Forest and Wood 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.