Chukwuemekka, ----software for drawing and/or conceptualizing differ based on what field you're working in, as such, my answers are general. --- Five used for scientific illustration are Adobe illustrator, Corel Draw, Adobe Photoshop, Image J and Bio-Render. I also have seen people use PowerPoint and MS Word. Bio-Render is web-based and unlike the others has a library of commonly used scientific and medical figures and Image J is open source.. The first 4 are more capable of use in a variety of fields but have larger learning curves.

Lee Clawson Thank you, I am applying it to more of social and management science where conceptual drawings are required to illustrate hypothetical frameworks depicting expected effects or interaction paths for predictors, moderators or intervening variables [Independent variable (s)] in relation to the criterion (Dependent) variable (s). For instance; the moderating effects of age, education and religion on the relationship between Personal disposition and experience and racial tolerance employees in an International Conglomerate. Here , there are 2 basic relationships and 6 moderating effects (in all 8) which require hypothetical drawings to best represent these relationship and effects paths. 1. Which is built with capacity to attend to this example? 2. How do I get it - the right source to the program or the open or free version (if possible). Thank you.

All of the applications I mention are bought on-line. You type the name of the application you want. In addition you should type this into a search - "Making drawings for social and management science". I'm using google search and see many choices. After you do a search I recommend you speak with people at the university, tell them if you have any experience illustrating in your field. Then ask what they use. Lastly, Adobe application require a yearly subscription. Corel Draw and be subscription or purchase and is much less expensive than adobe. Image J is a US product and free. Its supported by an extensive group of researchers. But is developed for science analysis. If you can't get information and are a beginner with illustration my suggestions is start with the built-in tools in MS Word and/or Powerpoint. And begin to learn how to use one of the others. Many schools have courses in this. By the way, you can hire someone, even a student, to make the drawings you need. -- -- If none of this is helpful, then attach a sample of the kind of drawing you need.

You are very welcome.

I hope you find continued success.

Lee

I like Image J but they way it presents itself can be daunting. Adobe Photoshop is very good and helping you make and edit images. Images J is excellent at helping you analyze an image. ---- The language you'll see in menus and tools can, if you're new to the idea of image analysis, a bit overwhelming. Its generally designed to analyze an image. Which is only way I've used it. With a large global community contributing tools and plug-ins I have no doubt it can be used in social management/science. Definitely know the address of the user groups. --The application is open source and developed in 1997 by Wayne Rasband at the US - National Institute of Health. Here 's the english wikipedia page. It has useful links https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ImageJ