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23,240 | I'm currently writing a paper that is based on work that I won't be following up on, as I'm changing career directions. I believe that the work raises a number of questions and ideas for future work, and my program solves a number of the boring problems without getting into the interesting applications. However, I've p... | [
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23,242 | Why do admissions committees consider the Statement of Purpose to be important? Anyone with a command of English should be able to write a Statement of Purpose, in principle, so it seems a poor way to compare applicants' research potential. If I were to judge an applicant (obviously I've never been in this position), I... | [
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23,253 | I published some research papers in an ISI Journal during the past years. But due to the lack of precise knowledge of the correct referencing, and particularly due to attending an “unintentional plagiarism class” in my university, perhaps in some places of my papers, referencing rules unintentionally do not meet correc... | [
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23,256 | I have a question regarding a researcher’s practice in writing.
Let me give you some background about this issue. Here’s what this researcher does when writing introductions and literature reviews. He makes certain speculations first and then proceeds to making claims based on those initial speculations. It is worth n... | [
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23,259 | I'm a year into my PhD (electrical engineering). I loved my topic from the beginning, and the direction in which my research is going. My advisor is also a really understanding and experienced Prof.. However, I am an international student here (Netherlands) and I don't like living here. I cannot necessarily point out o... | [
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"text": "I am not international, but understand what you're going through. In fact, when I was in undergraduate, I had an ... | 2014/06/11 | [
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23,268 | I am wondering how long it usually takes to read a research article. I can see that the answer depends on:
* The knowledge and intelligence of the reader
* The field of research
* The journal
* The individual paper
So I am particularly interested in how long a PhD student or a young post-doc would take to get through... | [
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"text": "Though not an expert in reading journals, I would like to provide my point of view. