Overview
Provides an overview of good research practices and mindsets
Shortens the learning curve for beginners in science writing and presentation
Underline the importance of research integrity and ethics despite the KPI pressure
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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About this book
This monograph offers a comprehensive guide to good research practices and mindsets, covering a wide range of topics across 8 chapters. Readers will find numerous themes and strategies that can help them develop their research skills and achieve their objectives, from effective proposal writing to stress management and upskilling. This book explains the purpose, process, tips, and mistakes of writing proposals, theses, articles, and reviews in clear and straightforward language, allowing readers to develop good research plans. By applying the advice and insights offered in this book, students and researchers can improve the quality of their work, cultivate research integrity, and develop good publication plans, write well, and reduce rejection rates. Research outputs will be more likely to be of high quality if students and researchers are encouraged to cultivate these pieces of advice. The focus of the book is not solely on the outcomes of research. Rather, it also delves into mindset, habits, adaptability, time management, stress management, recent tools for upskilling, planning, and execution. Throughout the book, the author seeks to instill a growth mindset in the readers, encouraging them to develop positive research habits and behaviors. KPIs, particularly publications, shall not be used as a reason to erode research integrity and ethnicity; therefore, plagiarism, self-citation, falsifying data, exaggerating findings, authorship in publications, the use of AI tools, CRediT, and COPE are discussed. This book contains interviews with high-profile researchers, top management at institutions, policy advisers, etc., whose opinions and advice the readers will find valuable. Overall, this all-in-one guide is an essential resource for postgraduate students, post-doctoral fellows, and academics who are struggling to find a survival strategy in the rapidly changing research environment. The book assists readers in developing right mindset, planning their research and publications, and in achieving their predetermined objectives.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Kian Mau Goh obtained his Bachelor's degree in Chemical-Bioprocess Engineering from the esteemed engineering faculty in Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) in 2002. After graduation, he gained invaluable experience as a research scientist at A*STAR/National University of Singapore for two years before returning to UTM to complete his PhD in Protein Engineering in 2007. His team focuses on extremophiles, primarily thermophiles and halophiles, and his research interests include protein engineering, enzymology, metataxonomics, and metagenomics, as well as microbial comparative genomics and transcriptomics.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Research Methodology in Bioscience and Biotechnology
Book Subtitle: Research Mindset • Best Practices • Integrity • Publications • Societal Impact
Authors: Kian Mau Goh
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-2812-5
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2023
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-99-2811-8Published: 29 July 2023
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-99-2814-9Due: 12 August 2024
eBook ISBN: 978-981-99-2812-5Published: 28 July 2023
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIII, 241
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: Plant Sciences, Biological Techniques, Biotechnology