Methodology of Scientific Research Process in the Humanities and Social Sciences

Abstract

The scientific research process represents the means that can be used to reach the facts of phenomena and find the relationships that link them, then achieve accurate objective understanding and analyze and interpret these phenomena. The accomplishment of scientific research is similar to an interconnected and sequential structure, its components affect each other, as scientific research derives its rigor from an integrated and precise system of methodologically and cognitively structured steps. Sound scientific research begins with the stage of choosing the research topic, this stage is one of the most important steps of scientific research, as it is not easy to choose and define the topic accurately, and formulating the research problem is a decisive step and one of the most complex stages that the researcher goes through after choosing the topic, and hypotheses play a pivotal role in examining the research problem. The impact of the problem and hypotheses is important in all the steps that follow them, such as determining the type and plan of the study and the nature of the scientific method, as well as the type of data and information required and thus the necessary and appropriate tools to collect them.