Open AccessThe critical steps for successful research: The research proposal and scientific writing
Author(s) -
Pitchai Balakumar,
Mohammed Naseeruddin Inamdar,
Gowraganahalli Jagadeesh
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of pharmacology and pharmacotherapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.301
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 0976-5018
pISSN - 0976-500X
DOI - 10.4103/0976-500x.110895
Subject(s) - computer science , creativity , engineering ethics , test (biology) , protocol (science) , research proposal , data science , research design , scientific writing , critical thinking , management science , sociology , mathematics education , psychology , social science , medicine , alternative medicine , engineering , social psychology , paleontology , pathology , biology , art , literature
An interactive workshop on 'The Critical Steps for Successful Research: The Research Proposal and Scientific Writing' was conducted in conjunction with the 64(th) Annual Conference of the Indian Pharmaceutical Congress-2012 at Chennai, India. In essence, research is performed to enlighten our understanding of a contemporary issue relevant to the needs of society. To accomplish this, a researcher begins search for a novel topic based on purpose, creativity, critical thinking, and logic. This leads to the fundamental pieces of the research endeavor: Question, objective, hypothesis, experimental tools to test the hypothesis, methodology, and data analysis. When correctly performed, research should produce new knowledge. The four cornerstones of good research are the well-formulated protocol or proposal that is well executed, analyzed, discussed and concluded. This recent workshop educated researchers in the critical steps involved in the development of a scientific idea to its successful execution and eventual publication.