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Successful collaborations are built on mutual respect, shared goals, and clear communication. It’s important to have open discussions about these factors at the beginning of the collaboration to ensure a productive and positive working relationship. Here are the factors to consider when weighing options for choosing potential collaborations:  At the outset, based on your research goals, ask yourself if you are looking for intra-, inter, multi-, or transdisciplinary collaborations. Then, ensure that the collaborator and you are on the same page with regard to research goals and objectives. You should agree on the scope of the project, methodologies to be used, and expected outcomes.  Next, consider logistics and practical aspects such as the geographic location of the collaborator, the availability of funding, and the timeline for the collaboration. Further, assess cultural or institutional differences that might affect the collaboration. This could include differences in working styles, expectations, and administrative policies.  Assess the expertise and resources of the potential collaborator, i.e., necessary skills, knowledge, funding, and infrastructure, to contribute meaningfully to the research project.   Evaluate the reputation and credibility of the potential collaborator by taking into account their track record of successful collaborations and publication record. If possible, try to get...

Welcome to the Editage Insights Q&A Forum! Thank you for your question on writing a problem statement.   We have quite a few resources on writing the problem statement on the forum, site, and a related platform, R Upskill. We have linked a few of these below. For more help, you may look up the forum, site, and platform using the relevant keywords.  How to write a problem statement for my research?  The basics of writing a statement of the problem for your research proposal  How to write a statement of the problem  Hope that helps. All the best for your study! 

Welcome to the Editage Insights Q&A Forum! Thank you for your question on writing a problem statement.   We have quite a few resources on writing the problem statement on the forum, site, and a related platform, R Upskill. We have linked a few of these below. For more help, you may look up the forum, site, and platform using the relevant keywords.  How to write a problem statement for my research?  The basics of writing a statement of the problem for your research proposal  How to write a statement of the problem  Hope that helps. All the best for your study! 

There are indeed communities of researchers in the Humanities. Many universities have communities comprising researchers from their faculty. Institutions funding research may also host or foster such communities. There are also several ‘communities of practice,’ where researchers engage with each other and collaborate on or exchange ideas. We offer a community platform ourselves, though not specifically for the Humanities, but for researchers/academics/scholars from all fields. This is through our Facebook group, Researcher Voice. Also, as much as studies and work, the group is about sharing experiences. Check it out here: Researcher Voice Hope that helps. On this site yourself, for more insights and information into discussion and collaboration, you may refer to the following resources: How can I connect with other researchers interested in my field? Networking through online and offline channels 4 Effective networking tips for early career researchers All the best for connecting with other (Humanities) scholars out there!

Hi Sophie – Welcome to the forum! And straight up, that’s a very interesting question. In fact, as we started reading it, we almost thought it was a spec question, but eventually realized that while it’s a ‘wish-list’ question, it’s a very valid one at that. :-) We trust one of the researchers here will be able to respond to your query. Until then, to cast an even wider net, you may also decide to pop this query in Researcher Voice, our group on Facebook for researchers, academics, and scholars from across the world, who are always ready to pitch in with thoughts and inputs on posers such as these. In this very forum, as you mentioned experimental design, you may find it worthwhile to go through this query on the subject, answered by a senior journal editor. Here’s hoping your wish, or at least, the query is soon fulfilled!

Your first question is around coauthorship and your second around contribution. But both are around collaboration, which is the way most research is going these days. With newer fields emerging and research turning more interdisciplinary, collaboration is almost a prerequisite in research these days.Coming to your queries, let’s take them one by one.Forming an international coauthorshipEven here, there are two points or questions. Let’s take the second one first, as that often becomes an issue in collaboration or coauthorship.It’s not clear exactly what you mean by ‘his/her name appears in the authors’ names.’ It seems you mean that their name will appear as a coauthor for the paper. If so, it will help to gain an understanding of the challenges around (co)authorship. For that, you may refer to this piece: Basics of authorship in academic publishingThere are several ways of forging a collaboration these days, thanks to the net and social media. You may reach out to them via email – if you know their email address or if it’s available through either a personal website or an affiliation website.You could go on a social-media platform such as Twitter (where most of academia seems to be present). Here, for instance,...

Actually, the difference between two objects or concepts is typically discussed when they seem quite similar to each other. In such cases, we look at the differences between them to know how to better distinguish one from the other. In this case, these are not similar concepts, but they are related concepts. The research question (or questions) is related to the importance or significance of the study. So, let’s have a quick look at each concept. A research question is a statement made in a question form seeking to study, learn, explore, or examine more about the research topic. It is aimed to distill or focus the research problem. Expressing a research problem helps provide direction to the research. For example, a research question around COVID-19 transmission could be ‘How does SARS-CoV-2 jump from animal carriers to human carriers?’ The research question typically leads to a hypothesis, a statement of a tentative solution. There can be several research questions for a study or there can be just one. This depends on the nature of the study – the kind of problem you are studying, the extent of the problem you are studying, and so on. The importance of the study...

That sounds like a topic of significant social relevance. :-) The statement of the problem, or simply, the problem statement, of a study is a detailed yet concise expression of the topic under study. Very broadly, it involves explaining three points: the present or existing state regarding the problem, the desired or ideal state, and how your study will provide a remedy or solution to attain the desired state. You haven’t mentioned what exactly your thesis will focus on, such as the implementation (and perhaps how that can be improved) of or the challenges (and what can be done to address these challenges) around the scheme. Based on the exact focus of your study, you’ll need to work out the problem statement. For more help with writing the actual problem statement, you may refer to these resources: The basics of writing a statement of the problem for your research proposal How to write a problem statement for my research? How to write a statement of the problem [Course] For more information, you may look up the site using the appropriate keywords. All the best for your thesis! * Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana translates to 'Prime Minister('s) Energy Scheme.'

To start off, we have made some edits to your question as some parts seemed unclear. Also, yes, the COVID-19 crisis has impacted how we live and work in the near future, if not the long term. Many schools, colleges, and universities are slowly moving online, while some are in the process of doing so, depending on when their academic year begins.Anyway, coming to your question, there are actually two queries, one about making PPT presentations and the other about coming up with guidelines for writing recommendations in research. Let’s take the second one first as that comes before developing the presentation.Recommendations usually come toward the end of a research paper, in the Discussion section. They are an outcome of the findings of your study and are meant to provide solutions for the problem you are studying. So, in your case, you would need to first conduct the study, and then, based on the findings, write the recommendations. However, if you only need to talk abou how recommendations in a study are written, for that, you can conduct a literature search. Reading up on relevant documents will help you come up with guidelines for writing recommendations. Here are some articles...

Firstly, the topic title isn’t entirely clear. Perhaps the second ‘choice’ is not needed, and you simply mean ‘The choice of academic sources.’ By this, you perhaps mean how to choose the relevant literature in a literature search. If so, here are some relevant resources:Tips for effective literature searching and keeping up with new publicationsHow to make Web searches more preciseTips to identify whether a source is scholarly and reliableComing to the presentation part, there are actually multiple activities involved. First, you need to get your content in place (which will come from the literature search mentioned above). Then, you will need to plan and prepare the slide deck. Finally, you will need to practice your presentation – in order to deliver it efficiently to your audience. For these various activities, you may find the following resources helpful:How to use visual aids to make your oral presentations better [Course]8 Tips for presenting a paper at an academic conference9 Tips for presenting at an academic conference [This is a slide-deck version of the previous resource, as you specifically asked about a PPT presentation.]All the best for your presentation!