Dr. Seyedmostafa Safavi Trustworthy AI · Cybersecurity

Academic Accelerator Suite

A curated toolkit to accelerate your research.

A structured, linked collection of the tools and platforms I recommend to researchers and postgraduate students, spanning the full journey from literature discovery to publication and impact. I deliver it as a hands-on workshop paired with personal mentorship.

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Please note: the Academic Accelerator Suite is intended for personal and educational use only. Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this framework is prohibited. For any use beyond personal study, please obtain prior written permission.

01 · Literature exploration & discovery

Find the right sources, fast

Search tools

Google Scholar Semantic Scholar Dimensions OpenAlex Connected Papers

Databases

PubMed Web of Science Scopus arXiv JSTOR

Reference managers

Zotero Mendeley EndNote RefWorks

02 · Academic writing enhancement

Write clearly and correctly

Writing & editing

Overleaf Microsoft Word Authorea Scrivener Google Docs

Grammar & style

Grammarly Hemingway Editor ProWritingAid LanguageTool

Plagiarism detection

Turnitin iThenticate Copyleaks

03 · Journal selection & submission

Target the right venue

Journal finders

Elsevier Journal Finder Springer Journal Suggester IEEE Publication Recommender JANE

Impact factors & rankings

Journal Citation Reports Scimago (SJR) Eigenfactor

Guidelines & ethics

COPE Wiley Author Services ORCID

04 · Data analysis & survey tools

Turn data into evidence

Statistics

IBM SPSS R Project MATLAB Stata

Survey tools

Qualtrics SurveyMonkey Google Forms NVivo

Coding

Python Jupyter Anaconda

05 · University & program rankings

Benchmark institutions

Global rankings

QS World University Rankings Times Higher Education ARWU (Shanghai Ranking)

Comparative analysis

U-Multirank CHE University Ranking

Admissions & alumni

Common App StudyPortals Fulbright Program LinkedIn Alumni Tool

06 · Research visibility & impact

Grow your reach

Open access & preprints

DOAJ arXiv bioRxiv PLOS ONE Zenodo OSF

Academic profiles

ResearchGate Academia.edu ORCID Google Scholar Profile

Social promotion

X (formerly Twitter) LinkedIn Bluesky

07 · Collaboration & networking

Work well with others

Collaborate

ResearchGate Projects Kudos Mendeley Groups

Project management

Trello Asana Slack Notion

Conferences & forums

Conference Alerts 10times Academia Stack Exchange r/AskAcademia

08 · Career development

Fund and grow your career

Grant writing & funding

Grants.gov ERC Funding NIH Grant Writing Tips

Courses & skills

edX Coursera LinkedIn Learning Nature Masterclasses

Jobs & mentorship

Nature Careers HigherEdJobs MentorNet

09 · Ethics, compliance & security

Do it right

Research ethics

Belmont Report Declaration of Helsinki Singapore Statement

Compliance

GDPR HIPAA NIH OLAW

Data security & IP

VeraCrypt DMPTool USPTO WIPO Creative Commons

10 · AI tools for research

Work smarter with AI

AI research assistants

Elicit Consensus Scholarcy ChatGPT

Writing assistants

Grammarly ProWritingAid LanguageTool QuillBot

AI data analysis

IBM Watson Studio Google Cloud AI DataRobot RapidMiner

Accelerate your research

Bring the Accelerator Suite to your group.

I deliver this toolkit as a guided workshop with hands-on practice and mentorship tailored to your discipline and stage.

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