This document outlines the steps to effectively read and understand a research paper, including skimming the paper to understand the overall content and structure, carefully reading the title, journal, date, methodology, results, and conclusions, and then discussing any questions or uncertainties with colleagues, supervisors, or authors. The key parts of a research paper are identified as the abstract, introduction, methodology, results, analysis, and conclusions sections.

1. How to
read a
research
paper
Reading
the
paper
Discuss the
doubts, queries
and scope
Write the
summary
Skim
the
paper
Content
wise
Skill wise
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
TITLE
JOURNAL
AND
PUBLISHING
DATE
GRAPHICAL
ABSTRACTS
METHODOLOGY
FLOW CHART
GRAPHICAL
EXPERIMENTAL
SETUP
METHODOLOGY
MATRIX TABLE
RESULT DATA
GRAPH
ANALYSIS
DIAGRAM
RESULT
DATA TABLE
EXTRA
MATERIALS
ABSTRACT
CONCLUSION
INTRODUCTION
METHODOLOGY
RESULT
ANALYSIS
Colleagues
Superviser
/guide
Authors
Critically
reading
Make notes
Consider
textbooks
Read
multiple
times
REFERENCES
HIGHLIGHTS
Write
bullet
points
Create a
story
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Vikas Kumar Sahu, PhD Student
Mechanical Engineering Department
Indian Institute of Technology Bhilai