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1. Identifying Predatory / Authentic Journals
List of Journals and Publishers with Potential Predatory Practices, According to Beall’s List (Latest Revision: December 8, 2021)
https://beallslist.net
The Journal’s Ranking - Scimago Journal & Country Rank
https://www.scimagojr.com/index.php
Search Journals (Browse, search and explore journals that are listed in the Web of Science and find the indexed journals according to the UGC circular)
https://mjl.clarivate.com/home
Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)
https://publicationethics.org
2. Select the right journal for your manuscript
Elsevier Journal Finder
https://journalfinder.elsevier.com
Springer Nature Journal Finder
https://link.springer.com/journals
Taylor & Francis Journal Suggester
https://authorservices.taylorandfrancis.com/publishing-your-research/choosing-a-journal/journal-suggester
Wiley Journal Finder
https://journalfinder.wiley.com/search?type=match
3. Open Access Resources
Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
https://doaj.org
Sri Lanka Journals Online (SLJOL)
https://www.sljol.info
arXiv (For physics, mathematics, computer science, quantitative biology, quantitative finance, statistics, electrical engineering and systems science, and economics)
https://arxiv.org
Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (BASE)
https://www.base-search.net
Education Resources Information Center (ERIC)
https://eric.ed.gov
Open Access Scholarly Publishing Association (OASPA)
https://www.oaspa.org
4. Open Source Reference Management Software
Mendeley Reference Manager
https://www.mendeley.com/reference-management/reference-manager
Zotero
https://www.zotero.org
JabRef
https://www.jabref.org
Docear
https://docear.org
5. Referencing Styles
About APA Referencing Style
https://apastyle.apa.org/about-apa-style
APA Referencing Style
https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/references/examples
APA 7th Referencing Style Guide
https://aut.ac.nz.libguides.com/APA7th
Harvard Referencing Style
https://www.scribbr.co.uk/referencing/harvard-style
Elsevier - Harvard Referencing Guide
https://citationsy.com/styles/elsevier-harvard
6. Plagiarism Checking Service
Scribbr's Plagiarism Checker
https://www.scribbr.co.uk/plagiarism-checker
Grammarly’s AI-powered Plagiarism Checker
https://www.grammarly.com/plagiarism-checker
QuillBot’s Plagiarism Checker
https://quillbot.com/plagiarism-checker
How to Avoid Plagiarism in Academic Writing (Video in English)
https://youtu.be/R7WjaIRgO4M
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