements. Selections for this fellowship are made by the college.

Chancellor/President Arthur K. Smith & First Lady June D. Smith Presidential Endowed Fellowship

The Chancellor/President Arthur K. Smith & First Lady June D. Smith Presidential Endowed Fellowship is intended to recruit exceptional graduate students. Fellowships are limited to students entering graduate programs at the University of Houston during the fall term and are renewable for two years provided the student continues to meet the eligibility requirements. Preference is given to those whose degree objective is the doctorate. Selections for this fellowship are made by the colleges.

Florence Clemenger Presidential Endowed Fellowship

The Florence Clemenger Presidential Endowed Fellowship in the Graduate College of Social Work is intended to recruit exceptional graduate students. Fellowships are limited to students entering graduate programs at the University of Houston during the fall term and are renewable for two years provided the student continues to meet the eligibility requirements. Preference is given to those whose degree objective is the doctorate. Selections for this fellowship are made by the college.

John L. Bear Presidential Endowed Fellowship

The John L. Bear Presidential Endowed Fellowship in the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics is intended to recruit exceptional graduate students. Fellowships are limited to students entering graduate programs at the University of Houston and are renewable for two years provided the student continues to meet the eligibility requirements. Selections for this fellowship are made by the college.

June L. Chin Presidential Endowed Fellowship

The June L. Chin Presidential Endowed Fellowship in the College of Pharmacy is intended to recruit exceptional graduate students. Fellowships are limited to students entering graduate programs at the University of Houston and are renewable for six years provided the student continues to meet the eligibility requirements. Selections for this fellowship are made by the college.

Lourdes M. and Nicanora C. Cuellar Presidential Endowed Fellowship

The Lourdes M. and Nicanora C. Cuellar Presidential Endowed Fellowship in the College of Pharmacy is intended to recruit exceptional graduate students. Fellowships are limited to students entering graduate programs at the University of Houston during the fall term and are renewable for six years provided the student continues to meet the eligibility requirements. Selections for this fellowship are made by the college.

Nicky R. and Lisa K. Holdeman Presidential Endowed Fellowship

The Nicky R. and Lisa K. Holdeman Presidential Endowed Fellowship in the College of Optometry is intended to recruit exceptional graduate students. Fellowships are limited to students entering graduate programs at the University of Houston during the fall term and are renewable for six years provided the student continues to meet the eligibility requirements. Preference is given to those whose degree objective is the doctorate. Selections for this fellowship are made by the college.

Robert F. Lietzow Presidential Endowed Fellowship

The Robert F. Lietzow Presidential Endowed Fellowship in the Moores School of Music is intended to recruit exceptional graduate students. Fellowships are limited to students entering graduate programs at the University of Houston during the fall term and are renewable for two years provided the student continues to meet the eligibility requirements. Preference is given to those whose degree objective is the doctorate. Selections for this fellowship are made by the college.

Sharon Ley Lietzow Presidential Endowed Fellowship

The Sharon Ley Lietzow Presidential Endowed Fellowship in the Moores School of Music is intended to recruit exceptional graduate students. Fellowships are limited to students entering graduate programs at the University of Houston and are renewable for two years provided the student continues to meet the eligibility requirements. Preference is given to those whose degree objective is the doctorate. Selections for this fellowship are made by the college.

Virginia Thompson Symons Presidential Endowed Fellowship

The Virginia Thompson Symons Presidential Endowed Fellowship in the Cullen College of Engineering in Environment Engineering is intended to recruit exceptional graduate students. Fellowships are limited to students entering graduate programs at the University of Houston during the fall term and are renewable for two years provided the student continues to meet the eligibility requirements. Preference is given to those whose degree objective is the doctorate. Selections for this fellowship are made by the college.

WalMart Health and Wellness Presidential Endowed Fellowship

The WalMart Health and Wellness Presidential Endowed Fellowship in the College of Pharmacy is intended to recruit exceptional graduate students. Fellowships are limited to students entering graduate programs at the University of Houston during the fall term and are renewable for six years provided the student continues to meet the eligibility requirements. Selections for this fellowship are made by the college.

