GradSummit kits

Printable worksheets and companion spreadsheets for the parts of research where a blank page is the problem: the sample size, the dataset, the review, the abstract, the submission, the defence.

Each kit: a PDF in US Letter and A4, plus an Excel workbook. One payment, instant download, 14-day link.

The kits

Designing the study

The Sample-Size Justification Kit

Twelve steps across fourteen one-page worksheets, with an effect-size and inflation calculator and a settings log, that take you from “how many participants?” to a computed number and the paragraph your committee, ethics board and grant reviewer are asking for.

18-page PDF + Excel workbook · $12

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Reviewing the literature

The Scoping Review Protocol Kit

Twelve one-page worksheets, a search and screening log and a charting form that take a scoping review from “is this the right review type?” to an evidence map and a reporting-complete manuscript.

16-page PDF + Excel workbook · $12

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Preparing the data

The Data Cleaning & Codebook Kit

Twelve one-page worksheets, a cleaning log and a codebook template that take a raw file to an analysis-ready dataset — with a documented reason behind every value you changed.

16-page PDF + Excel workbook · $12

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Writing it up

The Abstract, Title & Keyword Kit

Ten one-page worksheets, a word-budget calculator and a discoverability map that turn the last 250 words you write into the first 250 anyone reads — and the only ones most people ever will.

14-page PDF + Excel workbook · $7

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Submitting the paper

The Journal Submission Kit

Eleven one-page checklists, a journal-fit scoring matrix and a submission tracker that take a finished paper from shortlist to submitted — and route whatever decision comes back.

17-page PDF + Excel workbook · $9

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Working responsibly

The AI Use & Disclosure Kit

Twelve one-page worksheets, a use-and-verification log and a disclosure builder that turn “I used AI somewhere in this” into a record you can hand to a supervisor, an examiner or an editor without hesitation.

16-page PDF + Excel workbook · $9

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Finishing the degree

The Defence & Viva Kit

Twelve one-page worksheets, a question bank by genre, a mock-viva scoring sheet and a corrections tracker that take you from “they will ask me anything” to a defence you have already rehearsed.

17-page PDF + Excel workbook · $15

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How it works

  1. Pick the kit for the problem in front of you.
  2. Pay by card through Stripe — we never see your card details.
  3. Download immediately, and get the same link by email. It works for 14 days and up to ten downloads.
  4. Print or annotate — one page per decision, with the spreadsheet doing the arithmetic.

Frequently asked questions

What is a kit?

The worksheet layer of one of the Mastering Research Series workbooks: the checklists, decision tables and logs from the book, on one page each, with a companion Excel workbook that does the counting and calculating.

Do I need the workbook as well?

No. Each kit stands alone. The workbook adds the method, the worked examples and the field notes behind each step.

What do I actually download?

One ZIP containing the kit as PDF in US Letter and A4, and the companion workbook as an .xlsx file that also opens in Google Sheets. The link works for 14 days and up to ten downloads.

Can I buy more than one?

Yes — each is a separate purchase, and each arrives with its own download link.

Can I get a refund?

Yes, within 14 days if the files cannot be downloaded or opened. Download access ends when a refund is issued.

Free from GradSummit

Journal Clock measures how long journals really take from submission to acceptance, with the sample size behind every number — free, for every journal in it. So is the submission planner.