Are you a faculty member embarked on a research project or you just want to be updated on current trends in the research lifecycle? Are you an early career researcher in need of guidance or a graduate student pursuing to further excel in academia?
This guide is designed as a one-stop resource on the research process continuous cycle. Comprising 4 individual guides, it provides information, best practices, tips and suggestions on tools and services that will develop researchers' core competencies in research output, research metrics, research data management and funding opportunities for research projects.
In today's digital age, visibility is vital for researchers to gain recognition and establish their brand in their respective fields. Comparing researchers’ impact across different disciplines can be achieved through the unique practices around research impact and output using metrics of different kinds, as they provide a means to evaluate the effectiveness and impact of research. Researchers can establish their academic and professional identity using a researcher ID , like ORCID or Google Scholar profile.
Researchers should be consistent with and follow diligently, the components of the research data lifespan . Research data management (RDM) involves several stages that are essential for ensuring the quality, security, and accessibility of research data, such as to plan your research process , analyze , store and make the data available to others and ensure that is preserved in a usable format for the long term.
Scholarly publishing is an essential part of the research enterprise as it helps researchers to establish themselves, disseminate their findings, and preserve the record of human knowledge. When a researcher's work is published in a reputable journal , it shows that their work has been peer-reviewed and deemed to be of high quality. Part of Scholarly publishing is Open Access publishing , which removes significant access barriers which are related to pricing and copyright.
Research funding is essential for driving innovation, advancing scientific knowledge, and addressing societal challenges. Without adequate funding, researchers may struggle to conduct research, develop new technologies, or make scientific breakthroughs and that is why research funding agencies can support the development of new ideas, facilitate collaboration and knowledge-sharing among researchers, and help to train the next generation of scientists.