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Original research is research that is not exclusively based on a summary, review or synthesis of earlier publications on the subject of research. The purpose of the original research is to produce new knowledge, rather than to present the existing knowledge in a new form (e.g., summarized or classified). Research is often described as an active, diligent, and systematic process of inquiry aimed at discovering, interpreting and revising facts. ... Knowledge is information of which a person, organization or other entity is aware. ...


The boundary between original research and compilation may be blurred. For example, classification may be as non-original as simply putting things in alphabetical order. On the other hand, a new classification may provide further insights into the nature of the subject and lead to predictions and discovery. A classical example is Mendeleev's periodic table of chemical elements. A compiler is a computer program that translates a computer program written in one computer language (called the source language) into an equivalent program written in another computer language (called the output or the target language). ... Classification may refer to: Taxonomic classification See also class (philosophy) Statistical classification Security classification Hint: Language use may refer to a taxonomic classification that is used for statistical purposes also as a statistical classification (like International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems). ... This article needs cleanup. ... Mendeleyevs portrait by Ilya Repin. ... The periodic table of the chemical elements is a tabular method of displaying the chemical elements, first devised in 1869 by the Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleev. ... A chemical element, often called simply element, is a chemical substance that cannot be decomposed or transformed into other chemical substances by ordinary chemical methods. ...


Original research can take a number of forms, depending on the discipline it pertains to. In experimental work, it typically and involves direct or indirect observation of the researched subject, e.g., in the laboratory or in the field, documents the methodology, results, and conclusions of an experiment or set of experiments, or offers a novel interpretation of previous results. In analytical work, there are typically some new (for example) mathematical results produced, or a new way of approaching an existing problem. In some subjects which do not typically carry out experimentation or analysis of this kind, the originality is in the particular way existing understanding is changed or re-interpreted based on the outcome of the work of the researcher. In the scientific method, an experiment (Latin: ex-+-periri, of (or from) trying), is a set of actions and observations, performed in the context of solving a particular problem or question, to support or falsify a hypothesis or research concerning phenomena. ... Analytic philosophy is the dominant philosophical movement of English-speaking countries. ...


The degree of originality of the research is among major criteria for articles to be published in academic journals and usually established by means of peer review. Academic publishing describes a system of publishing that is necessary in order for academic scholars to review work and make it available for a wider audience. ... Peer review (known as refereeing in some academic fields) is a scholarly process used in the publication of manuscripts and in the awarding of funding for research. ...


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In historical scholarship, a primary source is a document or other source of information that was created at or near the time being studied, often by the people being studied. ...

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Images that constitute original research in any other way are not allowed, such as a diagram of a hydrogen atom showing extra particles in the nucleus as theorized by the uploader.
The prohibition against original research limits the possibility of an editor presenting his or her own point of view in an article.
Wikiresearch, a proposal for a wiki for original research.
Original research - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (293 words)
Original research is research that is not exclusively based on a summary, review or synthesis of earlier publications on the subject of research.
The purpose of the original research is to produce new knowledge, rather than to present the existing knowledge in a new form (e.g., summarized or classified).
The degree of originality of the research is among major criteria for articles to be published in academic journals and usually established by means of peer review.
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