About PhDs.io

PhDs.io was created by Dr. Mingze (Adrian) Gao to support business school research students and academics as they navigate the vast and sometimes overwhelming body of literature in finance, accounting, management, economics, and related areas.

Our mission

To make high-quality research more accessible and easier to explore. We provide a streamlined experience for researchers who are looking to deepen their knowledge, explore new areas, or stay up to date with the latest advancements.

Supporting academic research since 2023.

What makes PhDs.io special

Curated academic content

References carefully collected from reputable bibliographic sources across a hand-picked list of leading journals (see Journals). Every record is merged from multiple services, conflicts between sources are flagged and resolved, and corrections always survive re-ingestion.

Research-focused design

Built for PhD students and academics: precise query syntax, journal and year facets, full abstracts with highlighting, author affiliations, reading lists with collaborators, and one-click BibTeX.

Open to people and machines

A documented JSON API and MCP connector let AI assistants and scripts search the same corpus you do — the collection is built to be read.

Cross-disciplinary reach

Literature that bridges finance, accounting, management, and economics, so connections between fields are easier to find.

Previous contributors

Copyright & usage

PhDs.io displays publicly available bibliographic information under the licenses that permit its use, including metadata from Crossref and OpenAlex. Abstracts and metadata remain the property of their respective publishers and authors. Users are responsible for ensuring their own use complies with applicable licenses and terms.

Citations are formatted in your browser by citeproc-js (© Frank Bennett and contributors, CPAL/AGPL — the engine behind Zotero), using styles and locales from the Citation Style Language project (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Support & funding

PhDs.io is currently supported by Dr. Mingze Gao. Community contributions — feedback, corrections, and journal suggestions — are always welcome via GitHub or email.