Question

Why must researchers document their sources accurately and meticulously? What are the possible ramifications of not documenting sources correctly?

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Answer 1

A research is one of the most important activities and serious and quite a effort taking too and while conducting a research regarding any topic and organization or individual needs to be very much serious and active so that the organization does not lose out on valid poits while researching a topic. An individual needs to be very much careful while researching for a topic because research requires various details and aspects of a business and without the proper actions, collection of sources and accounting the required factors the researchers may not be able to have a document that is enough and sufficient for the research.

Collecting and maintaining sources from where information is retrieved needs to be kept with proper accuracy and effectively because if the sources are not as per the specifications collected, then it may have a negative impact on the research that is being conducted. The sources are used for future references as well where the individual; may use these sources in future to make things work out for the research and if there is any issue or discrepancy regarding the same. If the sources are not documented properly thin the primary issues that can occur is the researchers may not be able to understand the details of the research in the future and may not have reference to look up. It may happen that the person evaluating the research may ask for reference of the research and if the researchers is unable to provide that, then the research may turn out to be invalid.

Any research that is conducted be it in case of academics or business requires credibility and credible resources without which it may not be accepted in the organization and it is the duty of the researcher to make it credible and effective.