Demystifying the Intricacies of Research Methodology, Scientific Publishing and Patenting

Pitchai Balakumar^1,2,*, Renukha Sellappans², Murugan Thangiah³, Kumaran Shanmugam^1,4, P.K. Srividhya⁵, Gowraganahalli Jagadeesh^6,7

¹The Office of Research and Development, Periyar Maniammai Institute of Science and Technology (Deemed to be University), Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, INDIA.

²School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Taylor’s University, Subang Jaya, Selangor, MALAYSIA.

³School of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences and Leisure Management, Taylor’s University, Subang Jaya, Selangor, MALAYSIA.

⁴Department of Biotechnology, Periyar Maniammai Institute of Science and Technology (Deemed to be University), Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, INDIA.

⁵The Office of Registry, Periyar Maniammai Institute of Science and Technology (Deemed to be University), Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, INDIA.

⁶College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dayananda Sagar University, Bangalore, Karnataka, INDIA.

⁷Formerly, Division of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Office of Cardiology, Hematology, Endocrinology, and Nephrology, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, USA.