A clean, minimal, and static web-based tool built using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to help students, researchers, and professionals neatly organize, categorize, and access their research papers in one place.
🚀 This is an open-source beginner-friendly project aimed at promoting open collaboration, UI enhancement, and useful features like tagging, filtering, and paper previews.
- Features
- Project Structure
- How to Use
- Screenshots
- Future Overview
- Roadmap
- FAQ
- How to Contribute
- Contribution Guidelines
- License
- 🎯 Static single-page application (SPA) with smooth UI
- 📁 Add and organize research paper entries
- 📇 Sort and filter by category (like AI, ML, Web, etc.)
- 🔍 Search bar to quickly find a paper
- 📌 Visual cards for each paper with title, author(s), and description
- 🎨 Built with pure HTML, CSS, and JavaScript – no frameworks
research-paper-organizer/
├── favicon/
│ ├── android-chrome-192x192.png
│ ├── android-chrome-512x512.png
│ ├── apple-touch-icon.png
│ ├── favicon-16x16.png
│ ├── favicon-32x32.png
│ ├── favicon-48x48.png
│ ├── favicon.ico
│ └── site.webmanifest
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├── Screenshots/
│ ├── Addpaper.png
│ ├── contact_us.png
│ ├── CreateAcc.png
│ ├── Faq.png
│ ├── HomePage.png
│ ├── Login.png
│ └── paperdetails.png
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├── about.css
├── about.html
├── about.js
├── auth.css
├── auth.js
├── CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
├── contact.css
├── contact.html
├── contact.js
├── CONTRIBUTING.md
├── faq.css
├── faq.html
├── faq.js
├── index.html
├── LICENSE.txt
1. Clone this repo:
git clone https://github.com/supriya46788/Research-Paper-Organizer.git
2. Open `index.html` in your browser (right click and open with live server).
3. Start adding your research papers directly.
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Login Page
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Create Account
3.Home Page
- FAQ page
5.Paper Detail
6.Add Paper
7.Contact us
This project aims to become a fully functional research management system with features like:
- Cloud Syncing for research papers.
- AI-based categorization for auto-tagging papers.
- PDF annotation and in-browser reading.
- Collaborator mode for group research.
- Integration with Google Scholar / Zotero.
- Add localStorage support to save entries
- Add dynamic paper upload & preview
- Add PDF embedding and reading inside cards
- Responsive design for mobile view
- Dark mode toggle
- Convert to a fully dynamic app (React/Vanilla JS)
- Login/signup feature for cloud syncing
Q1: What is this service? A1: This is a research paper organizer and citation tool. It helps you manage your academic papers, add new ones, and generate citations in various formats.
Q2: How do I add a new paper? A2: Click the "Add" button at the top of the homepage. You can manually enter the paper details or upload a PDF, and the system will attempt to auto-fill the information for you.
Q3: Can I export my citations?
A3: Yes, when you view a paper's details, there is a citation generator section. You can choose from different styles (e.g., APA, MLA) and copy the formatted citation to your clipboard.
Q4: Is this service free to use? A4: The basic features are completely free. We also offer premium plans with advanced features like cloud storage and collaborative tools.
We welcome contributors of all skill levels! Here’s how to get started:
- Fork the repository.
- Clone your fork.
git clone https://github.com/supriya46788/Research-Paper-Organizer.git
- Create a new branch:
git checkout -b your-feature-name
- Make your changes and commit:
git commit -m "Added feature XYZ" - Push the branch and create a Pull Request.
- Stick to clean and readable code
- Make small, well-documented pull requests
- For design changes, try to follow a minimal UI
- Always link issues you're solving
- Ask questions or open discussions freely in the Issues tab
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE.txt file for details.
Supriya Pandey
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