Research & Development

A Research paper, Dissertation, or thesis requires academic and personal skills in language, subject, and presentation terminology according to the academic structure of the education system. Implementing a systematic plan is the key to create a successful story.

A Guide to Research Work

Filtering your research from General to Particular
Selection of a topic/ genre/ area for Research
Analyzing the Literature Review
Searching out for the primary data for your research
Fetching Secondary Data
Drafting a Research Proposal according to the University Ordinance
Preparing your presentation for the Research Degree Committee(RDC)
Undergoing Course work
Understanding Research work, Types, and methods of Research
The Research Hypothesis
The Objectives of Research
Division of Thesis into Chapterisations that perfectly support and present your research work based on Hypothesis and Objectives
Understanding Citation Styles: MLA, APA
Creating works cited according to each chapter
Drafting a Research Paper for publication
Choosing the right publication
Creating a Bibliography for your research
Proofreading the research paper/ dissertation/ Thesis
Layout crafting, grammar rectification, and editing the final script of the thesis
Running plagiarism check as per UGC norms
Building presentation for Viva-voce

Synopsis, Hypothesis, Objectives, Proposal

Paper, Publication, Research, Ethics

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Works Cited, MLA, APA, Proofreading, Editing

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Synopsis Building

A Synopsis is a concise overview of a larger picture, it may be a movie, a play, a research work, a dissertation, or a thesis. It acts as a frame for a larger sculpture and highlights the structure of the upcoming research, like the plot, the characters, the key elements, and the findings.
Purpose of the Synopsis
* To present a considerate knowledge of the research problem.
*To validate the need for the particular research you have chosen.
*To show the viability and novelty of the research.
*To get approval from the research committee.
The synopsis is typically written in 2,000–5,000 words, depending on the institution’s guidelines, and is often presented orally to a committee for evaluation before approval.
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Research Proposal

A Research Proposal is in more details compared to a synopsis, that highlights the research work. If considered in terms of Research Work in Humanities, it highlights the objectives, the hypotheses, the chapters that will be included in the research, the reason for the research, and the points that need to be understood before the research begins. Any reader can get a quick understanding of the upcoming research just by reading the synopsis. The primary purpose of a Research Proposal is to explain the reason for the specific research taken into consideration, the area of research, the objectives that will be the guiding principle and the hypothetical question that will be finally answered upon the completion of the research supplied with the methodology used during the tenure
A Typical Research Proposal may include a Title, Abstract, Introduction, Literature review, Research Objective or Hypotheses, Tentative Chapters, Methodology, and References. This structure may vary according to the need and frame of the research taken, the subject area, the specialization of the candidate, and the norms of the university.
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Paper Review & Publication

One of the mandatory needs to submit your thesis in the respective subject is that you have papers published under your name, the number of papers published may vary according to universities. Before the paper is published many such filters need to be taken into consideration while you begin to write a paper. In the absence of such measures, your hard work may go in vain, when you acknowledge that your paper has not been accepted for publishing. We at Academic Feather will guide you through each step involved; right from the beginning of a paper from inception to its publication.
Here are some key points to be noted while writing a Research Paper.

Peer Review:
Peer is a person who is a subject matter expert, who has all the quality measures to ensure the paper you submit is appropriate to be published in the journal (offline/online). He acts as a filter where your work is scrutinized according to the norms of the publication house.
The Steps Involved in Publication of a Research Paper.
The purpose of these protocols is to ensure systematic precision and novelty in the work
Submission: Submission of your research paper/ manuscript to a journal (offline/online) or at a conference, or seminar
Preliminary Check: The peers go through your paper to scrutinize it according to the quality measure of the publication house/ conference/ journal.
Assignment to Reviewers: For detailed analysis, your paper is sent to 2-4 reviewers.
Review Feedback: These reviewers send feedback of the work, give suggestions, acceptance or even rejection of your work.
Revisions: You as a writer of the paper address the feedback by making necessary changes and forward it for final evaluation.
Final Decision: The Editor is the final key that opens the doors to publication and accepts or rejects your paper.

Publication
To make your paper/research available and accessible to people. This is done after your work crosses all quality checks. It is presented in a journal, conference, or an anthology.

Journal Publication

Indexed Journal: Those journals maintain a national/international standard. They use listed and reputed database systems like Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed, etc
Open Access Journal: Available to the public, it requires authors/ writers to pay a publication fee
Subscription-based Journal: Access is only to institutes or subscribers.
Conference Proceedings: Papers that are published as the record of the conference, these papers are presented at the time of the conference.
Book: Research published in edited volumes of books

An Outline of Publication Process

Acceptance: After the review and quality check the paper is accepted for publication
Proofreading and Editing: Process under which the author receives a copy of their manuscript where changes need to be made, errors need to be rectified/ modified/ omitted.
Online/Offline Publication: There are two modes, one is the online mode where your research is published and accessible worldwide as a soft copy on the internet. The second is where it is printed as a hard copy/ paper bound, and distributed or put on sale on major academic platforms. In this process, it is indexed and can be used for citation
Indexing: The research is added to academic databases and repositories.

