Research templates
Templates for proposals, theses, ethics applications and systematic reviews. Copy one, or open the workspace that fills it with your topic and real citations.
Ethics approval statement: wordings by study type, and an IRB checklist
Copy-ready ethics approval statement wordings for manuscripts and theses, one per study type, and a checklist of what an IRB or ethics committee expects to see on risk, consent and data protection before you submit.
Read moreInclusion and exclusion criteria builder for PICO, PCC and SPIDER
Copy a builder table for your framework, fill one include and one exclude line per element, and test each line against a real abstract. Worked examples show PICO, PCC and SPIDER criteria for three different reviews.
Read morePolicy white paper template, and what a government white paper is
A policy white paper sets out proposals for change and the evidence behind them. Copy this template for a government, think-tank or advocacy white paper, or let the White paper module draft one, with the case for change cited to real research.
Read morePRISMA checklist and other reporting checklists, ready to fill
The PRISMA 2020 checklist with every item word for word and a column for the page number, a SAMPL summary for reporting statistics, and the SRQR items for qualitative studies, with COREQ explained. Copy the one your paper needs.
Read moreEmail to professor for research: 6 templates to adapt
Six short research emails ready to adapt: asking a professor about a research position, contacting a possible PhD supervisor, booking a meeting, requesting data from an author, inviting a co-author and following up.
Read moreResearch poster template: layouts, sections and a LaTeX file to copy
A research poster template you can build in PowerPoint or LaTeX: two layouts, the sections a conference expects, how many words and what font size each needs, and a tikzposter file to copy and compile.
Read moreResearch progress tracker: a weekly log, a monthly review and a thesis timeline
A research progress tracker you can copy into any document: a 15-minute weekly log, a monthly review for you and your supervisor, and thesis timelines with milestones for a 12-month master's and a 36-month PhD.
Read moreResearch proposal template you can copy, with a filled example
Copy this research proposal template into Word, Google Docs or our editor. It has every section a committee or funder expects, a prompt and word count for each, a worked example and APA notes.
Read moreScreening decision log template with exclusion reasons and conflict rules
Copy this screening decision log to record every reviewer's decision, the final decision and its reason. It comes with a ranked list of exclusion reasons and written rules for settling disagreements between reviewers.
Read moreScreening forms for a systematic review: title, abstract and full text
Two screening forms to copy, one for titles and abstracts and one for full texts, each with a scoping and a qualitative version. Every question has a decision rule, so two reviewers apply your criteria the same way.
Read moreSystematic review protocol template, field by field for PROSPERO
Copy this systematic review protocol template. It follows the fields PROSPERO's registration form asks for, explains what to write in each, and ends with a filled example you can model yours on.
Read moreTechnical white paper template, with structure and an example
A technical white paper explains how something works and why it is built that way, for engineers and technical buyers. Copy this template, or let the White paper module draft one from your design notes and benchmarks, with the background cited to real research.
Read moreThesis defense presentation template: 12 slides to fill in
A slide-by-slide thesis defense presentation template: what to write on each slide, what to say, how long to spend, and which backup slides to prepare. Copy it, or have Slides build the deck from your thesis.
Read moreWhite paper template and format you can copy
Copy this white paper template into Word, Google Docs or our editor. It follows the format most white papers use, with a prompt and word count for each section, a filled example and notes on layout.
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