This document provides information and guidance about conducting research and writing research papers. It discusses the key steps in the research process, including defining the problem, reviewing literature, collecting and analyzing data, and drawing conclusions. It also covers important aspects of writing research papers such as choosing a topic, deciding on a journal to submit to, and attributes of a good manuscript such as being concise, technically correct, and recognizing others' contributions. The overall message is that writing is a critical part of the scientific process and that even novel research results will have limited impact if not effectively communicated through writing.

1. Dr. Mudita Juneja
Department of Electronics and
Communication Engineering,
FoE & CS, Teerthanker Mahaveer University.
Research Paper: An
Idea

2. Research is a “process of steps used
to collect and analyze information to
increase the understanding of a
topic or issue".
 pose a question
 collect data to answer the question
 present an answer to the question
-John W. Creswell
Research Paper is a “Documentation
of author’s research findings”.

3. Why publishing research
articles is important?
Ideally it is
• to communicate and share the new
discoveries in science to improve the
quality of life
• to make contributions to the society
More often is
• to be advance in the field
• to get the research funding/grants
• to improve the impact of institute or

4. Papers communicate ideas
 Figure out what your idea is,
 Make certain that the reader is in no
doubt about the idea. Be 100%
explicit:
“The main idea of this paper is....”
“In this section we present the main
contributions of the paper.”
The greatest ideas are (literally)
worthless if you keep them to
yourself

5. Choosing Your Topic

6.  Breadth. You may need to start in a
broader perspective then narrow down.
 Originality. Choose a topic that will
allow you to contribute to the field.
 Sources. On the other hand, also
choose a topic that has scholarly
grounding.

7. Six Phases of
Research/Research paper
Implications, Conclusions, Discussion
Data processing and analysis
Data gathering
Selection of design, data collection
techniques
Literature review
Problem definition

8. Types of Scientific Writings
 Research Articles or Research
Papers
 Review Articles
 Research Reports
 Research Projects for Funding
 Patents
 Dissertation of Thesis

9. Types of the Research Papers
 Letters
 Articles
 Communications
 Research notes
 Supplementary articles

10. Attributes of a Good
Manuscript
 Concise but powerful
 Story like
 To the point
 Free from grammatical and stylistic
errors
 Recognizing contributions of others
 TECHNICALLY CORRECT

11. Deciding the Journal
 Aim high: Go for first tier journals if
you have time and temperament.
 Decide the target journal before
writing or drafting the article. e.g.
Prefer those journals which publish
similar work.
 If you think that your competitor is
ahead of you, go for second tier
rapid publication journal, because it

12. Points to be Considered before
Publishing
 Targeted audience
 Prestige of journal.
 Access (open access/ subscribed)
 Impact factor of the journal
 Probability of acceptance
 Publication time

13. Criteria of a
Good Research Publication
• Novel idea (out of the box thinking)
• Quality science/research
• Good writing and attractive
presentation
• Published in high impact journal
Remember a good article is the one that
is read and cited!

14. Writing is a critical step in science
although scientists are not trained
to write.
Even very creative experiments
and novel results will have dull
impact if the manuscript is not
written well.

15. Research Paradigm
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DesignDiscovery
“Creativity is fundamental attribute of science,
which is driven by curiosity.“
Prof. Dr. M. Iqbal Choudhary, Dawn, Sunday December 6, 2009.
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16. THANK YOU!