Key Points to Consider

Impact Factor: A measure of a journal’s importance based on citation metrics.
Ethical Standards: Avoid plagiarism, and disclose conflicts of interest.
Rejection and Re-submission: Papers may be rejected; authors can revise and submit to another journal.
Timelines: The review and publication process can take weeks to months (sometimes longer).

Paper Review ensures quality, while Publication ensures dissemination of knowledge to the academic community and beyond.

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Hypothesis & Objective

Two guiding lamps of research shape your outcome and keep your research on the path. One is Hypothesis and the second is Objective.

Understanding Hypothesis:

Is a statement or a prediction that can be tested which presents the relationship between variables. The foundation of it is existing knowledge, an observation, and a theory that aims to be tested through the research process.
Hypothesis usually presents a possible answer to a research question. It is specific and counter-questioned through experimentation, data collection, and investigation.
Example: If a researcher is studying the effect of sunlight on plant growth, a possible hypothesis could be, “If plants receive more sunlight, then they will grow taller.”

Understanding Objective:

It defines the purpose and goals of the research undertaken. It focuses the aims to be achieved by a researcher through the study
An objective shares a wider canvas compared to hypotheses, it can contain relationships, theories, identifying trends, and patterns.

Example: The objective of a study could be, “To investigate how varying levels of sunlight affect the growth rate of plants.”

Key Differences:

A hypothesis is a specific, testable prediction or statement.
Objective is the broader goal or purpose of the research, defining what the researcher wants to discover or achieve.

Both these elements help in shaping and designing the research into a specific path that helps in the final expected outcome of the research
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Citation

Every research is unique, every manuscript ever created is the result of the knowledge and excellence of a writer. But imagine if someone tries to declare authorship over a piece of work that you have created after years of dedication, research, experimentation, and devotion.
There is another phase of every research and that is that every research is either unique in its own form and presentation or it is an influence, a motivation, or a carried forward research of someone else. There are many instances during the period of research when you need to refer to someone else’s work and form/develop/ modify theories based on theories or studies already done on a subject. While referring to the work done by someone we need to give credit to the person. The pattern to give credit to someone for his work or the pattern in which a work is referred in your hard bound or soft copy of work is called citation

Citation is a pattern that must be followed to give credit to the source of a work, evaluation of its real author, the book/ paper/ manuscript/ web from where you have taken notes or were influenced or compared your theory. Citation Helps locate the source of information/ an idea/ data or even quotes that have been created by some one else but is used in your research. It included the name of the author, the title of the work, the date of publication, and other details, depending on the style of citation used by the researcher. Yes, you heard it correct. There are many types of citations that are used in research depending upon the subject stream that is taken up for research.

There are three main purposes of Citations
1. Acknowledgment: By this, you give credit to the original work of the author
2. Transparency: This allows your readers to differentiate between the original work of an author and your work. This creates less confusion, and your own work is also transparent and ready to be given credit by researchers in the future.
3. Avoiding Plagiarism: Using someone else’ work with your ownership is theft of idea that actually belongs to someone else. This theft in the world of Research is called Plagiarism. But in any instance if you require to use even a single word that has been coined by someone else, you need to give a reference peculiarly, this reference as discussed earlier is called a citation, and by doing so, you as a researcher avoid Plagiarism

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Proofreading & Editing

Proofreading & Editing are crucial steps in refining written content, though always thought to be a similar tool they are different in their style of application and purpose

Proofreading: The final stage for a written document before publication. Its main purpose is to fetch petty grammar, spelling, formatting, and punctuation errors. It is done to process the Word document free from mistakes and create a polished manuscript, but it does not change the text’s content or the script’s structure. Common changes that are made in proofreading are fixing errors such as subject-verb agreement issues, typographical mistakes, spelling, and format of the document.

Editing: This is a more in-depth analysis of the manuscript if compared to proofreading. It modifies the overall structure of the document. Enhances the clarity, the style, and the flow of the language. Tasks such as revision of sentences, paragraphs, and sections are performed to improve readability and improve overall quality. Job performed in editing are as working on the words of the a sentence to gain clarity, changing phrases to avoid the awkward impression, and checking the tone of expression and style of a document.

Aspect	Proofreading	Editing
Focus	Surface-level errors (spelling, punctuation)	Improving clarity, structure, and style
Purpose	To eliminate errors and polish the document	To enhance overall quality and coherence
Stage in Process	Final step, after content has been written and edited	Occurs after drafting but before proofreading
What it Involves	– Grammar and spelling corrections- Punctuation- Formatting consistency	– Sentence structure improvement- Rewriting unclear sentences- Ensuring logical flow- Adjusting tone and style
Depth of Changes	Minor corrections, fixing errors	Major revisions to content and organization
Type of Errors	Typographical, spelling, punctuation, formatting	Clarity, tone, structure, logical flow, and consistency
Goal	To ensure the document is error-free	To make the content clearer, more readable, and effective