BOOK PREVIEW
About the Book:
In
academics and research, everyone needs publications. It has always been a vital
requirement in an academic & research career. Due to a lack of a
comprehensive setup of learning writing skills, career growth is affected. This
book provides the foundation for effective paper and thesis writing.
The
book covers:
¨ Basics
of research, review paper, synopsis and thesis writing
¨ Targeting
quality journals; Impact factors as journal metrics, detection and avoiding
plagiarism.
¨ Planning,
executing, reporting, documenting and presenting the research work including
empirical studies
¨ Defending
thesis, useful resources for writing and research
USPs of the book are Easy language,
to-the-point coverage of topics, effective presentation, and vital further reading
links on every topic. |
Contents: Section I - Paper Writing 1.
Paper Publications in Academic Career
2.
Targeting Journals
3.
Impact Factor
4.
Review Paper Writing
5.
Writing a Research Paper
6.
Submission & Avoiding Rejections
7.
Plagiarism & Ethics in Publications
Section II - Thesis/ Dissertation Execution &
Writing
8.
Introducing Research
9.
Planning a Topic
10.
Literature Survey
11.
Preparing Synopsis
12.
Procurements & Execution of Work
13.
Results and Discussion
14.
Empirical or Field Studies
15.
Report Writing
16.
Presentation of Work
Section III – Appendices
Appendix 1 - Funding Agencies
Appendix 2 - Directory of Major Journals
Appendix 3 - Directory of Analytical Service Providers
Appendix 4 - E-Resources on Paper
Writing
Appendix 5
- Important Software for Research and Writing |
About the Authors:
Dr. Ajay Semalty, is the Course Coordinator of India's
most popular SWAYAM MOOCs- Academic Writing and Industrial Pharmacy. He is
working as a faculty member in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences,
H.N.B. Garhwal University (A Central University) Srinagar (Garhwal),
Uttarakhand for the last 18 years with Academic, research, and industrial
experience of more than 19 yrs. He is also working as the University SWAYAM
Coordinator and SPOC NPTEL Local chapter of Garhwal University. He is M. Pharm.
(Pharmaceutics), MBA (Operations Management); Ph. D., PDF Meijo University,
Japan. He has been included in the World's top 2 % Scientist of Pharmacy and
Pharmacology (by Stanford University research, 2020 & 2021). He has
completed 11 research projects funded by various agencies, published 85 papers,
11 books, and 3 patents (02 granted). He is a highly cited researcher in the
field (h index 26). He has been awarded Daiko Foundation Post-Doctoral Research
Fellowship, Meijo University, Nagoya, Japan the prestigious National Research Award
by UGC, New Delhi, and Young Scientist Award-2007 by Uttarakhand Council of
Science & Technology (UCOST). He is an expert reviewer of Iceland Research
Foundation Iceland, Israel Science Foundation, Israel and Scientific Expert
(REPRISE) for Ministry of Institution and University Research (MIUR), Italy,
Elsevier Books; Member of The Asian Council of Science Editors, APTI and IPA,
Editorial Board Member and Peer reviewer of various National and International
reputed journals, supervised 25 M. Pharm research projects and supervising 02
Ph.D. candidates. He has delivered more than 300 invited lectures and developed
more than 100 hrs. of e-content for SWAYAM, SWAYAMPRABHA, and ARPIT courses.
Dr. Mona Semalty, Co-Course Coordinator of India's most
popular SWAYAM MOOC- “Academic Writing” and “Industrial Pharmacy I”, is a
graduate of Krupanidhi College of Pharmacy, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health
and Sciences Bangalore (Karnataka), postgraduate (M. Pharm.-Pharmaceutics) from
M.L.S. University Udaipur (Rajasthan) and doctorate from H.N.B. Garhwal
(Central) University Srinagar Garhwal (Uttarakhand). She is also a postgraduate
in Management- MBA with specialization in Operation Management from IGNOU, New
Delhi. She is presently working as Assistant Professor (Pharmaceutics), in the
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, H.N.B. Garhwal University Srinagar
(Garhwal), Uttarakhand, India with more than 18 years of experience in teaching
and research. Her focus area of research is novel drug delivery by
microparticulate systems and herbal drug delivery for diabetes and hair loss
(alopecia).
She has to her credits 10 research
projects, 3 patents (02 granted), 06 books and 40 book chapters, 67 papers (31
International, 36 National) in various peer-reviewed National and International
Journals of high impact, h index is 25, 72 (14 International, 58 National)
Scientific Abstracts. She is a peer reviewer for various pharmacy journals of
Elsevier, Taylor & Francis, Informa, Springer and Bentham. She is an expert
reviewer and Scientific Expert (REPRISE) for the Ministry of Institution and
University Research (MIUR) Italy and DST-SERB India. She has developed more
than 80 hrs. of e-content for SWAYAM, and SWAYAMPRABHA. She is a life member of
IPA and APTI. |
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