Academic Research Obsidian Templates

Download Obsidian Markdown templates for literature notes, source triage, research dashboards, and synthesis workflows.

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README.md
00-Dashboard/research-dashboard.md
01-Sources/literature-note.md
01-Sources/source-triage.md
02-Synthesis/synthesis-note.md
03-Reviews/weekly-research-review.md

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# Academic research template pack

Vault: Solo OS
Preference: Pure Markdown
Source: notes-automate + pkm-insights Obsidian/PKM content index

## Folder structure

- README.md
- 00-Dashboard/research-dashboard.md
- 01-Sources/literature-note.md
- 01-Sources/source-triage.md
- 02-Synthesis/synthesis-note.md
- 03-Reviews/weekly-research-review.md

## File blocks

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File: README.md
---

# Solo OS - Academic research pack

Preference: Pure Markdown

## How to use
1. Drop these folders into your Obsidian vault.
2. Duplicate templates when creating new notes.
3. Keep dashboard files pinned for weekly review.

## Operating rules
- Capture sources quickly
- Turn literature notes into synthesis notes
- Review open research questions weekly

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File: 00-Dashboard/research-dashboard.md
---

---
type: research-dashboard
created: {{date}}
tags: [research, dashboard]
---

# Solo OS research dashboard

## Active questions
- 

## Sources to process
- [ ] 

## Current synthesis
- Claim:
- Evidence:
- Counterpoint:


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File: 01-Sources/literature-note.md
---

---
type: literature-note
created: {{date}}
tags: [research, source]
---

# {{title}}

## Citation
- Author:
- Year:
- Link:

## Core idea
- 

## Useful evidence
- 

## My take
- Agree:
- Doubt:
- Use in:

---
File: 01-Sources/source-triage.md
---

---
type: source-triage
created: {{date}}
tags: [research, inbox]
---

# Source triage - {{topic}}

## Keep
- 

## Reject
- 

## Follow up
- [ ] 

---
File: 02-Synthesis/synthesis-note.md
---

---
type: synthesis-note
created: {{date}}
tags: [research, synthesis]
---

# Synthesis: {{topic}}

## Working answer
- 

## Evidence map
| Source | Supports | Weakens | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  |  |

## Open loops
- 

---
File: 03-Reviews/weekly-research-review.md
---

---
type: weekly-review
created: {{date}}
tags: [review]
---

# Weekly research review - {{date}}

## Sources processed
- 

## Claims clarified
- 

## Next searches
-

Files in this pack

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README.md
00-Dashboard/research-dashboard.md
01-Sources/literature-note.md
01-Sources/source-triage.md
02-Synthesis/synthesis-note.md
03-Reviews/weekly-research-review.md

Common questions

What is included in the academic research pack?

The pack includes a research dashboard, literature note, and synthesis note for turning sources into clearer arguments.

Can I use these templates without an Obsidian plugin?

Yes. Each file is plain Markdown, so you can paste it into Obsidian, Logseq, VS Code, or any notes app that supports Markdown.