How to Represent, Write, Publish, Protect, and Publicize Research Work During Ph.D. Program in India?

Abstract

Purpose: Given a high level of importance to research writing and publication during the Ph.D. program. The purpose of this article is to explain i) standard rules and regulations of research writing, ii) the step-by-step process of research writing, iii) what to be covered in a research article/thesis, iv) what are all the opportunities scholars get during their Ph.D. program to publish high-quality research articles, v) the step-by-step process of publishing a research article, vi) how and when to protect intellectual properties generated by the scholars during the Ph.D. program, and most importantly vii) how to publicize the research work.

Design/Methodology/Approach: Postmodernism philosophical paradigm; Inductive research approach; Observation data collection method; Longitudinal data collection time frame; Qualitative data analysis.

Findings/Result: As long as the Ph.D. scholars can understand the essence of scholarly research writing and publication; tactics of increasing the quality and quantity of research publications; how to protect intellectual properties generated by them during the Ph.D. program; and most importantly how to publicize their research work, they will be able to (on their own) become well-known and go-to researchers in their area of research before even completing their Ph.D. program.

Originality/Value: There is a vast literature about the writing and publication of research work. However, only a few have explained them together comprehensively which is conceivable to Ph.D. scholars and only a few have explained various opportunities scholars get during their Ph.D. program to publish research articles. In this article, we have attempted to explain how to represent, write, publish, protect, and publicize research work during the Ph.D. program and most importantly how to seamlessly integrate their Course Work, Area of Interest, Research Question, Ph.D., and Career Plan with the publication target. 

Paper Type: Conceptual.