ahmetbersoz/chatgpt-prompts-for-academic-writing

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Mindmap

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  root((Academic Writing Prompts))
    Writing Stages
      Brainstorming ideas
      Drafting sections
      Editing language
      Summarizing content
    Prompt Categories
      Intro and abstract
      Results and discussion
      Citation formatting
    Tools
      Literature Review Generator
      Custom ChatGPT
    Audience
      Students
      Researchers
      Academics

mindmap root((Academic Writing Prompts)) Writing Stages Brainstorming ideas Drafting sections Editing language Summarizing content Prompt Categories Intro and abstract Results and discussion Citation formatting Tools Literature Review Generator Custom ChatGPT Audience Students Researchers Academics

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Things people build with this

USE CASE 1

Pick a prompt matching your current writing step, fill in the bracket placeholder, and paste it into ChatGPT to draft a paper section faster

USE CASE 2

Convert a reference list between citation styles like MLA and APA using the formatting prompt

USE CASE 3

Upload research PDFs to the Literature Review Generator to extract key themes and get a drafted review section

USE CASE 4

Generate multiple research question options for a new study topic using the brainstorming prompts

Getting it running

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min

No installation needed, copy prompts directly to ChatGPT. Do not trust any citations ChatGPT generates without verifying them independently.

In plain English

This is a curated list of copy-paste prompts for ChatGPT, organized around the different stages of writing a research paper or academic document. The prompts are grouped into categories: brainstorming research ideas, drafting article sections, improving language, summarizing content, and planning or presenting your work. Each prompt contains a placeholder in brackets (like [TOPIC] or [PARAGRAPH]) that you replace with your own text before pasting it into ChatGPT. The idea is practical and task-focused. If you need a title for your abstract, there is a prompt for that. If you need to convert a bibliography from MLA to APA format, there is one for that too. The README works more like a cheat sheet than a software tool: you browse the categories, pick the prompt that fits your current writing step, fill in the blank, and paste it directly into ChatGPT at chat.openai.com. There is also a newer addition: a Literature Review Generator built as a custom ChatGPT. This one reads PDF files of research publications, pulls out key themes, and drafts a literature review section for you. It is linked from the README for direct use. One thing worth noting: the README cautions against fully trusting any references or citations that ChatGPT produces, because the model sometimes generates fake citations that look real but do not exist. The prompts themselves are fine for drafting and improving language, just verify any sources independently. The list requires no installation. It is purely a collection of text templates. The repository is actively maintained and updated with new prompts over time, so following it lets you track additions as they arrive. Students working on theses, researchers drafting papers, and academics who want a faster first draft are the main audience.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1

I'm writing the introduction for a paper on [TOPIC]. Use this abstract to generate a structured introduction that motivates the research problem and previews the paper's main contributions: [ABSTRACT]

Prompt 2

Rewrite these research findings as a clear Results section for an academic journal using passive voice and objective language: [NOTES]

Prompt 3

Convert this reference list from MLA format to APA 7th edition format and fix any errors: [REFERENCE LIST]

Prompt 4

Review this paragraph from my paper for academic tone, clarity, and logical flow, then suggest specific rewrites for any weak sentences: [PARAGRAPH]

Prompt 5

Generate 5 specific research questions for a study on [TOPIC] in [DISCIPLINE] that are testable and would contribute new knowledge to the field

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