Features
Everything you need to organize references, run literature reviews, collaborate with your team, and move your research from idea to publication.

Built for the full research lifecycle
From your first literature search to the final manuscript submission, ScholarDock keeps your references, projects, and team knowledge in one structured place — ready when you are.
Your research project hub
Track every research project from grant proposal through data collection to manuscript submission. Assign tasks, monitor progress, and see exactly where each project stands.


Your living literature review
Connect findings across papers, build conceptual maps, and maintain a living literature review that grows with your research — never start from scratch again.
Your knowledge structure, always connected
Connect findings across papers, build conceptual maps, and surface relationships between sources — so your entire body of research stays organized and discoverable as it grows.

Research teams trust ScholarDock.
From faster literature reviews to seamless grant-to-publication workflows, the results speak for themselves across thousands of research teams worldwide.
Every research tool — all in one place
References, projects, literature reviews, and team collaboration — all connected in one platform built specifically for academic research teams.

Citation management in any style
Generate APA, MLA, Chicago, Vancouver, and 7,000+ other citation formats from your reference library in one click.

Project tracking from grant to publication
Track every stage — grant proposal, ethics approval, data collection, analysis, writing, and submission — with clear milestones and task assignments.

Team collaboration built for research
Share source collections, co-edit notes, assign tasks, and track contributor activity — built for multi-author papers and distributed research teams.
Every research capability in one app
Powerful tools designed for the complete research lifecycle — from first literature search to final publication. Purpose-built for academic teams.
Literature review dashboard
Get a live overview of your literature review — sources read, gaps identified, themes emerging, and coverage by topic or date.
Version history for notes
Track changes to shared project notes and annotations — see who edited what and restore previous versions at any time.
Related source suggestions
AI surfaces papers and sources you may have missed, based on what you're already reading and the themes in your reference library.
Full-text paper search
Search across your entire reference library — including PDF full text, annotations, and notes — using keywords, authors, tags, or topics.
AI paper summaries
Automatically extract key findings, methods, and conclusions from any paper — so you can assess relevance without reading every word.
Conceptual knowledge maps
Visually connect themes, arguments, and findings across papers to build a structured understanding of your research landscape.
Team activity log
See who added references, edited notes, or completed tasks — across all projects, so nothing falls through the cracks on multi-author work.
Interview transcription
Transcribe interviews and link transcripts directly to the relevant project, making qualitative data searchable and connected to your analysis.
Connect Your Research Tools
Connect ScholarDock to the databases, citation tools, and collaboration apps your team already uses — no switching tabs, no lost context.
Trusted by research teams worldwide
We build with feedback from principal investigators, PhD candidates, and lab managers. Their research success is what drives us forward.
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Whether you’re a solo PhD candidate, a growing research group, or a large institution, we’re here to support your research journey at every step.