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9,644 | I asked a potential advisor for possible research projects but I haven't received a reply.
What is the appropriate thing to do?
* Reply with my previous mail quoted, and say something like I having heard from you... and try to arrange a personal meeting to discuss the topic.
* Or simply forward my previous email hopi... | [
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9,646 | *As a follow-up to "[Whether to publish one big paper or many smaller papers for a given research project?](https://academia.stackexchange.com/q/9624/285)":*
Suppose one wants to generate a number of publications from a single research idea or project, because other things being equal, more publications is better. Wha... | [
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9,648 | How does the scientific output of PhD’s who work in industry compare to that of PhD’s who stayed in academia (professors, mainly). I mean, in terms of number of publications, conferences, etc. | [
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"text": "*Disclaimer: this answer applies to computer science. I suspect things are dramatically different in the natural science... | 2013/04/25 | [
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9,651 | I have recently been told by the professor of a particular course of mine, that our final grades will be withheld (given as an "Incomplete" which is later replaced by the final grade) until we individually submit our semester papers in the course to a conference.
This has a few issues to go with it:
* I defended my M... | [
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9,654 | I do a lot of qualitative coding and assessment as part of my research activities. Usually my colleagues and I simply use generic tools for this process like text editors and spreadsheets, but I know that there's a lot of software out there (NVivo, Atlas.ti, etc.) that is designed for making qualitative data analysis "... | [
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"text": "My answer might not be as useful to you because it only deals with my personal experience. I often deal with mixed meth... | 2013/04/25 | [
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9,657 | **Here is the story:**
After working on a project for a couple of months, I put the results in a scientific paper format in case I would submit it to a conference or yet this is a good practice for my writing. The paper is about a specific software engineering topic for which you could not find many scientific events ... | [
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"text": "I have many years of academic experience and I have been a reviewer of submissions for conference presentations and sc... | 2013/04/25 | [
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9,661 | I am working on a research project that all total will probably end up lasting about two years. As the research progresses, I am writing articles about each new discovery/study, with each article becoming more relevant to current interesting trends (for lack of a better description).
What I mean by this is that in the... | [
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"text": "I am not an editor so I don't think I can definitely say how editors treat this, but I suspect that if you keep sendi... | 2013/04/26 | [
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9,664 | For my project I rely on several sources of information including such that is not peer reviewed (conference proceedings, industry reports, master thesis, interviews). I wonder if I should mark them as being not peer reviewed in the bibliography, for example adding the nature of the publication:
>
> Boo 2013: "A ques... | [
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9,674 | Suppose I write a paper and submit it to a conference. The paper gets some weak rejects and weak accepts and lots of criticism, but the conference is not that prestigious, so they accept it anyway.
Obviously, if I agree with the reviews, I will want to change the paper (which is in part what the reviews are for). But ... | [
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"text": "Following the acceptance of a paper, I would not make any changes that go beyond \"editorial\"—that is, improving the gra... | 2013/04/26 | [
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9,683 | Academic scholars have written many books guiding managers at different business/industry positions. I wondered that I was unable to find any noticeable book describing the roles of a department head, dean, vice presidents, etc.
Academic scholars always guide managers in different sectors to use academic (scientific) ... | [
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"text": "I am not sure if this is helpful since I don't know for which academic system you are asking. Anyway, this question may al... | 2013/04/26 | [
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9,686 | Imagine that you want to conduct your undergraduate classroom in a more creative way and introduce practical projects as a part of the final grade. However, students are lazy to embrace extra activities, and all of them decide not to deliver any report.
The department does not like the trouble of failing all students ... | [
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"text": "First things first: what did your syllabus say, and what did *you* say when you assigned the project? If the assi... | 2013/04/26 | [
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9,694 | In my bibliography, I want to link the ISBN number to an actual website. My question is: which website is recommended to be used? Is there some 'neutral' source that I can expect to be still functioning in 5 years and that will return reliable results?
IBSN numbers are apparently provided by the [International ISBN A... | [
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"text": "Google Books is a great website and there’s nothing wrong with using it for your purpose. But if you don’t want... | 2013/04/28 | [
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9,698 | I have published some papers in some conferences, but the problem is that the people in charge put them in bibliographic repositories, such as DBLP, and they take too much time to do that.
