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The present Mind Map assists the law and legal researchers to conduct a research based on the legal online databases and tools to save the time and increase the quality of research.
1. Writing Legal Papers
1.1. Writing and editing tools
1.1.1. Microsoft Word
1.1.2. Ginger Proofreading Software
1.1.3. StyleWriter
1.1.4. SpellChecker
1.1.5. Paper Rater
1.1.6. SpringerExemplar
1.1.7. Remove Line Breaks
1.1.8. Spinner
1.1.9. Microsoft Translator
1.1.10. Texmaker
1.1.11. Line Break Remove
1.1.12. Synonyms and Antonyms
1.1.13. Edanz English Editing
1.1.14. Elsevier Editorial System
1.1.15. Elsevier for authors (How to publish in Elsevier)
1.1.16. Keyword Eye
1.1.17. Authorea
1.1.18. Wordle
1.1.19. Grammar and Spell-Checker
1.1.20. Springer Author Academy
1.2. Targeting suitable journals
1.2.1. Journal Citation Report
1.2.2. Master Journal List
1.2.3. Scopus Journal Analyzer
1.2.4. Predatory Open Access Scholarly Journals
1.2.5. Springer Journal Author Academy
1.2.6. Elsevier Journal Finder
1.2.7. Edanz
1.2.8. SCImago Journal & Country Rank (SJR)
1.2.9. Elsevier Open Access Journals
1.2.10. Open Science Directory
1.2.11. SHERPA/RoMEO
1.2.12. All Information System Journals
1.2.13. Law Journals: Submissions and Rankings
1.2.14. PapersInvited
1.2.15. ExpressO
1.2.16. Journal Guide
1.3. Enhancing citations
1.3.1. Networking
1.3.1.1. Academia
1.3.1.1.1. Behnam
1.3.1.2. Researchgate
1.3.1.2.1. Behnam
1.3.1.3. Malaysian Experts
1.3.1.3.1. Behnam
1.3.1.4. Linkedin
1.3.1.4.1. Behnam
1.3.1.5. My Science Work
1.3.1.6. SAGE Methodspace
1.3.1.7. Twitter
1.3.1.7.1. Behnam
1.3.1.8. Facebook
1.3.2. Webpage
1.3.3. Online CV
1.3.3.1. ORCID
1.3.3.1.1. Behnam
1.3.3.2. Google Scholar Citation
1.3.3.2.1. Behnam
1.3.3.3. ResearcherID
1.3.3.3.1. Behnam
1.3.4. Self-Archive
1.3.4.1. Self-archive Permission
1.3.4.2. Sherpa/Romeo
1.3.4.3. Copyright Clearance Center
1.4. Avoiding plagiarism
1.4.1. Turnitin
1.4.2. Viper
1.4.3. iThenticate
1.4.4. Plagiarism Detect
1.4.5. Plagiarisma
1.4.6. Plagiarism Tools List
1.4.7. Viper
1.4.8. Plagiarism Detect
1.4.9. Plagiarism Checker
1.4.10. Dupli Checker
1.4.11. Plagiarisma.net
1.5. Managing references
1.5.1. EndNote
1.5.1.1. EndNote Web
1.5.1.2. EndNote YouTube Training
1.5.1.3. Transfer Bibliography to Endnote
1.5.2. Mendeley
1.5.3. Zotero
1.5.4. Bibliogo
1.5.5. dtSrarch
1.5.6. Qiqqa
1.5.7. Sente 6
1.5.8. Cross Ref
1.5.9. Citelighter
1.5.10. Easybib
1.5.11. Docear
1.5.12. Colwiz
1.5.13. Citavi
1.5.14. Jabref
1.5.15. ReadCube
1.5.16. Wizfolio
1.6. Data Analysis
1.6.1. SPSS
1.6.2. NVivo
1.7. Retraction Watch
2. Online Legal Sources for Legal Studies and Professionals
2.1. Researching Court Cases and Documents
2.1.1. Lexis Nexis
2.1.1.1. Lexis Malaysia
2.1.2. Westlaw
2.1.2.1. Westlaw Malaysia
2.1.3. CLJ
2.1.4. eLaw
2.1.5. Avalon Project
2.1.6. European Court of Human Rights Case Laws
2.2. Statutes and Legislation
2.2.1. WorldLII
2.2.2. The United Kingdoms Statutes
2.2.2.1. UK Parliament
2.2.2.2. UK Court Services
2.2.2.3. UK Law Reports
2.2.3. The United States of America Statutes
2.2.3.1. USA Laws and Regulations
2.2.3.2. US Code
2.2.3.3. Cornell University Law School Collection
2.2.3.4. GPO
2.2.3.5. Justice
2.2.3.6. THOMAS
2.2.3.7. Governmentatic
2.2.3.8. MetaVid
2.2.3.9. Opencrs
2.2.3.10. Regulations.gov
2.2.3.11. USA gov
2.2.3.12. Oyez
2.2.3.13. Supreme Court
2.2.3.14. Web Guide to US Supreme Court
2.2.3.15. US Court of Appeals
