Why Research Must Be Timely

In order to support evidence-based policy making, timeliness of research is important. … This increases the chance that results from the research are included in policy making. Conclusions. Timeliness of research is important for evidence-based policy making.

What do you mean by timely in a research?

‘Timely’ is what is taken to be relevant—it is not primarily defined by date of publication. It can only be determined by an understanding of the research questions existing in the discipline itself, or even in a subfield of a discipline.

What makes a source timely?

Do you need current information for your particular topic? What is the date of publication or copyright? Has the source been revised or updated? Is the information presented in the work itself current or out of date for your research needs?