I would like to know how I can allow more people access to my publications, so they would be able to review them, use them if they... | [
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9,711 | This [question](https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/9706/journalscomputer-science-that-are-suitable-for-low-impact-publications) and this [question](https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/9651/professor-withholding-course-grade-until-submission-of-conference-paper) suggest that it is not uncommon/unheard... | [
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"text": "The problem certainly seems fishy and whether it is unethical or not probably depends on what the (local) rules... | 2013/04/29 | [
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9,712 | I am a Final Year Mechanical Engineering student.
I want to do my Masters in the **Design Engineering** field.
Currently I can see 2 options:
1. **Master of Science** - offered in many Universities ex: **GeorgiaTech**.
It deals more with research. It requires a research thesis most of the times.
It gets completed in a... | [
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"text": "The main practical difference between the two degrees, as you point out, is the requirement of a research thesis f... | 2013/04/29 | [
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9,718 | I have a bachelor degree in Computer Engineering. I worked as a Research Engineer in a Research Center. It was a fully paid Engineering position funded by European projects.
However, my contract ended, and because there are not any more projects available at the moment, I can't be re-contracted.
My question:
Is it p... | [
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"text": "I cannot see any reason why you could not be a freelancer as such. Since researchers are usually employed by an... | 2013/04/29 | [
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9,722 | We had prepared the paper and applied for National Conference. After some days came to know about the International Conference and improved the paper and applied for it. After a month we got an accept mail from Springer Conference(Not expected as we are beginners). Today we presented our paper in the National Conferenc... | [
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"text": "The only thing you can really do here is to contact the organizers and publishers of both journals, and indicate what is ... | 2013/04/29 | [
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9,729 | I am an undergraduate student doing independent research. My research work is selected for presentation at a very reputed conference in the US. I am from India. **I cannot afford to attend the conference at all. How should I fund my trip?** The travel grant for students available from the conference is very low. It can... | [
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"text": "The only option I can see is:\n\n* start a PhD at a place that will have money\n* get them to pay for your trip.\n\... | 2013/04/29 | [
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9,740 | On [arXiv](http://arxiv.org/) one can license a preprint on one of the following (see also [a note on arXiv on licenses](http://arxiv.org/help/license)):
* [arXiv.org perpetual, non-exclusive license to distribute this article](http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/license.html) (Minimal rights required b... | [
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"text": "There's no way to know except by checking with the journals you have in mind. In mathematics, almost al... | 2013/04/30 | [
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9,745 | I've been thinking about how to improve attendance in my classes as well as how to get my students do the expected work outside of class. I've tried a lot of sticks but the weak students care very little and I end up failing what seems like too many of them.
Lately, my mind has turned to [gamification](https://en.wiki... | [
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"text": "I don't have any citations or literature for you and I can only base this off personal experience. So, consider this an... | 2013/05/01 | [
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9,747 | I am currently a first-year graduate student, now in the process of figuring out who I'd like to have as my thesis advisor. Of course, compatibility of research interests is quite important, but personality and work style are too.
The issue I'm currently facing (though it sounds odd to cast it in a negative light) is ... | [
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9,757 | When applying for post-doctoral and faculty positions you are typically asked for three (sometimes more) reference letters to support your application.
Given that it is competitive out there, it also makes sense to apply for all positions that are good matches to your qualifications and career development goals (in t... | [
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9,761 | What's the expected level of paper to be submitted to top level conferences in theoretical computer science (FOCS/SODA/STOC)?
I think there should be four main concern:
1. Is it a novel results?
2. How hard is the paper?
3. Generality and extension of the results.
4. Is it an interesting topic?
But actually I cannot... | [
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"text": "When I review a paper for a conference or a journal, this is how I answer these questions: \n\n> \n> Is it a novel resu... | 2013/05/01 | [
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9,769 | The essential gist of my question relates to what the real, unvarnished realities are of graduate, post-graduate, research, fellowship, and professorship attainment - *when you aren't a single person with no pressing demands other than feeding yourself*.
[**EDIT**: *I am humbled by the incredibly helpful and thoughtf... | [
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9,771 | I'm a PhD student in physics, and I sometimes tutor undergrads in introductory physics classes on the side. Now, there's widespread agreement among people who teach or tutor physics that the only way to effectively learn the material is to *use* it, generally by working through practice problems in homework assignments... | [
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9,773 | I am in my 4th year of PhD. Few months ago I presented my thesis proposal which already included some of the results (that are actually published). I proposed to add another chapter (call it Chapter x).