2.2.3.16. American Law Sources Onlone
2.2.3.17. Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER)
2.2.3.18. RECAP the Law
2.2.3.19. US Courts Forms
2.2.4. Malaysian Statutes
2.2.4.1. Lawnet
2.2.4.2. Attorney General Chambers of Malaysia (AGC)
2.2.4.3. Federal Gazette
2.2.4.4. MLTIC
2.2.5. Indian Statutes
2.2.6. United Nations Treaty Collection
2.2.7. European Union Laws
2.2.8. European Law
2.2.8.1. Europa
2.2.8.2. ECHR
2.2.8.3. Eur-Lex
2.2.8.4. SCADPLUS
2.2.9. ASEAN Laws
2.2.9.1. ASEAN Law Association
2.2.9.2. NUS Collection
2.2.9.3. ASEAN Legal Information Network System
2.2.10. Constitution Finder
2.2.11. Indonesian Legislation
2.3. Online Citators
2.3.1. KeyCite Westlaw
2.3.2. KeyCite Westlaw Next
2.3.3. Shepard's Lexis Nexis Citation Service
2.3.3.1. Shepard's Citation
2.3.4. The Blubook
2.3.5. The Bluebook
2.3.6. Oxford Law Citator
2.4. Legal Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
2.4.1. American Jurisprudence
2.4.2. Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law (MPEPIL)
2.4.3. NOLO Legal Encyclopedia
2.4.4. Lectlaw
2.4.5. Legal Dictionary
2.4.6. Duhaime's Law Dictionary
2.4.7. Visual THESAURUS
2.4.8. Wordink
2.4.9. FindLaw Legal Dictionary
2.4.10. Legal Dictionary Nolo
2.4.11. European Online Dictionary
2.5. Useful Law Information Webs and Research Sites
2.5.1. Comprehensive Legal Research Sites
2.5.1.1. Bloomberg Law
2.5.1.2. CataLaw
2.5.1.3. Kentlaw
2.5.1.4. FindLaw
2.5.1.5. HG Legal Resources
2.5.1.6. Internet Legal Resource Guide
2.5.1.7. JUSTIA
2.5.1.8. Law Library of Congress
2.5.1.9. Legal Information Institute
2.5.1.10. Lexis Nexis Legal Newsroom
2.5.1.11. The Public Library of Law
2.5.1.12. Public Resource
2.5.1.13. JUSTIA Virtual Chase
2.5.1.14. TheLawNet
2.5.1.15. Indiana Law Library
2.5.1.16. Asian Legal Business
2.5.1.17. Yahoo-Law
2.5.1.18. WashLaw
2.5.1.19. Casemaker
2.5.1.20. Legal Technology Resource Center (LTRC)
2.5.1.21. Duke Law Legal Profession Links
2.5.1.22. Cardiff Index to Legal Abbreviations
2.5.1.23. Duke Law Legal Web Portal Links
2.5.1.24. Law.com
2.5.1.25. Trans Lex
2.5.1.26. Lawyers.com
2.5.1.27. GlobaLex
2.5.1.28. Electronic Discovery Law
2.5.1.29. Open Directory Project: Legal Information
2.5.1.30. Law and Policy Institutions Guide
2.5.1.31. GLIN
2.5.1.32. Jurist
2.5.1.33. Bluebook of Law Reviews Abbreviations
2.5.1.34. Industrial Law Society
2.5.1.35. Legal Beatstream
2.5.1.36. Bartleby Quotations
2.5.1.37. Biblomania
2.5.1.38. Quoteland
2.5.1.39. Quotes and Sayings
2.5.1.40. Above the Law
2.5.1.41. Libdex
2.5.1.42. Library Law Blog
2.5.1.43. Dumb Laws
2.5.1.44. NOLO
2.5.1.45. Legalbizdev
2.5.1.46. ECHR Library
2.5.1.47. Lawtel
2.5.1.48. Avalon Project
2.5.2. Law Review and Journals
2.5.2.1. bepress Legal Repository
2.5.2.2. ABA Journal
2.5.2.3. FindLaw (List of law journals)
2.5.2.4. High Beam
2.5.2.5. High Wire
2.5.2.6. ingenta
2.5.2.7. Openj Gate
2.5.3. Associations and Directories
2.5.3.1. World Jurists Association
2.5.3.2. American Bar Association
2.5.3.3. Avvo
2.5.3.4. Legal Match
2.5.3.5. Dri
2.5.3.6. Martindale
2.5.3.7. The Robin Room
2.5.3.8. Women, Business and the Law
2.5.4. Countries law issues Websites
2.5.4.1. National Indian Law Library
2.5.4.2. eLawyer Malaysia
2.5.4.3. NCJRS
2.5.4.4. The Legal Review
2.5.4.5. MLTIC
2.5.4.6. Meta-Index for Legal Research
2.5.4.7. Slaw
2.5.5. International Law Websites
2.5.5.1. EISIL
2.5.5.2. Opinio Juris
2.5.5.3. ASIL
2.5.5.4. Find Law International Resources
