Computer Science: Research and Publication Support

Writing a scientific article: a step-by-step guide for beginners

 Research Data Management can be defined as a process which consists of two components: 

1. Planning for the manner in which research data will be managed during and after the research process; and
2. Controlling the collection, processing, analysis, sharing, dissemination, curation and reuse of research data.

Read more on our Research Data Management Page.

• Bibliometrics and citation analysis

  This libguide provides information on accredited journals, article and journal impact factors, the H-index and other author indices as well as definitions and support available
• ORCID and other researcher identifiers
  This guide gives an overview of unique author identifiers. It also gives information about the implementation of ORCID at Stellenbosch University.
• Referencing
• Research process

  This Libguide provides a systematic guide to the different phases and activities of a master's or doctoral research project and introduces the researcher and research student to relevant Library sources, tools and services offered along the way.
• SAGE Research Methods Guide
• Where to publish your research article
  Information and resources to help you make important decisions about where to publish your research
• Research support services provided by the Library and Information Service
• Training programme for researchers and postgraduates

PhD ProofReaders - It is a great website that is full of tips and tricks for writing, including a PhD thesis-at-a-glance template and a checklist, helping you make sure you haven’t missed a thing.

Enhancing Postgraduate Environments (useful resources for supervisors and postgraduates)

Postgraduate Office resources - this is a must! It has templates for everything you will need (MoUs, project management, dissertation guidelines, etc) as well as a great research toolkit.

The Wiley Researcher Academy is a self-paced, online programme amounting to over 60 hours of learning, considered essential education for graduate students and early career researchers and excellent refresher training for more experienced researchers.  It equips scientists to meet the challenges they face in the publishing process – with any publisher, not just Wiley.

Available free of charge to everyone at SU during the course of our agreement with Wiley (2023-2025).

In support of academic and research-focused professionals, the Elsevier Africa Researcher Success Portal features a calendar of upcoming live presentations as well as access to on-demand webinars, and materials in their resource center.