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reasons that cause their existence might help translate these
gaps into specific research needs, as well as prioritise and
conduct relevant research to address them.

There are several methods for identifying research gaps,
including systematic reviews, analyzing the introductory
sections of research articles, citation analysis, and examining
the discussions and future research sections of published
articles. This emphasizes the importance of gathering a
Methods for broad range of research articles on the research problem to
identifying avoid repetition and understand the methods, approaches,
research gaps
and research objectives that have already been addressed.
Identifying research gaps and formulating research problems
can lead to research results that contribute unique knowledge
with methodological, theoretical, conceptual, and empirical
implications in the field of study. Major tips to identify
research gap is given in fig.1.4.5

Fig. 1.4.5 Tips to identify research gaps

Thus, the research gaps can be attributed to a lack of
empirical evidence to support research arguments and a
Research gaps can void in the literature where specific data or investigations
arise from various are missing. This highlights that research gaps can arise
factors due to various factors, such as developments in the specific
field, from the newly acquired insights into already existing
knowledge. Therefore, in a research report, researchers must
communicate, at least in a statement, the gap in an academic
field that the research attempts to fill.

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