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Topic 2.4 of Research Design and Literature Review

Standard Academic Databases

The eight databases used for computer science and digital forensics literature reviews, why an arXiv preprint is not the same as a peer-reviewed paper, and how to handle grey literature like CERT-In advisories and MITRE ATT&CK pages.

~20 min total·4 quadrants of structured content

By the end of this topic, you will

Identify which academic database is the right starting point for a given research area
Explain why a preprint should be labelled as such rather than cited like a peer-reviewed paper
Define grey literature and explain why security research cannot responsibly ignore it

Quadrant 1 · e-Tutorial

Video lectures and walkthroughs

Quadrant 2 · e-Content

Articles and case studies

research-methodology

Standard Academic Databases

Eight databases worth knowing for computer science and digital forensics research, why an arXiv preprint is not the same as a peer-reviewed paper, and how to handle grey literature like CERT-In advisories honestly.

7 min read

Quadrant 3 · Web Resources

Downloadable material and curated external links

Web resources coming soon.

Quadrant 4 · Self-Assessment

Test your knowledge — earn a certificate on first pass

Assessment coming soon.