Writing my first research paper still ranks high in the list of “stressful” times of my undergraduate days. For one, there was this peer pressure to prove myself. And that “huge” expectation from my department head who was going out of his way to help me out. Not the least, all the different things I have to manage to write and “submit” that paper minutes before the deadline. Phew!
12 years later, I am part of a team whose goal is to transform the writing experience of researchers and academics. To help them save time and be more effective with their research communication.
Now, many of us have been there and done that with MS Word or LaTeX — the dual alternatives to anyone who has to start typing their research. Then, why a writing platform for research? Or more specifically, how we at SciSpace (formerly Typeset), help students and researchers save more than 60% of time usually spent in writing and formatting their research?
Writing Guide
So you decided to write a paper for a journal, let’s say IEEE Internet Computing. Now where do you start? What sections need to be written? And more importantly, what are the specified guidelines for each of the sections?
You can either visit IEEE website and go through a 100 pages guide to understand the guidelines. Or you can start with the IEEE Internet Computing template on SciSpace.
SciSpace (Formerly Typeset) provides you detailed contextual information as you write, so that you don’t have to keep looking at 100 pages guides for information.
References ordering and formatting
Have you heard of “one click” citing? You have to try it yourself to feel the magic!
Formatting citations take a good amount of time. You need to get the citations in order and format them according to a specific style such as APA, Chicago, Harvard, IEEE etc. On SciSpace, all you have to do is import and cite the references, and the rest is taken care of!
Scientific expressions, tables, images, footnotes and what not
SciSpace allows you to create any scientific expression imaginable, in minutes. No more plugins, no more cross platform issues!
You can also add images, tables, footnotes etc. — whatever you need to write your research effectively. SciSpace editor provides you powerful tools to build your research paper really quick.
Automated Formatting
So you’ve finished all sections, adding images, tables, equations and even cited references. Now, you have to get it all formatted to the journal instructions. Yeah, “that part” we keep for last. And on many occasions, it takes more time than we like!
Look no further, your dream has come true — introducing Automated Formatting.
All the journal’s rules and guidelines are automatically applied on your content in a click. The document is now all ready for submission!
Pain-free re-formatting
Okay, so you want to submit the same content to a different journal? Get ready to change all the formatting to the new journal’s guidelines, all from scratch.
Or not.
On SciSpace you can change your template to any journal (from a choice of 12K+ journals) and again, in a click, your content is formatted to the new journal’s guidelines. Simple isn’t it?
Curious what else we do? Check us out here.
Interested what all templates are available? You can signup and explore the gallery here.
Need your university template on SciSpace? You can ask for your template at support@typeset.io
A quick tip: We suggest you take a look at SciSpace write if you're interested in simplifying research manuscripts in a breeze. Research writing can be made more efficient with the help of 100,000+ journal templates. You can create documents that are ready for submission in a matter of minutes by using one-click formatting.
You can upload documents in Word format and edit them in a group and revise them with your peers and add visual elements such as graphs and images without affecting their formatting.
Want to share your views or ask a question? You can reach out to me at monali@typeset.io
