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Litmaps Teams

Share and manage research across your entire lab more easily by signing up with a Litmaps Team.

Marina Kisley avatar
Written by Marina Kisley
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Litmaps Teams let you share literature, develop research and stay organized on a project of any size. Think of Litmaps Teams as the Google Docs for managing and visualizing scientific literature.

Everyone on a Team has full access to Litmaps Pro, and all the premium search and management features, as well as collaborative abilities to share and manage maps.

Teams are a great option for:

  • Research labs

  • Classrooms

  • Small groups


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How to create a Litmaps Team

To get started with Litmaps Teams, you need to first purchase a Team plan.

How to invite Team Members

Now that you've purchased a Team plan, you can begin setting up your team and inviting members.

  1. Go to your Team in the app

  2. Click the gear icon next to your Team name

  3. Click "Invite Collaborators"

  4. Fill out the details:

    1. Type their email address.

    2. Choose their role as either Admin or Member. Admin have administrative privileges and can manage the access of other members.

    3. Select what Team Workspaces they can access as Editor or Viewer. Editors can alter Searches, Collections and Maps, adding and removing articles. Viewers can only see.

    4. Click "Invite"

Your colleagues, students and collaborators can now all access the Workspaces you've granted them.

What's included in Litmaps Teams?

When you sign up for a Litmaps Team, you grant yourself and all other team members the premium version of Litmaps (Litmaps Pro), as well as collaborative features.

Here's what you can expect when you sign up as a Team:

  • Litmaps Pro for all members

  • Shared Workspaces

  • Collaborating on shared Collections, Maps, etc.

  • Member control: Invite who you want to your Team

  • Privilege control: Decide which team members can view and/or edit

Once you set up your Team account, you can add members and control their access. Teams operate on a specific number of seats, so purchase as many seats as there are members on your team.

How to separate shared work from individual work?

Workspaces lets you easily separate your collaborative work from your personal pursuits. All your searches, papers and maps are saved to a specific Workspace.

You can keep your projects organized by creating new Workspaces. To create a Workspace:

  1. Click on "Default Workspace" at the top right

  2. Click "Create a New Workspace"

  3. Name your Workspace and press "Done"

Your Maps and articles are saved to the Workspace they are in. You can move articles and Maps between Workspaces by using the "Add to" button on the Maps or Tags.

Can I change the number of members on my Team?

Yes, you can update your Team subscription any time.

To change how many people are on your team simply:

  1. Click on your profile at the bottom left

  2. Click "Subscriptions"

  3. Select the Team you'd like to update, and click "Edit subscription"

  4. Change the number of seats

  5. Click "Update Subscription"

If you do this on an Annual plan, you'll be credited the correct refund amount. This credit will then automatically be applied to the next purchase (so, if you increase the number of seats later, or the next time the annual subscription renews).

If you do this on a Monthly subscription, then you simply pay for the number of seats you'd like each month.

How to delete a Litmaps Team

To delete your Team:

  1. Click on the gear icon next to your Team name

  2. Click the three-dot option

  3. Click "Delete Team"

Deleting the Team won't cancel your subscription. You will need to cancel your subscription separately.

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