Yu-Wen Diana Huang Presidential Endowed Fellowship

The Yu-Wen Diana Huang Presidential Endowed Fellowship in the Gerald D. Hines College of Archietecture is intended to recruit exceptional graduate students. Fellowships are limited to students entering graduate programs at the University of Houston during the fall term and are renewable for two years provided the student continues to meet the eligibility requirements. Selections for this fellowship are made by the college.

Graduate School Stella L. Ehrhardt Scholarship

The Graduate School Stella L. Ehrhardt Scholarship is a two-year fellowship available to master's students at the University of Houston. Selections for this scholarship are made by each respective college.

Amount

$1,200 annually (renewable for up to two years while enrolled in a master's program), as funds are available. Students who are non-residents or international will also qualify for a non-resident tuition waiver.

Eligibility

Complete the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) annually and if selected, complete the verification process

Possess an undergraduate degree or its equivalent and be enrolled in master's degree program.

Maintain full-time enrollment (enroll and complete a minimum of nine (9) credit hours during an academic term (fall and spring) in a master's program).

Maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0.

Demonstrate satisfactory progress in course work, and timely progress in completing the degree requirements as defined by the enrolling graduate program. Note: Degree requirements include both course work and thesis/dissertation.

Graduate School Research Incentive Cullen Fund

The Graduate School Research Incentive Cullen Fund provides support for student research initiatives, at the doctoral level only.

Amount

One-time award of up to $1,000.

Eligibility

The following minimum requirements must be met to qualify for a Graduate School Research Incentive Cullen Fund:

Pursuing a doctorate degree, and not in graduating term

GRS participant (does not exclude GRS winners)

Minimum cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.0

Full-time enrollment (enroll and complete a minimum of 9 credit hours)

Application

Applicants must attach the following documents through the ticket form below:

Statement of research focus

Explanation of how the Graduate School Research Incentive Cullen Fund will support research (i.e. thesis/dissertation, culminating project and/or field based work)

Explain how funds will be used for data collection

If Human Subjects are involved in your research, you must obtain approval from the Institutional Review Board (IRB). Please follow the link below for more information.

Log into AccessUH

Click on the "ICON" icon

Submit documents that are relevant to your research.

Use the following link to determine which documents you will need to submit.

Committee members will then review your submission to determine approval.

Budget sheet

Budget narrative detailing costs included on budget sheet

Deadlines

Not accepting applications at this time

Deliverables

If selected, applicants must complete the following after research in order to receive funding:

Research dates

Follow up report will need to be submitted within 30 days after conclusion of research

Cullen Fellowship Travel Grant

The Cullen Fellowship Travel Grant (CFTG) is a competitive fellowship program established to support graduate student travel to meetings, conferences, performances, and exhibits to showcase their research and scholarly work. This travel grant program is designed both to enhance professional development opportunities for students and to further promote the status of the University of Houston as a Carnegie-designated Tier One research university. The CFTG is open to all masters, doctorate, and professional students.

Amount

This fund is a reimbursement award and will reimburse the student upon submission of the deliverables.

Doctorate/Professional: CFTG will cover up to 75% allowable travel expenses (hotel or conference housing, transportation, registration costs) or up to $750.00, whichever is less.

Masters: CFTG will cover up to $500 of allowable travel expenses (hotel or conference housing, transportation, registration costs).

Eligibility

The following minimum requirements must be met to qualify for the Cullen Fellowship Travel Grant:

Doctorate/Professional:

The applicant's work must be accepted to be presented at a competitive meeting, conference, performance, or exhibit. If the work has been submitted but an acceptance has not yet been received, the applicant may still submit a travel grant application; however, any award is contingent on acceptance. Only travel to the events with competitive selection criteria for the participants is supported by this travel grant;

Event dates must occur within the travel dates for the application term

The applicant's college/department/program has to commit to cover a minimum of 25% of the conference costs.

