The Concept of Originality in Academic Research of Engineering

Figure 3

Percent of responses on the relationship between originality and publishability in response to question nos. 23 and 24 of the questionnaire given in Table 2 (Annex A). Option1: a research study extracted from a part of the thesis and published in a reputed journal is sufficient for determining the originality of research work? Option 2: a research study which is a true representative of one’s whole thesis published in a reputed journal is sufficient for determining the originality of research work? Option 3: a research study extracted from a part of the thesis and presented in a reputed conference is sufficient for determining the originality of research work? Option 4: a research study which is a true representative of one’s whole thesis published in a reputed conference is sufficient for determining the originality of research work?