Sunday, August 2, 2009

Effective Researchers: What to Focus On?

Whether you are a research student or a fellow academic researcher, the question I like to ask you, is "are you being effective?". To be an effective researcher, you must end each research task by writing it properly. Once your write up for that particular task is completed, attempt to publish your work. Focus on publishing your works in journals that are indexed with Scopus or ISI-Web of Science. Sometimes researchers spent a lot of time reading articles and books and no attempt is made to write their work quickly. As a result, writing will become a chore. Write at least one paragraph a day, then write a page a day. Very soon, you will get better at writing and publishing your work. That's how you become effective....