Preference will be given to students who have not previously received travel grant funding. Students may only receive one travel award in a calendar year.

Masters:

The applicant's work must be accepted to be presented at a competitive meeting, conference, performance, or exhibit. If the work has been submitted but an acceptance has not yet been received, the applicant may still submit a travel grant application; however, any award is contingent on acceptance. Only travel to the events with competitive selection criteria for the participants is supported by this travel grant;

Event dates must occur within the travel dates for the application term

Preference will be given to students who have not previously received travel grant funding. Students may only receive one travel award in a calendar year.

*Only travel permitted by University of Houston travel guidelines is eligible for an award: https://uh.edu/covid-19/guidelines-protocols/travel-guidelines/ . You may be asked to provide additional documentation that your travel has been approved according to UH policies before being eligible to receive the award.

Application

Applicants must attach all the following documents, in order, as one PDF file. The file naming convention must be labeled as "Last Name, First Name (PeopleSoft ID)" through the ticket form below:

Fully completed Cover Sheet (Please note: Doctorate/Professional applicants must gather the necessary signatures from the Department/College by the deadline)

Curriculum Vitae (CV)- 2 page maximum

Written description by the applicant of the event detailing the following: event selectivity, what it means to be "invited" to the event, and the applicant's research that will be presented (1 page maximum)

Support letter from the applicant's faculty advisor or graduate chair attesting the following: quality of the work presented, quality/prestige of the event, event selectivity, what it means to be "invited", and how the event participation is directly related to the applicant's work at the University of Houston

Conference host letter (scanned copy of paper letter or email is acceptable) with the applicant's name clearly listed as a presenter or performer to verify the student's acceptance to participate in the event.

Deadlines

Due to the wide-ranging schedules of conferences, there is one deadline per term for Cullen Fellowship Travel Grant applications. There will be a 3-4 week review period following these deadlines. Applications must be received by 11:59PM CST on the deadline provided below.

October 15, 2021 (for travel commencing on or after October 1, 2021)

February 1, 2022 (for travel commencing on or after February 1, 2022)

Selection Criteria

The following factors will be evaluated to determine the funding priority of applications:

The impact and selectivity of the conference.

The potential for the student to disseminate his/her work broadly through the conference.

The abstract and statement.

The student's academic standing, research experience, and support letter.

Previous funding- students who have received a prior travel award from the Graduate School will be given lower priority for funding relative to students who have not previously received travel grant funding.

Deliverables

If selected, recipients must complete the following after travel in order to receive reimbursement:

Based on format presented at the event, submit the following corresponding document within 30 days for returning from travel:

Talk: Fully completed paper

Poster:PDF file of the poster

Workshop:A short story detailing the events of the workshop

Application and participation in the annual UH Graduate School research event (3MT and/or poster session).

*If the recipient fails to apply/participate in the GRS event or an approved alternate event, the CFTG award may be revoked

Additional Resources

Traveling abroad? The Learning Abroad office at the University of Houston is officially designated as a U.S. Passport Acceptance Facility by the U.S. Department of State. Their acceptance agents are authorized to facilitate and receive your applications for a U.S. passport book and/or card. Visit the Passport for Coogs website for additional information.

Graduate Research Showcase

The University of Houston Graduate School hosts the university-wide Graduate Research Showcase . This event is intended to showcase the breadth and depth of groundbreaking research being undertaken by UH graduate students across disciplines, as well as to offer opportunities for cross-disciplinary networking. The event will feature a poster session and an oral session in the form of a 3MT® competition. Graduate student winners from each category will be eligible to receive scholarship awards ranging from $250 to $1000. You must be present at the Awards ceremony to receive the scholarship if you are selected as a first, second, or third place winner.

Amount

Date: TBA
Time: TBA
Location: TBA

Agenda

Poster Session: TBA

3MT®Finals and Awards Ceremony: TBA

Reception: TBA

Application

Visit the GRS website for more information on how to apply.

