Free research resources

Tools and references for researchers — free, most without a sign-up. Built from the same engine that powers Folio.

Citation generator

Paste a DOI and get a perfect reference in APA, MLA, Chicago, IEEE, Harvard, or Vancouver. No sign-up, no AI.

Paste a reference list to catch fake or AI-hallucinated citations and retracted papers — verified against CrossRef and OpenAlex.

A curated library of psychometric instruments — reliability, scoring, subscales, and a ready-to-cite methods sentence for each.

Build a publication-ready PRISMA 2020 flow diagram for a systematic review or meta-analysis. Enter your numbers, download an SVG or PNG.

Pool your studies (fixed & random-effects) with I² heterogeneity and draw a publication-ready meta-analysis forest plot. Download SVG or PNG.

Example-driven guides to APA 7, MLA 9, and Chicago — in-text rules, reference examples, and common mistakes.

Structured starting points — IMRaD, APA paper, literature review, systematic review, and more — editable in Folio.

Practical guides on finding sources, writing literature reviews, citing correctly, and using AI with integrity.

How to get the most out of Folio — from importing your library to citing as you write.

More on the way — additional guides and writing tools.

The whole research workflow in one place

Discover, read, write, cite, and prove your work — with integrity built in.