in general, a research supported by academic knowledge is much more acceptable than a research without degree. A research without degree even may not explain the research properly. a research without proper background knowledge may bring hidden danger .. whatever, we must not discourage anyone ... can encourage to do both simultaneously

Thanks @ Shahab for your response .

I echo Anastas Ivanov Ivanov

Scientific research must be blind to the person that generates it, it must stand on its own merits.

Dear Jaydip Datta

"Whether a degree based research is more acceptable than the research without a degree"

I think your question depends on who we are talking about. The public in general seem to value titles, regardless of the quality of the research supporting the title. But there are often cases a researcher cannot get a degree for a variety of reasons and I feel his or her research needs to be assessed on its own merit by other researches regardless if the author has a PhD or not. This is not always the case.

Also I would like to add that somebody holding a degree is often better trained and more prepared than a person not holding a degree.

Warm regards Tina

Quality research is based on its impact, innovation, and community service regardless of researchers’ academic degrees.

Dear Jaydip Datta

I agree that research should only be judged on the quality of the work presented, regardless of the author's degree status.

Something to consider though, is that without the degree background, the researcher has double the amount of work to do in the beginning. Learning how to do quality research, how to format it, how to present it and how to self-evaluate it, can be quite a daunting task when you are busy trying to do the research at the same time.

I think that the degree status definitely does come into play when the researcher challenges the status quo or makes a controversial finding. When there's a serious split of opinion or a stalemate, the argument seems to deteriorate into a personal attack and the researcher's lack of a degree becomes an easy target. This is very unfortunate and very sad indeed.

Thank you for asking the question Jaydip Datta , it is one that I have been wondering about myself.

Best regards

Ari

Good job dear colleague! Congratulations! Best regards: Julia Doncheva

I agree that research should be assessed on the quality of the work presented but the researcher should has degree in the particular subject.

What is in a name. Title or without title, the piece of work should be high quality and well presented.

Post graduate experience could help to start good research work.

I think is Independent of degree. The research should be assessed based on quality and impact.

research experience is very important

I agree with Noori Abdul-nabi Nasir

Degree could consider as starting point for research to do.

Let us Continue .

The success and the quality of the research should be the focus

Degrees and titles are part of the terminology of higher education. The degree or title a person has can tell you a lot about their background and expertise. It reveals what kind of schooling and training they have had. Research titles starts with Research scientist this titles can be given to all researchers who have completed their Bachelor degree. You don't need to be enrolled or working at a university or any institute to have a research paper published.

How can a researcher can be properly academically trained if he/she does not have a degree?

Publications in many fields often don't include academic titles with the authors' names, so their degree status is not known; the publications speak for themselves. However, without a PhD it would be difficult to have access to the resources (e.g. equipment, facilities, or funding) required for certain kinds of research; because of that, the odds are that published researchers typically have or are working towards their PhD.

Whether a degree based research is more acceptable than the research without a degree ? It doesn't matter, taking into account that reality includes both cases. The quality of research does not depend on a degree as other commenters pointed out. However, nowadays, a doctoral degree is a must, especially in academia.

There no affect. Ph.D. degree as a postgraduate experiance might has some affect in developing researching skill.

For example, I haven't degree. It played a role when I was young. Now, if necessary, interested persons looks at my list of publications. Were I a PhD, I would hardly be smarter. I know one person who defended his PhD dissertation at 63 years old, his head of the laboratory asked him very much ... This improved the formal characteristics of the department. On the other hand, I see many politicians and businessmen receiving PhD. This is very fashionable, but I do not like fashion.

On the other hand, it sometimes gets in the way. As one colleague told me, I know that you are smart, X and Y know too, and the rest do not. To which I replied that Z is an outspoken fool, albeit a PhD. He thoughtfully remarked that one does not interfere with the other, but tradition ... A person with a degree is considered smart, unless otherwise proven.

It depends on where you conduct the research. If you are in an entirely research institute where you do not require a Ph.D. to function, then there is no need for it. However, if you are involved in a University where the minimum qualification is a Ph.D., then get a Ph.D. if you can. I will go with a Ph.D. degree with research. It makes you more complete.

Maurice Ekpenyong

No, this does not make anyone more complete. And not just me. "Not a place decorates a person, but a person - a place".

For example, Pierre Nora, the leader of French historians (École des Annales, member of the Académie française, chair No. 27, the so-called "immortal") does not have a PhD, so he could not work at this University, so pity.

When you consider the proportion of B.Sc holders who successfully complete doctoral degrees, then you will appreciate why I said what I said. In any case, contextually speaking Vadim S. Gorshkov, in the university, you are more complete as an academic/researcher with a Ph.D. without which you can't even be employed.