Guest Lecture on Scientific Writing and Research Methodology

Start Date: Saturday, 10 September 2016

Time: 10:00 am

Venue: C-506

Organised by: Department of Chemistry

Organised for: Post Graduate Students, UG (H) Semester V and Research Scholars

Speaker : Dr Neelima Gupta

Details : Department of Chemistry, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur

Title of the lecture : "Scientific Writing and Research Methodlogy”

The session started with the welcome of Dr Neelima Gupta. She delivered lecture covering the various aspects of research methodlogy and scientific writing to incorporate the research acumen among the students.  She stated about science that “If it is not published, it is not science.” Science is the collection of observation, their interpretation and their application, which is converted in different forms of communication. The important aspect of scientific writing is that we must remember about reader while writing i.e. if we are successful in delivering our point of work to the reader then it is a good writing. In a good article there should be a flow in scientific article. In the scientific writing the introduction must be interesting and this interest must be followed up to the conclusion. Every part of an article is important.

She categorised scientific publications in three types- Primary, Secondary, Tertiary publications and explained all the components. She also explained the procedure for the selection of an appropriate journal for submission of a manuscript, submission procedure and their editorial procedure. We can select a journal for paper submission on basis of their publishers, subject and impact factor. After submission the manuscript is reviewed by the reviewers associated with that journal. They check for the validity of approach, originality, significance of report finding, interest, timeliness to scientific community and clarity.

In her second part she explained the writing of a review article. The schematic layout for preparation of review article is-

ü  Collection of data

ü  Collection of related literature

ü  Write an outline

ü  Write a first draft

ü  Use highly specific scientific language

ü  Revise and re-write

ü  Proofread- reading word by word

She ended lecture with some little things which we have to take care during writing an article like copyright and plagiarism.