Venue: BUET Auditorium, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh. Date: 09 September 2014

1. Welcome
to the Workshop Presentation on
Enhancing Research Capabilities
BAYES AHMED
PhD Student
[Commonwealth Scholar]
University College London (UCL), UK
Date: 09 September 2014

2. WWhhyy RReesseeaarrcchh??
To whom it may concern:
Scholarship for higher studies
Getting a better job
Personal interest
Background (Sharing My Term Real-GPA
World Experience)
y = 0.014x + 3.5793
R² = 0.07075
On 3.80
January 2008; when 3.70
I passed-3.75
3.71
out from BUET:
3.69 3.68
3.70
3.67 3.60
No 3.60
such online/ Facebook activities or career
workshop
3.50
3.40
3.34
Someone 3.30
said my CGPA is not high, therefore, I
need 3.20
some reinforcement (e.g. Publications)!!
3.10
I don’t L1-T1 have L1-T2 a single L2-T1 publication???
L2-T2 L3-T1 L3-T2 L4-T1 L4-T2
[GPA]
[Term]

3. PPuubblliisshhiinngg aann AArrttiiccllee

4. PPuubblliisshhiinngg aann AArrttiiccllee

5. PPuubblliisshhiinngg aann AArrttiiccllee

6. PPuubblliisshhiinngg aann AArrttiiccllee == TThhee RRiigghhtt WWaayy
Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) >>> Thomson Reuters Corporation

7. IISSII JJoouurrnnaall AArrttiiccllee
Finally, after 5 long years; I managed to publish an ISI Journal

8. JJoouurrnnaall RRaannkkiinngg
IMPACT FACTOR (IF)
Calculation for five-year impact factor:
One year of citations to five years of articles.
A= citations in 2013 to articles published in 2008-2012
[= 400]
B= articles published in 2008-2012 [= 200]
C= A/B = five-year impact factor [= 400/200 = 2]
** Nature (IF = 51)
** Science (IF = 48)

9. JJoouurrnnaall RRaannkkiinngg
Quartile Rankings
I.Q1 denotes the top 25% of the IF distribution
II.Q2 for middle-high position (between top 50% and top 25%)
III.Q3 middle-low position (top 75% to top 50%), and
IV.Q4 the lowest position (bottom 25% of the IF distribution)
** This ranking is based on subject category!
** According to the newly released 2013 Journal Citation
Reports® Science Edition (Thomson Reuters, 2014), the new 5-
Year Impact Factor for Remote Sensing is 2.729. Now it ranks
6/27 (Q1) in the category ‘Remote Sensing’.
*** Does it frustrate you? IF of a journal can widely-vary
based on different subject categories!

10. RReesseeaarrcchheerr RRaannkkiinngg
In general, total number of citations defines a researcher!

11. SSoommee TTiippss
If you fail to publish in an ISI journal; what’s next:
•National well recognized journals (e.g. IEB, BIP, IAB)
•Conference proceedings and presentations
•Workshops and Research reports
•Internationally Recognized Organizations/ Agencies (e.g.
BRAC, NASA, USAID, ISPRS etc)
* Bangladesh related ISI journals (e.g. BANGLADESH
JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL
RESEARCH); 45 years on publishing journals!
** Try to find well-recognized publishers = Springer,
Elsevier, Wiley etc.
** Remember: All Springer Journals are not ISI recognized

12. WWhhaatt iiss aa RReesseeaarrcchh PPrrooppoossaall??
A research proposal is a document of usually three to
seven pages that informs others of a proposed piece
of research.
The purpose of the proposal is to help you to focus
and define your research plans.

13. CClliieenntt’’ss SSaattiissffaaccttiioonn!!
Client = Supervisor or Funding Agency
Every proposal scans for clear answers to three questions:
a)What are we going to learn that we do not know now?
b)Why it is worth knowing?
c)How will we know that the conclusions are valid?
** Follow the Research Interests or Instructions (ToR)!

14. SSttrruuccttuurree ooff aa PPrrooppoossaall
1. Title and Affiliation
2. Background/ Problem Identification
3. Objectives
4. Literature Review and Research Gaps
5. Significance/ New Knowledge
6. Methodology
7. Timeframe
8. Appendices
9. References

15. PPuubblliisshhiinngg iinn aann IISSII JJoouurrnnaall
1. First choose the appropriate journal from the master list
2. Prepare a manuscript as per the guidelines
3. Submit via Online Portal
4. Wait for the initial comments from the Editor
5. If rejected; try another journal!
6. If accepted for the next stage, then wait for the reviewers
comments (2-3 reviewers)
7. Reviewers can either reject or ask for major/minor revisions!
8. Finally, after positive responses from all the reviewers and
the Editor in Chief; your article will be published!
9. Duration: 5 Months or More!!

16. SSoommee UUsseeffuull LLiinnkkss
Some Sample Research Proposals and Reports:
http://www.bip.org.bd/blogPost/25
http://www.landslidebd.com/reports/
https://sites.google.com/a/aag.org/mycoe-servirglobal/
rubel
https://sites.google.com/a/aag.org/mycoe-servirglobal/
final-arafat

17. Thank You All
&
Thanks to BUET Career Club!
QUESTIONS?