One of the committee members told me that the results presented are sufficient for a thesis. He said that chapter x... | [
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9,792 | Other than the possibility of waiving registration fees, What is the objective of graduate students volunteering at conferences?
For instance, I am considering volunteering at [IJCAI](http://ijcai13.org/students_mentoring/volunteers) these days and wish to do it at least once (never done it before) but do not really... | [
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"text": "**tl;dr** No registration fees, networking and attending relevant sessions.\n\nThere has been some talk and background i... | 2013/05/02 | [
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9,802 | Teachers in primary and secondary school usually are called as Mr.[surname] or Miss/Mrs.[surname]. However, cases in universities are more complex. It seems we need to call a teacher who is a professor professor or prof.[surname], and a teacher who is not a professor but a doctor Dr.[surname]. But not all teachers are ... | [
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"text": "1. Mr/Ms\n2. Why not ask what they prefer to be called?\n3. Again, ask them."
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9,809 | The problem is I completed a work earlier and did another work which extends this work. However, I haven't got the earlier work published. I plan to send these two papers to a conference but I do not know how to cite the work of first paper in second paper. | [
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9,819 | We are a research group from some private university and we offer research contract services. The problem is that when we get customers, the contract is signed by the highest authority of the university, and we appear on the contract as second players. Also they get 20% on the budget, and all intellectual property that... | [
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9,820 | I have always wondered why a person is given the title of Dr after completing a PhD in a non-medical field. This is especially because of the confusion over the medical title of Dr. Why hasn't a better distinction been formulated by now? | [
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9,827 | **TL;DR**: Young graduate student in his first year of a PhD program who has lost a passion for the academic world. Seriously considering quitting but don't know what to do. Science background.
**My background**
I'm 21-25, with a Science background, B.Sc in Physics. Took a year off between Undergrad and Gtay school... | [
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9,834 | I am an undergraduate student of electronics and telecommunication engineering in a govt. college in India. But I am extremely interested in physics and mathematics. I want to pursue a research career in physics and mathematics. I generally receive suggestions like taking the GRE test. But I have the following question... | [
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9,840 | I have been discussing with friends and colleagues about the strategy to use to decide, in a research group, who has to go to a conference and with who.
The issue is: if someone in the research group submitted a scientific paper to a conference, and it was accepted, should he/she go all alone to the conference, or wit... | [
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9,844 | I completed my PhD research as an industry based researcher. My employer was fully aware of my research. There was no support given by the employer other than encouragement. However, I used the company information which I had access to as part of my role. My employer had no objection and I was extremely careful of the ... | [
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"text": "Congratulations on your Ph.D.! You have contributed to humanity's lasting store of knowledge. To a first approximation... | 2013/05/06 | [
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9,857 | Is there a correct or preferred format for indicating 'Dr' or 'PhD' (or both) on a professional business card.
Background: I am employed in the industry and I have just earned my PhD (in social science). My company wants to update my business card.
The following are two options:
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9,860 | I am wondering what are the advantages/drawbacks of sharing a dissertation on a specialised website (for example [Social Capital Gateway](http://www.socialcapitalgateway.org/resources/phd-theses)). There are a number of repositories available and they seem to be more widely known. Are these sites more for the benefit o... | [
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"text": "I doubt there are any drawbacks to posting on such a site, other than the time required.\n\nBut I also doubt the... | 2013/05/07 | [
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9,864 | I am writing a technical paper for my college project. This is my first time so I don't have much experience in this arena.
I am writing about a philosophy used by Mechanical Engineers while designing a product. Now there is a situation where I have to mention a product and the company whose product it is.
I am saying ... | [
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9,868 | A friend of mine applied to a PhD program and luckily they called her for a presentation. They said that the presentation should be a maximum of 10 minutes long and should consist of three slides. These slides should include past experience and research interests, they say.
