A good review of earlier research works gives better understanding of research topic. The available research literature on the topic must be searched before designing protocol and defining the need of research. Then after analyzing the literary data, one can know the pitfalls/shortcomings in the earlier works. The he can decide what additions, continuations, modifications are needed on his part? This is highly needed to be done by new researchers and scholars. Science can only be developed further by adding and innovating.

1. Review of Literature
Prof.Dr. Yogesh S. Deole
M.D. Ph.D.(Ayurveda)
Project Co-Ordinator
www.charaksamhita.com
Charak Samhita Research, Training
and Skill Development Centre
Professor, Kayachikitsa

2. Shastram Jyoti Prakashartham Darshanam Buddhiratmanah I
Tabhyam Bhishak Suyuktabhyam Chikitsanna Aparadhyati II
( Cha.Su.9/25,pg.64)
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3. OVERVIEW
Why to improve quality of review in research?
Standard parameters of writing literature
How to ? Smart tools and applications
Process of research, submission and
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5. What is your primary objective?
Global
National
Regional
Local
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6. Research by heart
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Compulsive Impulsive

7. Clean and clear work
Validation and
revalidation
Reproducing the research
Questions-Activity
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8. Standardization Parameters of Science
त य म येत
 सुमह यशि वधीरपु षासे वतमथबहुलमा तजनपूिजतं
 वध श यबु ध हतमपगतपुन तदोषमाषसु णीत
 सू भा यस ह मं वाधारमनवप ततश दमक टश दं
पु कला भधानं मागताथमथत व व न चय धानं
 स गताथमस कु ल करणमाशु बोधकं ल णव चोदाहरणव च,
 तद भ प येतशा म ्| (Cha.Sa.Vi.8/3)
 (Source:
http://www.carakasamhitaonline.com/mediawiki-
1.32.1/index.php?title=Rogabhishagjitiya_Vimana#Selecti
on_of_medical_treatise accessed on August 20,2019)
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9. Achievable goals- Scientific writing
 Comprehensive providing all information
 Referred /followed by successful, prominent and wise
persons(successful practitioners),
 With detailed meanings
 Authenticated by authorities
 Useful to all three types of learners ( with good,
moderate and poor intellect),
 Free from the deformity of reiteration
 Descending from the sages (which is written by
experienced, intuitive person)
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10.  With well- formed presentation, discussion and
conclusion
 having informative title and firm base
 Free from weak and difficult words
 Having comprehensive knowledge of subject
 With proper sequencing of its contents
 Committed principally to arriving at the essence of
thoughts, which reveals clear meanings and concrete
conclusion
 Focused on the particular subject without wavering
ideas and irrelevant content
 Quickly understandable with separated topics and
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11. What we are missing & repeating….
 Idea of the work
 Accuracy of the selected topic
 Extra matter irrelevant to the subject
 Prevalence, Severity of the issue
 Lacunae and pitfalls of the previous works
 The significance of the present study
 Aims and Objectives of the research
e.g. Ayurveda is the science of life………………
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12. Process and outcomes of research
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14. Examples
 Conceptual database of Ayurvedic medicinal plants and
assessment of physical parameters of six guna
 Comparative assessment of Ayurvedic parameters of
Ashwagandha (withania somnifera) along with clinical
evaluation for its different varieties in Grivastambha
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15. Extracting keywords
 Conceptual database of Ayurvedic medicinal plants
 Assessment of physical parameters
 Guna ---- six
 Ayurvedic parameters of Ashwagandha (withania
somnifera)
 Comparative assessment of different varieties
 Clinical evaluation - Grivastambha
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16. Materials & Methods
 Should make research reproducible
Detail experimental design
Describe equipments used
Define formula and symbols
Identify statistical approach
 Do not simply list your protocol, write it
out if possible
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17. Materials & methods in Ayurveda research
 Ayurvedic Samhitas & Commentaries
 Purusha- Adhikarana i.e. patients
 Drugs used in the clinical trial with references
 Procurement, Availability of herbs, drug
 Method of preparation of drug
 New methods utilized/modified
 Problems faced in drug preparation and
acquiring patients
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18. Resources
Samhita
Standard Ayurveda text books
Research Database -Ayurveda
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19. Resources
Online sources and Standard
Journals
Systemic Reviews Database
ResearchGate
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20. Samhita –First Hand references
 http://niimh.nic.in/#/home -First hand references
 http://www.carakasamhitaonline.com/mediawiki-
1.32.1/index.php?search=Ashwagandha&title=Special%3A
Search&go=Go
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21. Ayurveda text books
 Standard Ayurveda Text books – manual
referencing in library
 Google scholar and books, scholar alerts
https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=datab
ase+of+medicinal+plants
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22. Ayurvedic Research Database
 Ayurvedic research database
 https://researches-in-ayurveda.co.in/ria-
search?search_api_views_fulltext=ashwagandha
 Ayurvedic Research Database by IPGTRA Jamnagar
 Shodhganga
 https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/simple-search?query=ashwagandha&go=
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23. Online sources- Wiki sources
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Withania_s
omnifera
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24. Journal database
 http://ayushportal.nic.in/
 http://www.dharaonline.org/Search/Ashwagandha/1/0/0/journalid
 http://www.medknow.com/searcharticle.asp?author=&search=ashwagandha
&journal=Y&entries=10&pg=1&s=0
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25. Journal database
 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=ashwag
andha+withania+somnifera
 Applying filters
 Saving articles
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26. Systemic Reviews Database
 https://www.cochranelibrary.com/search
 https://www.equator-network.org/
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27. RG
 https://www.researchgate.net/search.Sea
rch.html?type=researcher&query=ashwaga
ndha
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28. Red alert : No plagiarism
Use it as
Reference
And plagiarism
check
software
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34. Reference management - Mendeley
software
 https://www.mendeley.com/
 https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=mendeley+software+for+re
ferences
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35. Process to publication
Collection • Data
Analysis • Interpretation
Reference • Research
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36. During and Post publication
 Publicize and index your research to improve impact
 Create an account/profile on:
 Google scholar(h-index, i-index), ResearchGate(RG),
ORCID and upload the published article
 Discuss and share the links on social media NOT the
original works till publication of article
 Review citations and feedbacks periodically
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37. Thank you!
Queries-
@dryogeshdeole@gmail.com
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