Reseach Support
at MU Libraries

The MU Libraries represent one of the pillars of science and research at Masaryk University. A number of them administer electronic information resources, record research results transferred to the Register of Information on Results, process publication reports for habilitation and professorial procedures or other academic purposes, provide advice on scientific publishing including open access or prevent publishing in predatory journals. We are part of a university network of open science methodologists.

Pre-Publication Support

Access to Information Resources	We can help you find information resources available in our collections and subscribed databases or arrange for their purchase.
Interlibrary Loan Service	Each MU library will obtain information resources from other libraries that are unavailable at MU.
Resources Search	We will prepare a list of information resources on a specific topic according to the user's requirements.
Training on Information Retrieval	The libraries' websites provide an overview of their educational activities on information retrieval, mind maps and critical thinking.
Predatory Journals	We will verify the formal criteria of the principles of transparency and good practice in scientific journals.

Publication Support

Choice of Journal	In order to decide on a journal for a forthcoming publication, we will prepare supporting documents such as a list of journals in the field with citation metrics.
Open Access Journal Navigator	For our publishing authors, we offer a clear web application to select the appropriate journal depending on the required metrics.
Scoping and Systematic Review	We advise on the process of scoping and systematic review.
Author Identifiers	We can help you create an ORCID author identifier and manage this profile on orcid.org.
APC and Submissions Fee	We have an up-to-date overview of APC discounts with selected publishers.
Training for the Preparation of Scientific Text	On the libraries' websites, you can find an overview of their educational activities aimed at preparing for the writing of a scientific article or a qualifying thesis, including citation issues and publication ethics.

Post-Publication Support

Trainings and Consultations on Completing and Reporting on Publications	On the libraries' websites, you can find an overview of their educational activities focused on publishing in scientific journals, the peer review process, or reporting citation metrics.
Publication Analyses	We will prepare a list of publications with citations and citation metrics from the Web of Science and Scopus databases for habilitation and professorship proceedings at MU.
DOI assignment	We can assign DOIs to most types of research results in electronic form via DataCite.
Publication Storage	We will help you register the publication in the MU Information System for subsequent transfer to RIV and set the file parameters in the university repository to ensure compliance with the Green Open Access condition.

Open Science Support

Choosing a Repository	Advice on selecting a suitable repository for storing research data, taking its nature into account.
Data Management Plan	Support for creating a data management plan using the Data Stewardship Wizard at MU.
Open Science Training	The libraries offer trainings and consultations on open science issues (publications, research data, persistent identifiers, licensing of research results, etc.).
SONA Systems for MU	Registering participants in research studies.