Dimapur Government College (DGC) hosted a One-Day State Level Workshop on Research Methodology and Research Publication in SCOPUS and UGC-CARE Listed Journals on June 3, 2024. Organized by the Research and Development Cell (RDC) and Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), the event aimed to enhance scholarly output and ethical research practices.
In the first session, the resource person was Prof Nigamananda Das, Head, department of English, Nagaland University spoke on the topic “Research Publication in SCOPUS and UGC-CARE Listed Journals” wherein he deliberated at length about the importance of writing good research papers and getting them published in reputed journals as it cultivates a sound culture of scholarship while maintaining ethical soundness. He also highlighted the dangers of predatory journals and pointed out that laziness is a key factor behind the inability to produce quality research papers.
In the second session, the resource person was Dr B V Rao, Associate Professor, department of Education, NU who spoke at length on the topic “Key Elements in Qualitative and Quantitative Research” where he discussed about the various types of research tools and how one can incorporate such tools into one’s research work.
Among other things, he stressed on the significance of finding research gaps while choosing any research topic and how through a strong literature review, such research gaps can be established.
