About MyNetResearch


Today’s researchers collaborate on research papers, funded proposals, inventions and commercial R&D in much the same way they have done since the turn of the century. They partner with local researchers with whom they are connected by work or geographical location. All too often, these are researchers at their own universities, colleagues in their R&D department, or in rare cases, other professionals they meet at conferences.

The limitations of this traditional way of performing research are obvious. In a flat, networked world forever changed by the Internet, the research enterprise has remained stuck in a bygone era. Current collaborative research can largely be characterized as “partnerships of convenience” where the researcher’s productivity is limited by the old ways of doing things.

Tap into a rapidly growing global network of researchers

Imagine then, a website that instantly links researchers in different parts of the world who are working on similar research via a few mouse clicks. Imagine a website that enables a research paper to be authored by a Professor in India, a corporate researcher in the US, and a Chinese post-graduate student. Alternatively, visualize a group of academics in Canada collaborating with other academics in Europe and a Japan research institute to solve an engineering problem. These scenarios illustrate the paradigm-changing potential of MyNetResearch.

MyNetResearch changes the research equation. This site allows researchers across the world to locate each other, work on projects together, keep up with the latest news and discussions in their subject specializations, and obtain specialist tools to help them in their research. The website transforms the research enterprise in academia and industry into “partnerships of opportunity”

Consolidate your research efforts in one convenient location…

MyNetResearch contains features and functionality designed to support the entire research enterprise for academic and corporate members. These features include:
  • Projects
    MyNetResearch enables you to create projects (e.g., academic papers, funded proposals) that you can work on collaboratively with your research team. Each project is owned by the initiating researcher, who invites other researchers to participate. Projects can have multiple documents associated with them, which are either private or public to team members.
  • Find Researcher
    The Find Researcher feature is central to MyNetResearch. It enables members to search for other researchers based on a list of desired attributes, including research interests, grant activity, geographical location, journals published in, research skills, and many others. Using this function, members can quickly identify potential project collaborators across the world.
  • Email/Chat
    This function allows researchers to communicate with other researchers within MyNetResearch via messaging or online chat.
  • News
    RSS feeds supply members with the latest news published in the best research-oriented publications from all over the world. Using RSS feeds ensures that the latest research news in a member’s specialization is always a mouse click away. Members can select and view news feeds from any subject areas.
  • Blogs and Articles
    These reflect a more personal side of MyNetResearch. Researchers blog to reveal the human side of the research enterprise to the wider community and allow others to follow their research and career experiences over time. MyNetResearch also features articles written by experts in the research field. These individuals share their knowledge of important research tools and techniques, together with valuable personal insights into the important research topics.
  • Forums
    Forums provide an outlet for researchers to discuss and exchange their views on various research topics. These include methodologies, techniques, tools, and opinions. These forums are moderated, typically by an expert in the discipline and subject area. Members may also use these forums to seek and obtain assistance on their research problems from experts. Members can access forums from any discipline.
  • My Toolbox
    This website feature collects popular and powerful research tools in one easy-to-access location. The Toolbox contains the following research tools: 

     
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      • Literature Search and Citation Analyzer: Perform literature searches and citation analyses of selected research papers. Create a bibliography of your selected papers.
      • Journal Selection Guide: Select the journal which best fits your publication requirements. Search from among 9,000 journals using selection criteria such as discipline, subject, ranking, review process, and language. 
      • Research Methods Adviser: Obtain assistance in making decisions on a variety of research methodology tasks. The Adviser provides guidance on selecting research designs, sampling techniques, and statistical tests.
      • Conference Selection Guide: Search from among over 5,000 organizations that regularly conduct conferences.
      • Grants Program Locator: Search this comprehensive database for grant programs that best suit your research proposal.
      • Online Survey Creator: Create and manage online Surveys. Its features include a selection of over 15 types of question, survey templates, and summary reports.
      • Bibliography Creator: Create bibliographies and easily output them in different styles e.g., Chicago, and APA.
    		  
  • Jobs
    MyNetResearch offers unparalleled opportunities for companies and universities to advertise jobs and recruit the world’s most highly skilled researchers. Using the job posting feature, employers can easily and rapidly communicate with the worlds premiere research community to recruit top-rate researchers.