Cullen Graduate Student Success Fellowship

The Graduate School, in collaboration with the Graduate and Professional Student Association (GPSA), is offering the Cullen Graduate Student Success Fellowship. This fellowship will provide funds to support graduate and professional student success in academic endeavors including research, teaching and creative work. This award is open to master's, doctoral and professional students. The Cullen Graduate Student Success Fellowship will provide funding for support of the following activities.

This fellowship may cover expenses related to academics and/or research, such as software, registration costs for virtual conferences, materials needed for academic projects or workshops, and other similar expenses.

Amount

One-time scholarship award of $100-$500.

Eligibility

Students must be registered in a graduate or professional program and must be in good academic standing in their program with a gpa of 3.0 or higher.

Selection Criteria

Members of the GPSA will review applications and will make funding recommendations to the Dean of the Graduate School. Priority will be given to students who have the greatest need, have been negatively impacted by the ongoing pandemic and/or are nearing degree completion. Priority will be given to students who have not received the CGSSF award previously.

Application

Applicants must include the following information in an essay of no more than 500 words total (please attach file in pdf format):

Describe what the award will be used for, the need for the award and how the award will support your academic success.

Explain specifically how funds will be used and provide an approximate budget detailing the projected costs.

Other factors (negative impact of pandemic, progress to graduation, financial need).

Attach a 1 pg resume in pdf format.

Deadlines

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From @TheProductiveR3: Block out time for big tasks & batch smaller tasks together.

Helps you get more down in the same amount of time because you're not losing productivity to multi-tasking inefficiencies aka context switching.

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We've all done it. We get an important email from a PI, and we stop what we're doing to answer them back quickly. It only takes five minutes, after all, right? Not exactly.

Jumping between different tasks cuts your productivity and leads to stress, fatigue, and overworking. Every time you switch between tasks, also known as context-switching, you leave a little of your attention behind, with recent estimates suggesting up to 40% of your productivity can be lost to multi-tasking.

What does this mean? Well, for most of us, our default solution to achieving more in the day is working longer. But this often leads to burn-out, and these extended work periods can make us even less productive.

Instead, a better solution, one that will support your productivity and mental health, is to keep your working hours the same but change how you work to reduce time lost to context-switching.

🦓 Putting it into action

To reduce context-switching, you need to think about your schedule, routines, and habits. In reality, there are countless different things that you can do, but they all boil down to these five steps that I spend the first twenty minutes of every morning doing.

1. Block time for big tasks. Think about the critical tasks you need to get done and break these down into manageable chunks (sub-goals) with pre-defined endpoints. For example, if you're currently working on an important research paper, one chunk might be to create a skeleton outline of your results. Put these sub-goals into your daily calendar as periods exclusively for working on those chunks. These periods are optimised for deep work on that one specific task.

I use a combination of Notion (👇) and Google Calendar to define and block daily tasks.

2. Buffer switching between big tasks with no-work breaks. When we switch between tasks, we need time to stop thinking about our previous work. If we don't, our performance suffers. This is known as attention residue, and it can cost as much as 40% of your productivity time.

Use microbreaks sandwiched between focussed work blocks on different tasks (step 1) to help your mind reduce this attention residue. I use the Windows Alarm and Clocks app to set 52-minute blocks of focused work followed by 17-minutes of break.

And when I say break, I mean a real break. Go for a walk, make a coffee, chat with friends, mediate. Do anything. Just don't work. It might sound counter-intuitive, but breaks have been scientifically shown to boost focus.

3. Strategically batch similar tasks together. Group similar smaller jobs together so that you reduce the attention residue needed to switch between them. For example, replying to your supervisor's email and then catching up with your lab's Slack is going to cause less friction than jumping from answering emails to writing your manuscript results.