We are trying to prepare an optimal presenta... | [
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9,875 | I applied in Master's programmes in Europe / Asia (mostly Germany) this year and most of them were rejected or are still pending. My GPA in the Bachelor's is 7.19 / 10 while my TOELF iBT score is 100 / 120. Most of the Universities stated on their websites that the GRE (General or Subject) is optional, so I did not tak... | [
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"text": "**Focusing on test scores will not get you into MIT.**\n\nYou need research experience — real, world-class, publication-qual... | 2013/05/08 | [
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9,878 | It is quite common (in some areas) to see the reference to the paper, which is cited as "to appear" or "in prepapation" but never actually appeared. Such citations are treated in the same way as references to unpublished results, conference talks, etc.
However, this approach doesn`t really work for references to prepr... | [
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9,884 | I have contacted a professor (in Europe) informally and asked for a PhD position. She answered in positive manner and asked for a CV.
What should I include?
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9,887 | If someone is a reviewer and recommends major revisions to a medical journal paper, the review can be quite lengthy. (e.g., list of 10-15 points to work on)
On the other hand, how detailed should be the rejection review. Are you expected to provide more than 2 paragraphs justification for the rejection?
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9,892 | I am currently working on a paper that challenges some long-standing practices within my field, but am questioning how to title the paper. Basically, the old view in the research field is "we do Y instead of better method X, because X takes too long." We show that X is usually just as fast as Y, and often is actually f... | [
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9,899 | I am a student doing my Masters (in Computer Science). I am much interested in Ph.D and I know to do Ph.D I really need to read and understand a lot of papers. (I also know that its not all about reading papers, but doing something new and useful) but I find difficult to understand papers, especially mathematical. Ther... | [
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9,907 | I want to submit a paper for an ACM conference and I see that there are two dates like this:
Full Papers
Abstracts due: May 10, 2013
Papers due: May 17, 2013
The issue is that I am still working in tabulating the results from my experiments and I do not think that I will reach the deadline of May the 10th. Can I ski... | [
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9,910 | ### The question
When a journal (such as one of the Nature family) asks for information about authors' contributions, what is the most effective way to answer this, to ensure that the co-authorship is assigned as intended, and to ensure that reality is represented: that **the work is a product of the intellectual envi... | [
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"text": "If there is a requirement to list the contribution of each author, it seems the ethical way to handle it is, well, to list... | 2013/05/10 | [
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9,913 | I am a 2nd year undergraduate student in Aerospace Engineering, in India. I am really willing to go into Academia as a researcher. I am specifically interested in Aerospace Controls. Some points to consider :
1) I love the fast internet access in university, so that I can research and learn all I want.
2) I have read... | [
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9,917 | As for reference letters, I have come across distinct policies.
Some recommend to only give a reference letter for a particular application - it might be tailored to the particular position which the applicant soughts for.
Other do not seem to have a problem with providing generic reference letters. I personally pref... | [
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"text": "It can be reasonable to ask for letters tailored to specific *kinds of jobs* but unreasonable to ask for letters tail... | 2013/05/10 | [
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9,922 | Scenario:
* Lecturer tells students six sections of material to study for the exam, but the exam only covers two of those sections.
* Practice exams are completely different to actual exam.
* Answers to the exam are in the lecture notes, but not the notes pointed to by the lecturer.
Questions:
* **Is it ethical for ... | [
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9,924 | I was reading through a journal article by an author. Let's call him `Author X`. The author while referring to some of his own journal articles cite them as `Author X et al.`, even though `Author X` is not the first author in the cited article. Is this allowed or should it be treated as academic dishonesty? | [
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9,925 | I just passed my dissertation defense. This means there is nothing left but paperwork to get my doctorate. Among the various congratulations I've received a couple have termed me: Dr. My assumption was that I'm not really a doctor until I go through the graduation ceremony, but now I'm wondering. Is there a convention ... | [
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"text": "Writing as an Administrator: \n\nIt is appropriate to use the title when you are a graduate, ie, *when the degr... | 2013/05/11 | [
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9,939 | I'm thinking of hiring a contact/freelance editor to help me improve my paper, before I submit it. I'm looking for someone to perform proofreading and copy editing as well as broader, substantive editing services, to save me some time.
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9,946 | In trying to plan for the future and decide on preferred programs and career paths, I'm trying to figure out the seemingly Byzantine nature of how academic funding sources interact. I am particularly confused about how departmental/institutional funding effect fellowships or grant money.
