For many decades, various topics of science and technology are being researched, due to which many research subjects have become saturated. How can we find out research gap in these research area, because a literature review is very time-consuming?
Research gap is the justification of the current research that the researcher is embarking upon. Literature review should be carried out on authors of study, key words, current, and other border disciplines that the research touches.
In fact, we are focusing on the present study and current development sector. But a lot of research has ended and this region has reached level of saturation. There are many publisher publishing journals on the same keyword. How can we find out all the things in one phase? Because if we get all things in one platform, then we can easily compile the research and find out the research gap.
I'm not sure whether my reply meets your needs, but it seems to me that the best way to find the research gap is to ask the question of your own. In order to do that you should differentiate between the area (general subject) and the problem (specific issue). E.g.: "Steam machine in 19th century" is a theme; "Steam machine in 19th century and the reconfiguration of family in German industrial cities" - this is specific problem.
Yes, you are right to say. If we talk about problems in the area around us, then we can easily find out the research problem. Actually, research should follow this way, but most researchers sit in the laboratory and read the literature to detect the research problem. They do not know what is going on in the industries and around us. They do research in all labs. Yes, however, this is not applicable in fundamental research.
Great. Since you refer to the problems around us, and here im quoting your words, you have reached at a great step. All you need to do is to check whether the problem faced is been explored before.
This is a very modest contribution:
Think of what you want first and foremost, then review the literature you have gathered.Relate what you have read to what you want. Pay notice to all the 'gaps'/issues you have found through your reading. See again you WHAT and adjust it to all the gaps you have found in you reviewing. Make a synthesis of these gaps and restate your hypothesis or problematic.
Yes, we should select the journals article on which we want to do research. What is the method of choosing journal paper and what is the method of reading the journal article? Since many papers are available in the same keyword, while they are not required. If we will read all the papers, which may take a lot of time. Should the article be completely read or abstract and conclusions? If we want to find out quickly.
Articles and books should always be read in their totality!
Hopefully the guidelines/suggestions as per the following publications could further help:
- Gabbott, M. (2004) Undertaking a literature review in marketing, The Marketing Review, 4, 4, pp. 411-429.
- Hart, C. (2007) Doing a Literature Review: Releasing the Social Science Research Imagination. London: SAGE Publications Ltd.
- Knopf, J. W. (2006) Doing a literature review, Political Science and Politics, 39, 1, pp. 127-132. (See: How to create an effective review/What questions should the review try to answer, pp. 128-130).
- Lingard, L. (2018) Writing an effective literature review - Part I : Mapping the gap, Perspectives on medical education, 7, 1, pp. 47-49.
- Maier, H. R. (2013) What constitutes a good literature review and why does its quality matter?, Environmental Modelling and Software, 43, 1, pp. 3-4.
- Randolph, J. J. (2009) A Guide to Writing the Dissertation Literature Review, Practical Assessment, Research and Evaluation, 14, 13, pp. 1-12.
- Rowley, J. and Slack, F. (2004) Conducting a literature review, Management research news, 17, 6, pp. 31-39.
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