2.5.5.5. FLARE
2.5.5.6. University of Minnesota Law Library
2.5.5.7. European Court of Human Rights
2.5.5.8. Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Instutution
2.5.5.9. Center for World Indigenous Studies
2.5.5.10. International Criminal Court
2.5.5.11. NUY LAW
2.5.5.12. Oxford Reports on International Law
2.5.5.13. Comparative and International Law Links
2.5.5.14. The European Library
2.5.5.15. International Legal Research Tutorial
2.5.5.16. World Digital Library
2.5.5.17. The World Justice Project
2.5.6. Legal NEWS
2.5.6.1. beSpacific
2.5.6.2. evestigate
2.5.6.3. FindLaw Legal news
2.5.6.4. Law.com NEWS
2.5.6.5. Legal Blog Watch
2.5.7. Human Rights Websites
2.5.7.1. Human Rights Watch
2.5.7.2. Amnesty International
2.5.7.3. UN Human Rights Council
2.6. Search Engines
2.6.1. Google
2.6.2. Yahoo
2.6.3. bing
2.6.4. HotBot
2.6.5. GIGABLAST
2.6.6. LYCOS
2.6.7. mamma
2.6.8. Answeres
2.6.9. Zoo
2.6.10. Ask
2.6.11. ZapMeta
2.6.12. dogpile
3. Searching Legal Literatures
3.1. Non subscription-based legal databases (Free Access)
3.1.1. Google Scholar
3.1.1.1. Google Scholar Search for Case Laws
3.1.2. FindLaw
3.1.2.1. FindLaw Case and Codes
3.1.2.2. FindLaw for Legal Professionals
3.1.3. Oxford Law Report on International Law
3.1.4. United Nations Treaty Collection (UNTC)
3.1.5. World Legal Information Institute (WORLDLII)
3.1.5.1. British and Irish Legal Information Institute (BAILII)
3.1.5.2. Canadian Legal Information Institute (CANLII)
3.1.5.3. Australian Legal Information Institute (AUSTLII)
3.1.5.4. New Zealand Legal Information Institute (NZLII)
3.1.5.5. Southern African Legal Information Institute (SAFLII)
3.1.5.6. Pacific Island Legal Information Institute (PACLII)
3.1.5.7. Legal Information Institute of India (LII of India)
3.1.5.8. Commonwealth Legal Information Institute (CommonLII)
3.1.5.9. Asian Legal Information Institute (AsianLII)
3.1.5.10. Hong Kong Legal Information Institute (HkII)
3.1.6. DRAGENT
3.2. Subscription-based legal databases
3.2.1. Westlaw
3.2.1.1. WestlawNext
3.2.1.2. West's Key Number System
3.2.1.3. TWEN Online Courseware
3.2.1.4. Legalsolutions for Legal Softwares
3.2.1.5. Westlaw Malaysia
3.2.2. Lexis Nexis
3.2.2.1. LexisNexis Academic
3.2.2.2. LexisNexis Academic Youtube Chanell
3.2.2.3. Lexis Malaysia
3.2.2.4. Lexis Nexis Legal Newsroom
3.2.3. HeinOnline
3.2.3.1. HeinOnline Youtube Chanell
3.2.3.2. Fast CASE
3.2.4. Current Law Journal (CLJ)
3.2.5. JustCite
3.2.6. Lawnet
3.2.7. eLaw
3.2.8. IndexMaster
3.3. Non subscription-bases multidisciplinary databases (Free Access)
3.3.1. Google Scholar
3.3.2. DOAJ
3.3.3. SAGE Online Journals
3.3.4. Microsoft Academic Search
3.3.5. ERIC (Education Resources Information Center
3.3.6. Noor Specialized Magazines Website
3.3.7. Google Book
3.3.8. Social Science Research Network (SSRN)
3.3.9. Social Science Open Access Repository (SSOAR)
3.4. Subscription-based multidisciplinary database
3.4.1. Web of Science
3.4.2. Scopus
3.4.3. JSTOR
3.4.4. ScienceDirect
3.4.5. SpringerLink
3.4.6. ProQuest
3.4.6.1. Dissertation and Thesis Fulltext
3.4.7. JSTOR DFR
3.5. Theses and Dissertaion
3.5.1. Top 30 Web Tools to Search dissertaions
3.5.2. ProQuest dissertation and theses database
3.5.3. Open Access Theses and Dissertaion
3.5.4. Iranian Thesis and Dissertations
3.5.4.1. Irandoc
3.5.5. Thesis Generators
3.5.5.1. Thesis Builder
3.5.5.2. Thesis Generator
3.5.5.3. Thesis Outline Marker
3.5.5.4. Thesis Statement Creator