The Roadmap of Research

A Guide to Understanding and Writing a Medical Study

Vincenzo Giordano, Carlos Oliver Valderrama-Molina, Fernando Manuel Bidolegui, Robinson Esteves Pires

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Year: 2026
• Topic: Biological Sciences
• eBook ISBN:
  9780443342653
• Subtopic: Biology
• Index: Biological Sciences

The Roadmap of Research: A Guide to Understanding and Writing a Medical Study helps readers easily grasp the context, methodologies, findings, and implications of research studies, build on previous work, avoid redundancies, and identify areas where new studies can contribute significantly. The book enables researchers to innovate, propose new ideas, and design studies that contribute novel perspectives or methodologies to the field. Each step in this roadmap plays a pivotal role in the research process, from building a foundation of knowledge through reading and understanding, to generating new ideas through critical thinking, and finally, disseminating findings through clear and effective writing. - Presents knowledge to facilitate the formulation of research questions that address gaps in knowledge or challenge existing paradigms - Offers skill building to communicate research findings effectively for dissemination and peer review - Helps readers validate hypotheses, generate empirical evidence, and contribute directly to advancing medical knowledge and practice

Table of contents

• Title of Book
• 1. Problem definition—PICOT
• 2. Literature and evidence search in scientific research
• 3. Types of scientific study
• 4. Evidence-based medicine
• 5. How to conduct a systematic review—Basic tutorial
• 6. How to schedule your writing time
• 7. Definition of the scheme: Theme, importance, hypotheses, objectives
• 8. Anatomy of an article: Introduction
• 9. Anatomy of an article: Methods
• 10. Anatomy of an article: Results section
• 11. Anatomy of an article: Discussion, conclusion, and references
• 12. Anatomy of an article: Title, summary, and keywords
• 13. Checklist before submission
• 14. Risk measures and interpretation of the p-value in clinical research
• 15. Power calculation and sample size
• 16. Randomization strategies
• 17. Meta-analysis
• 18. Understanding inclusion and exclusion criteria
• 19. Guidelines for adapting and obtaining informed consent
• 20. Guidelines for ethical review of the protocol
• 21. What are the principles and when to apply your project to an ethics committee
• 22. The importance of good medical practice as a basis of evidence in the decision-making process
• 23. How to search for an article and how to use referral programs
• 24. Bad editorial practices
• 25. Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT)
• 26. Critical reading of an article (WORKSHOP)
• 27. The seven principles of education
• 28. Gamification
• 29. Virtual reality in medicine
• 30. Augmented reality in medicine
• 31. Artificial intelligence
• Glossary
• Subject index
• Author index