To give a specific example to ... | [
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9,957 | I've been asked by a peer-reviewed journal whether I'd be willing to act as an associate editor for them. The question [How to act as an editor?](https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/935/how-to-act-as-an-editor) has some useful hints as to the tasks associated with that. But I am still wondering how much time t... | [
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9,958 | Lots of professors provide their full papers published by scholarly journals on their personal website (in the university official domain). PDF files of their final papers published by different publishers are available online. However, this is against the copyright transfer agreement, and the authors have no right to ... | [
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9,964 | When writting an article with outputs (by outputs I mean a big dataset created), how do you share them?
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9,978 | I'm used to a system in which all important exams or pieces of coursework are marked anonymously. (That is, papers are identified by candidate number, not by name, and the examiner does not know which number corresponds to which student, at least until the marks have been submitted.) This has obvious advantages in term... | [
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9,982 | I have submitted a research article and later realized that it has a slight error. The paper is now under review. I have proposed a few theorems; one theorem contains a slight error that can easily be removed. The methodology is correct. Would this cause the rejection of my paper? | [
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9,985 | I have an offer from one university and still awaiting results from others.
How to approach other universities and ask them about my application status so that I receive my selection / rejection before the deadline of accepting the offer? Is it rude to inform the universities that I have an offer from another universi... | [
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9,990 | I was wondering, in the field of Computer Science, if there is a convention for acknowledging that author ordering for an academic paper is by alphabetical order, not contribution.
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9,993 | I'm currently a post doc (in theoretical computer science) and the only teaching experience I had so far was to teach some tutorial classes for undergraduate courses and giving some "guest lectures" in some graduate classes. It seems that most positions for assistant professor require you to show some teaching experien... | [
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9,994 | I have to write a research proposal for some (post doctoral) fellowship (for Mathematics/Mathematical Physics). The authority wants me to submit a short research proposal (preferably in two pages which includes bibliography). Can someone suggest what one should consider while writing such a proposal with a length restr... | [
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10,001 | I have the following situation.
I have published a paper and in order to get and analyse the results for my research I created some software. I want to make my software open-source, so that anyone can do research with it and change/improve it for their purposes.
But I would like people to cite my paper if they are go... | [
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10,003 | I have a manuscript that is under review in a major journal which is a main result out of a few recent years of my research. When applying for faculty positions, I would like to send the draft as a part of my writing sample. But since the material is not yet published, I am not sure if it is a good idea.
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10,008 | Right now I'm using Web of Knowledge, ScienceDirect, etc. to find papers to read and get some metadata. My university has a subscription, so this is nice. As far as I know these databases simply have a selection of journals, download all of the articles from those journals, and display them for me, updating every time ... | [
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"text": "Not very. For example, Elsevier is a large publisher, but only still publishes a fraction of the total number of jou... | 2013/05/15 | [
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10,014 | [Mathematics Genealogy project](http://www.genealogy.ams.org/) has existed for many years. It currently has 170,235 records as of 15 May, 2013. I understand there are many computer scientists in that database since computer science is generally considered a branch of mathematics.
I have found several other similar eff... | [
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"text": "I believe [Academic Tree](http://academictree.org/) qualifies as a general academic genealogy project. It includes t... | 2013/05/16 | [
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10,018 | I'm currently writing my master thesis and would like an opinion on whether or not to use a cover illustration on the thesis.
I've noticed many students around me do not take the time to make the cover page attractive (e.g. a simple title is all).
What is the "standard" convention regarding the cover page of a maste... | [
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"text": "It's your thesis, and if your committee approves it with beautiful cover art, then you're all set.\n\nFor profes... | 2013/05/16 | [
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10,023 | I'll be starting my PhD in the next fall. I already looked over the internet for advice for a beginner, even read two books on the subjects. Still, there is one point I haven't seen discussed as I wanted, it's the time and the way the student should be investing in catching up on his field and his specific topic, I'm s... | [
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10,029 | What options are there, and how do they compare against each other, for digitally publishing (for example, a series of short stories)?
In addition to the issue of format management (producing whatever electronic file formats are appropriate) any information about distribution would also be welcomed.