4. Set dedicated times for making yourself available to others. Let people know that you won't respond to messages when you have scheduled your deep work. It's tempting to feel the need to respond to people's requests (virtual or in-person) instantly. You are the expert in what you do, and if people ask you for help, they can't make any progress, right? Most of the time, no. There are only a few scenarios where someone needs an immediate response. In reality, as long as you set expectations, your colleagues will continue to make progress, and your output will improve.

5. Eliminate as many distractions as possible. This is about building habits that eradicate the temptations of distractions from your deep work times. Close your tabs. Close any software you're not using (I'm looking at you, R). Hide your phone out of sight. If you're struggling with digital distractions, here are some free tools I use.
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The 80-20 rule, also known as the Pareto Principle, states that 80% of impacts come from 20% of actions. Now, the exact numbers vary between scenarios, but the rule is pretty widespread, and you've probably seen it in action without thinking about it:

80% of your citations come from 20% of your publications

80 % of the world's wealth is with the wealthiest 20%

80% of your research funding will come from 20% of all your funding applications

20% of your actions will give you 80% of your impact on the world!

Why should I care

We're told that if we work just that little bit harder, we'll achieve more. But the 80-20 rule shows the lack of symmetry between the work you put in and the effort you achieve. Most of your impact as a researcher will come from a minority of your actions. Once you realise this, you can cut tasks that drain your time with little reward and focus on those that give you the most impact. By doing so, we also make gains in a few key ways.

We cut stress because we're not losing time and burning out on tasks that bring little rewards;

We become more engaged with our work because we see progress and meaningful gains;

We free up more time for passions outside of research

Putting it into action

Applying the 80-20 rule in research means prioritising the tasks that will net you the most significant impact. Yea, I know, easier said than done, right. Here's a quick and easy framework to help.

1. 🤔 Decide on the goals you want to prioritise in the next academic quarter. Here's a template I made to help you set your research goals.

2. 📃 Make a list of the top ten most essential tasks for each goal.

3. 🏅 Prioritise your tasksby asking yourself, " Which of these tasks will give me the most significant gains if I finish it today?" Mark this task and repeat your question for a second task. These are your most important tasks for the day. Automate or delegate your remaining tasks if possible. Otherwise, pause them for another day.

4. 👆 Repeat every day until you've hit your goal.

5. 🛤 Your task list will shrink and growas you complete and find more tasks. But one thing you'll notice is that some tasks will slowly sink to the button, never to be touched again. These are the anchors that are sucking your time. Find a way to automate, delegate, or delete them.

Tools to help

I've made some tools to help you put the Pareto principle into practice:
⚡Notion | putting the Pareto principle into practice with a daily task list 🥅 Notion | setting academic goals Image credit: Ken Suarez on Unsplash

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From @TheProductiveR3: Automate what you can. Meeting scheduling in particular sucks. Tools like @Calendly & @savvycal that let you set up meetings in one email save time and stress.

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The average person spends 10,000 hours on repetitive tasks over their life. So, it's no wonder that a host of automation tools have appeared that promise to save your time and supercharge your productivity. I'm always a bit iffy about these tools, and no matter how much I want to, for most of them, I can't fit them into my daily workflow. Meeting scheduling tools are different.

Meeting scheduling that doesn't suck

Scheduling meetings manually is annoying and time-draining. The back and forth emails to find the right meeting slot cut into the already limited time we have for research and leave us feeling super unproductive at the end of the day.

To combat this, automation tools have appeared that let you schedule your meetings in one email. These tools tend to work the same way:

1. You share a unique meeting link

2. The app syncs with your calendar to show your meeting availability

3. Your meeting partners choose a day and time to meet

4. The app generates the meeting link, sends the invites, & adds it to your calendar.

One of the best ways to achieve more in the day without working yourself to the bone is simply by cutting out the tasks you don't need to do. Automating jobs that don't require any brain work from you but that do require time is a game-changer.

Meeting scheduling tools

I'm not going to list all of the possible meeting scheduling tools available to save you time. Instead, here are the two most popular meeting scheduling apps available that fit grad student, postdoc, and academic needs pretty well:

🌅 Calendly - probably the most popular scheduling tool & the one I use

🌄 SavvyCal - newer on the market, but I've heard good things.

