Dr. Ashok Shyam. Why do we lack a Research Culture? Analysing the Indian Medical Landscape. PMC ID: PMC5727989  Good medical practices require an existing awareness of current developments in the field. Research is an essential component of growth in medicine, because new developments require extensive study and analysis. However, there are a number of factors which undermine the existence of a good research culture in our country. In this editorial piece, Dr. Ashok Shyam emphasizes upon some of these. There is a prevalent practice among medical students to depend upon textbooks for carrying out their research and studies. While textbooks are…

Ivey Camille, Crum Janet. Choosing the Right Citation Management Tool: Endnote, Mendeley, Refworks, or Zotero. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5195/jmla.2018.468 Academic publications are a huge task, involving rigorous procedures of sourcing good literature, collecting credible data, analyzing, putting it all down on paper, getting reviewed and giving credit where it is due. Much of the work you put in has to solely come from your effort and knowledge. But the last part- which deals with getting all your references in order can be a tedious, boring, manual necessity. There are tools out there to help you with this, and you should have a thorough…

Shrivastava M, Shah N, Navaid S. Assessment of change in knowledge about research methods among delegates attending research methodology workshop. Perspect Clin Res 2018;9:83-90. A medical student or a practitioner in this age needs to be aware of current practices in the field. Evidence –based medicine is the word of the hour in health practice. It requires updated, measured use of current evidence to form informed clinical decisions. Medical research is an essential component of evidence based medicine. For research to be thorough, a proper methodology has to be in place. Drs. Manisha Shrivastava, Nehal Shah, Seema Navaid address this…