Dear Crystal Maraj ,

I think it has always been for me:

Implicit difficulty;

Importance for science and society;

Make a positive impact on science and society;

Provide a better future for humanity.

Thank you very much!

Regards,

Wiltgen

Filipe Wiltgen It is a challenge! Thanks for sharing.

Crystal Maraj

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Crystal Maraj I think the researсh topic should be clear, relevant and useful.

Thanks you for sharing Javid Jafarov You made a good point about being useful and helpful to the community.

Vishnu Kumar Gupta Thank you for sharing your thoughts.... It is a challenging feat!

Crystal Maraj Thank you for an interesting question. Filipe Wiltgen proposed good ideas. Because I am a teacher educator, I am interested in the impact of teacher education for future teachers' professional development. I am applying my research findings when teaching future teachers.

Very interesting question! In my opinion that we have to find out the specific Research area then the study a "review of Related literature". We have chosen a good Research topic or problem from the knowledge of "Review of Related Literature".

Dear Raimo Kaasila and Crystal Maraj ,

Thank you!

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Regards,

Wiltgen

Thank you for sharing. It is interesting to note how other from other field approach this topic! Umar Ashraf

Good p, we do need to dig into the literature! Laishram Santosh Singh

And this is significant as it applies to application areas. Very true Raimo Kaasila

Many of the presented suggestions in the original articles or the available suggestions in the final chapter of master's theses or doctoral dissertations are commonplace/prevalent sources in this regard.

Thank you for your contribution Hamid Reza Farhang . Yes, authors do offer recommended future work which can serve as a launching point for new research.

You should choose a research topic in the implementation of which the time spent will not be considered wasted.

It seems a long time ago now from my role as a nurse practitioner for bladder and bowel health. I retired in 2012, but love to recall how, after completing my masters, really wanted to advance to PhD. I discussed this was a PhD researcher who was a physiotherapist, who did a lot of work in the treatment and measurement of pelvic floor muscle strength a grading that we all used, or certainly we did when I was working.

It was this researcher who pointed out that someone we knew had researched how people live with urinary incontinence; why didn't I do a similar thing for faecal incontinence? This discussion took place in the late 1990s. I had half thought about this, so that is what I pursued. And I'm very glad that I did, and that I discussed it with this physiotherapist.

Mary C R Wilson Thank you for sharing Mary. I do appreciate your contribution and the work that you do.

Waldemar Łasica Good point, such that your time is well-spent on a topic that is worthwhile to study.

Dear Crystal Maraj It is mostly need-based.

Best wishes, AKC

Arbind K. Choudhary Thank you for sharing.

Dear Crystal Maraj,

As per my understanding

1. Find the research areas you are interested to work on

2. Narrow down to a specific topic of research

3. Carry out proper literature survey as per the state of the art

4. Find out the research gap and check how you can contribute to the ongoing research

Rajiv Ranjan Thakur Thank you for contribution. It is very interesting to read different viewpoints!

Remi Chukwudi Okeke Excellent point! Sometimes the rapid topics that surface from societal questions, point us in a direction of what to study.

Rajiv Ranjan Thakur presented many good and relevant points. For example, if you want to sell your article to a good journal, it is very important to explicate very well the research gap. This is not always so easy. It is also important to choose a research topic that is enough focused.

Raimo Kaasila Thank you for your contribution to this topic. It is one of the many perils we face in research.

I usually pick my research topics when I see a research gap in a specific area.

Halmat Faieeq D Mahmood Thank you for sharing your thoughts.

Interesting topic. The more we help others, the more we evolve.

Humberto Costa That is a true statement, we can learn a great deal from others. Thank you for sharing.

First, look for a problem in my area of specialization and use the search engine Google and ResearchGate to search for addresses similar or similar to the search point that I want to work on and continue the search until I come to a new and useful idea in my field.

Mahmoud Hamdy Abd El-Aziz Thank you for sharing your research approach!

I select a topic based on my previous research to take it a step further.

The easiest thing you can do is to look for topics in your specialized field, you'll find plenty there.

See your research interest and choose the topic related to your topic

The optimal approach to choosing a research topic is to get involved in solving a problem whose solution is really in demand. The higher the demand for the solution of the problem, the greater the opportunity of attracting not only nterest but collaborations. Of course the demand varies quite a lot.

Harold Chike Thank you for sharing.

First Choose a topic that you are interested, then Review the guidelines on topic selection, and Refer to required texts to refresh your knowledge.

Solve a problem in my community.

I chose topic because I wanted to solve a problem and educate people on the dangers of not having sufficient information. So, novelty, interests, solution, replication e.t.c can determine choice of topic of thesis.

I choose the research topic taking into account several determinants, i.e. primarily the issue of continuation of the previously conducted research, the level of significance of the problem in the context of solving key problems in the development of a given field of human activity and solving key global problems of the development of civilization. The selection of a research topic is carried out within the scientific discipline in which I specialize and in which I function in a specific organizational structure and field of knowledge, discipline at the university.

Regards,

Dariusz Prokopowicz

Un tema de investigación se elige a partir de un problema detectado en la práctica q puede necesitar o no fde la vía científica para su solución. La búsqueda teórica del tema para ver si la ciencia lo ha investigado y ofrece soluciones o no a tu problema. Si desde la teoría y la práctica las soluciones encontradas no satisfacen mis expectativas se fundamenta el tema de investigación para sdu aprobación

The guidance as per the following publications/link (see some more discussions/recommended publications) may further help.

• Hart, C. (2005) Finding and formulating your topic, in Hart, C. (ed.) Doing Your Masters Dissertation. London: SAGE Publications Ltd, pp. 55-95.
• Luse, A., Mennecke, B. E. and Townsend, A. M. (2012) Selecting a research topic: A framework for doctoral students, International Journal of Doctoral Studies, 7, 8, pp. 143-152.
• Reis, R. M. (1999) Advice: Choosing a Research Topic. The Chronicle of Higher Education. Available at: http://chronicle.com/article/Choosing-a-Research-Topic/45641/.
• How should I select a PhD research topic?: https://www.researchgate.net/post/How_should_I_select_a_PhD_research_topic

I look for a new original idea in my field of interest, and look at the facility that I have or have Access to, and also my students or assistants Level of experimental or theoretical that they have.

As per my opinion i will go for the novelty of the research topic (pick an emerging topic that could be helpful to mankind) and then the availability of facilities.

My approach is even simpler than that suggested by Prof Aiman Eid Al-Rawajfeh . I would take the subject matter from my daily work and I ask the question "why do we do it this way?" then look for literature to support. If there is none or it is inadequate, then I would try to show how we can do it "better" or with more scientific justification.