How to ask people to use your meeting link

The one downside to using new tools is overcoming old habits. To be honest, I found it strange to ask supervisors and collaborators to use Calendly to schedule meetings for the first few emails, even though it's a neater time-saving experience for all involved. To help, I found and adapted a template from a colleague to send when setting up meetings that you can adapt for your own needs.

Thanks for reaching out, and yes, I would love to meet.
I currently use Calendly as my scheduling tool. It will show you my availability and set up the meeting details, including the meeting link and calendar invite. Can you please take a look at my schedule here {Calendly link} and book a time that would work best for you?
Thanks, and looking forward to meeting soon.

All the best,

{me}

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The average person spends 10,000 hours on repetitive tasks over their life. So, it's no wonder that a host of automation tools have appeared that promise to save your time and supercharge your productivity. I'm always a bit iffy about these tools, and no matter how much I want to, for most of them, I can't fit them into my daily workflow.

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From @TheProductiveR3: Set goals & intentions for the quarter. It keeps you focussed, accountable, & dramatically cuts the days when you feel like nothing has been done

Here's an easy @NotionHQ template to help grad students & postdocs set goals & intentions for the quarter

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Notion – The all-in-one workspace for your notes, tasks, wikis, and databases.

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A new tool that blends your everyday work apps into one. It’s the all-in-one workspace for you and your team

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Enter your abstract and get suggestions for journals

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Insert your title and/or abstract here:

(or, click here to search using keywords)

Welcome to Jane

Have you recently written a paper, but you're not sure to which journal you should submit it? Or maybe you want to find relevant articles to cite in your paper? Or are you an editor, and do you need to find reviewers for a particular paper? Jane can help!

Just enter the title and/or abstract of the paper in the box, and click on 'Find journals', 'Find authors' or 'Find Articles'. Jane will then compare your document to millions of documents in PubMed to find the best matching journals, authors or articles.

Keyword search

Instead of using a title or abstract, you can also search using a keyword search, similar to popular web search engines. Click here to search using keywords.

Beware of predatory journals

JANE relies on the data in PubMed, which can contain papers from predatory journals, and therefore these journals can appear in JANE's results. To help identify high-quality journals, JANE now tags journals that are currently indexed in MEDLINE, and open access journals approved by the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ).
Additional information about Jane

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Insert your title and/or abstract here: (or, click here to search using keywords) Have you recently written a paper, but you're not sure to which journal you should submit it? Or maybe you want to find relevant articles to cite in your paper?

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This website helps you find more research papers through specific keywords. You have the option to change the preferences as well.

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validation of reported statistics in scientific papers

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From @JeffGreeneLearn: fun and useful!

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Connected Papers | Find and explore academic papers

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Connected Papers is a visual tool to help researchers and applied scientists find academic papers relevant to their field of work.

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Dr. Master suggested this and it always saves so much time!

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Checking citations takes hours.
With re cite it takes seconds.

In 2 clicks you get this:

What does re cite do?

Very simply, Recite checks that your in text citations match the reference list at the end of your work.

First, Recite checks that the authors and dates in the body of your work match up with the references at the end. Then Recite tells you where it finds errors.

Recite also checks for a growing list of stylistic errors related to referencing.

Explore a demo paper that shows what Recite can do.

Who is re cite for?

Anyone who writes academic essays, articles or books that contain references.

Recite is optimised for those who use APA or Harvard referencing styles.

Recite may be of most use to those who don't use reference management software like Endnote or RefWorks. But even if you do use them, try Recite and let us know what you find.

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Recite: APA and Harvard citations checked instantly

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Checking citations takes hours.With re cite it takes seconds. Very simply, Recite checks that your in text citations match the reference list at the end of your work. First, Recite checks that the authors and dates in the body of your work match up with the references at the end.

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From @JeffGreeneLearn: This site for auto-adding doi links to your ref page