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Collaborative Writing Tool-Overleaf

The IIA Library provides Overleaf Professional accounts to students, faculty, and staff. Overleaf, an online collaborative LaTeX editor, simplifies document creation, editing, and publishing with real-time collaboration and automatic formatting, speeding up the writing process.

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Anti Plagiarism Software -iThenticate

This is a leading plagiarism detection tool that compares documents against millions of published sources on the internet and in subscription databases. It helps authors verify proper citation and align their work with publisher standards, enhancing confidence in their research.

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Academic Writing Aid-Grammarly

Grammarly is an AI-powered tool that provides grammar and spell checking, plagiarism detection, and suggestions for enhancing clarity, vocabulary, style, and tone. It is free and easy to use, making it a valuable resource for refining academic and professional writing.

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Institutional Repository

The digital repository of the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), Bangalore, is designed to collect, organize, and preserve research publications, technical reports, annual reports, and other grey literature from the institute. It provides users with the ability to search, browse, and access full texts of these materials. We encourage researchers to use the repository for its reliable long-term preservation and easy sharing through persistent links, which aids in the global discovery and reuse of scholarly resources.

Citation Database -WOS

Web of Science is a citation database offering a comprehensive collection of academic research and scholarly articles across multiple disciplines. It enables users to track citations, explore research trends, and identify influential research in their fields. The IIA Library provides access to Web of Science to support research activities and enhance the visibility and impact of scholarly work.

Citation Database -NASA ads

The Astrophysics Data System (ADS) is a digital repository with around eight million papers in physics and astronomy. It provides free online abstracts and full-text scans for older works. ADS allows users to conduct literature searches efficiently, indexing papers from astronomy, physics, and arXiv pre-prints, and includes a citation helper tool to identify the top ten citing papers.

Reference Management -Mendeley

Mendeley is a free reference management software that helps researchers manage bibliographies, share research, and collaborate with others. It enables auto-generation and easy migration of bibliographies from other tools, provides anytime access to the library, and supports career development and funding opportunities.

Reference Management -Zotero

Zotero is a free, open-source reference management software that helps manage bibliographic data and research materials. It creates bibliographies, footnotes, and in-text citations, supports local data storage with optional syncing, allows users to add notes, attachments, and comments, and can save snapshots of web pages.

Personalized Researcher ID

The initiative aims to eliminate author name ambiguity in scholarly communication by providing a unique identifier for scientific authors. This ID helps researchers claim their work, maintain an updated publication list, and gain global exposure. Researchers are encouraged to use ORCID, a lifelong digital identifier, to connect their work with their identity.