I am a teacher in... | [
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10,045 | When writing a paper, I usually face the problem of deciding whether a sentence is cite-able or not. Let's say I am writing about optimization of an algorithm. And I used Java to implement it. So, in the introduction, I would say something like "Java is a class based object oriented language..." This information is ava... | [
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10,049 | An Editor in Chief of a journal ought to be proud of their journal and consider it a good place to publish their own work, so not publishing in the journal that they edit suggests a lack of confidence in the journal. On the other hand, is publishing regularly in your own journal ethical? Can we reasonably expect the Ed... | [
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10,055 | I made a little statistics about my review decisions. I found out that I reject way more papers than I accept. I honestly try to accept the reviewed papers, I read them carefully and my review are always long. But most papers I review are low quality (in my opinion). Some colleagues told me that I should be more gentle... | [
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10,059 | I was on an internship with professor A at University B in China. We were working on a computer science project. During the internship I implemented professor A's idea and got some results. Three weeks ago I finished a paper draft and left University B for a new internship. Me and professor A were planning to submit th... | [
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10,062 | After reading the question [Mentor trying to be first author?](https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/10059/mentor-trying-to-be-first-author), I got the impression that (at least in the writers' field) the "corresponding author" flag could carry an implied meaning, such as "did more work than the other authors", ... | [
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"text": "I am sure it can be used for many meanings. I will provide the ones with which I am familiar:\n\nFirst, corres... | 2013/05/18 | [
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10,076 | I'm an undergraduate working on a small project with an esteemed scientist, whom I met through a connection. I'm communicating via email due to distance. The problem is that I'm having a lot of troubles with this project, and the last time I asked him a question he just told me to re-read the information he sent me.
I... | [
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10,079 | I've heard that the trendiness of your area of work is one of the important factor that has am impact your chances of getting job in academia. How far is this true?
Also, how do I decide what areas are trendy and what areas are not in the field I'm interested that is mathematics? | [
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10,086 | I am a second-year undergraduate majoring in mathematics. In my first year of studies, I didn't do really well on my exams and therefore my results were not good, with a GPA at around 2. I didn't really put time into it, but when I started learning advanced probability, I found that I am interested in it and want to st... | [
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10,087 | I sometimes read student assignments where the grammar and writing style is poor. Paragraphs don't really flow. Sentences go on for ever. The ordering of words is awkward. Instead of concisely introducing the subject of the sentence, it goes on forever.
I'd like to be able to recommend resources to such students. Ide... | [
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10,089 | One subject I teach is also taught by another teacher at my university. Usually we do not both teach this subject during the same semester but sometimes we do. Students do not get to choose their teacher, the are assigned into one class or the other.
This has introduced a strange dynamic in that some of the other teac... | [
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10,096 | Lately, I've been getting the impression that before I can conduct cutting edge research, I have to first master state of the art methods/techniques. Often, this requires spending (i.e. wasting) lots of time trying to replicate the results that others have already established (i.e. make sure that I can do what others h... | [
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"text": "The fact that you can't quickly and effortlessly do this is *exactly why this is not wasting lots of time*, assuming ... | 2013/05/20 | [
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10,100 | When writing a paper which, as an aside, talks about the design of a user interface on a particular piece of software, can one insert a (correctly labeled and referenced) screenshot of the software to help readers understand - or does that cause copyright issues?
For example, I wouldn't use a photo unless I held the ... | [
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10,107 | I just finished my masters and am currently working as a research assistant before starting a PhD in applied mathematics. I was doing some preliminary work for a possible project and derived some minor results which I find interesting, but in the end, we decided not to go ahead with the project.
I still find the minor... | [
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"text": "It is a common thread - see [\"Go rogue too soon/too late\" in 10 easy ways to fail a Ph.D.](http://matt.might.net/a... | 2013/05/20 | [
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10,124 | I am a computer science doctoral student working on machine learning (ML) research. Meanwhile, a startup approached me to consult/advise them in areas related to algorithms in ML. Needless to say a lot of work that I do as part of my research encompasses ML deeply. They want me to sign a mutual non disclosure agreement... | [
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"text": "You are dealing with a legal document, and you are asking questions about legal language. **The only way to get answers ... | 2013/05/20 | [
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10,126 | I don't know if here is the best place to ask that but I'm finishing my master degree in pure mathematics and I would like to travel and know another countries before enter into a doctorate school. In my country with a master degree you can teach in a private university or even in a public university with tenure in sma... | [
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10,136 | Based on [this other question](https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/10117/is-it-possible-to-get-admitted-to-a-m-sc-degree-in-the-u-s-if-you-already-hold) where the OP asks whether or not a second Masters degree is possible, I realized that I am not sure what the difference is between *Master of Science* and *Ma... | [
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10,145 | I am entering my senior year of undergraduate study in Computer Science at a small, primarily undergraduate institution. I plan to attend graduate school and pursue a PhD in Computer Science and Mathematics, my main goal to teach. The school I attend is quite small, and is all but unknown outside our geographic region.... | [
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10,152 | In my field (biology), the end of the introduction in a research article generally ends with a list of hypotheses that the researchers tested. A common structure of this part of a research paper is:
```
'We tested (1) hypothesis X (2) hypothesis Y and (3) hypothesis Z'.
