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    The critical steps for successful research: The research proposal and scientific writing (A report on the pre‑conference workshop held in conjunction with the 64th annual conference of the Indian Pharmaceutical Congress‑2012)

    Pitchai Balakumar1★, Mohammed Naseeruddin Inamdar2, Gowraganahalli Jagadeesh3★ Corresponding author

    1. 1Pharmacology Unit, Faculty of Pharmacy, AIMST University, Semeling, 08100 Bedong. Kedah Darul Aman, Malaysia.
    2. 2Department of Pharmacology, Al‑Ameen College of Pharmacy, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
    3. 3Division of Cardiovascular and Renal Products, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, US Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, USA Report.

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    Pitchai Balakumar

    Pharmacology Unit, Faculty of Pharmacy, AIMST University, Semeling, 08100 Bedong. Kedah Darul Aman, Malaysia.

    Volume 4, Issue 2 · pp. 178–182 · PUBLISHED 2012 · DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.110895

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    An interactive workshop on ‘The Critical Steps for Successful Research: The Research Proposal and Scientific Writing’ was conducted in conjunction with the 64th Annual Conference of the Indian Pharmaceutical Congress‑2012 at Chennai, India. In essence, research is performed to enlighten our understanding of a contemporary issue relevant to the needs of society. To accomplish this, a researcher begins search for a novel topic based on purpose, creativity, critical thinking, and logic. This leads to the fundamental pieces of the research endeavor: Question, objective, hypothesis, experimental tools to test the hypothesis, methodology, and data analysis. When correctly performed, research should produce new knowledge. The four cornerstones of good research are the well‑formulated protocol or proposal that is well executed, analyzed, discussed and concluded. This recent workshop educated researchers in the critical steps involved in the development of a scientific idea to its successful execution and eventual publication.

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      Balakumar, P., Inamdar, M. N., & Jagadeesh, G. (2012). The critical steps for successful research: The research proposal and scientific writing (A report on the pre‑conference workshop held in conjunction with the 64th annual conference of the Indian Pharmaceutical Congress‑2012). Journal of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics, 4(2), 178–182. https://doi.org/10.4103/0976-500X.110895