```
The research papers I read often test be... | [
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10,155 | When evaluating and grading students' work in technical fields (like computer science or mathematics), I often face ones that are really messy, sometimes even unreadable (I mean structure, not - handwriting). It's not clear at all what part belongs to what or what is the final result. Instead of spending a lot of time ... | [
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10,173 | I understand **honour societies** have been around for years and it is a tradition more prevalent in the western world to recognise outstanding academic talent.
The largest honour society is perhaps the [Golden Key](http://www.goldenkey.org/) which operates worldwide and has over 2 million members. It provides a rang... | [
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10,183 | I was asked to compose a recommendation/reference letter for a Computer Engineer that works as a Researcher in the Research Center I am supervisor. I don't know if Acafitoa is the right site to post , but since the nature of the job is Research and people involved "Research Engineers", I believe is the right place.
So... | [
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10,201 | I have started publishing papers this year - 3 so far, of which 2 are in an international journal, the 3rd in a local journal.
My question is, is there any particular disadvantage with publishing the majority of papers in one or a very limited array of journals? Or is it a case that it makes no difference either way? | [
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10,202 | What are the benefits for the universities and particular professors in recording online courses (MOOC)? Do they get paid by Coursera and similar sites? Do they pursue publicity?
I know that they are providing a useful service by spreading education to everybody in the world, but what do they get in exchange? Do they ... | [
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10,206 | I need to attend a competition\seminar with my teenage son. He needs to create a project for this competition on a 36"\*48" trifold poster board. Now the dimensions of this trifold poster board do not make it eligible for taking it as a carry on luggage and its not safe to send it in Checked in luggage for risk of dama... | [
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"text": "One common option is to print or create the poster on a large sheet of paper and carry it in a [poster tube](h... | 2013/05/24 | [
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10,208 | A postdoc, postdoctoral research assistant in a university on a contract has a supervisor or a boss. They may not be the PI on the grant which pays the salary as it may contain other universities as well.
In conversation and in email, what is the best term to use for your postdoc boss? Something doesn't seem correct ... | [
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10,210 | Many journals now are open access only and every article published (authors) must pay a fee.
Sometimes, this info can be hard to find. The journals does not put it visibly on the front page (next to impact factor).
If I want to compare 80 journals in the medical field and their charges - it is not easy.
Is there a s... | [
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"text": "Try [the Sherpa/RoMEO list](http://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo/), which is the most definitive list of open access journals th... | 2013/05/24 | [
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10,212 | **Background:**
I'm just wondering - I'm writing my bachelor's "thesis" in information-systems management, which should in theory be a paper about a hypothesis I make, an experiment and an evaluation.
I have an "experiment" which is comparing reality of information-systems management to various theories of information... | [
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"text": "It **is** a thesis. From what you've written, your hypothesis is that \n\n> \n> you can tailor the [information-systems]... | 2013/05/24 | [
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10,214 | While reading [this question](https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/10202/what-are-the-benefits-for-universities-professors-to-record-online-courses), and specifically [Chris Gregg's answer](https://academia.stackexchange.com/a/10204/15723), I started to think about recording my lectures in order to help student... | [
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10,223 | I have a list of references in my CV. One of them happens to be the Diap of the graduate school and the other a Vice Chancellor. Both of these roles are administrative and their primary position is that of a Professor. Would listing these referees as
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John H. Doeberg
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10,229 | It seems like most PhD applications require at least two reference letter. One of my Master's thesis supervisors (a PhD) has written me a reference letter. Can I ask my other supervisor (a PhD student) to write me the second one, or would that be redundant?
The other alternative letter writers are all professors who h... | [
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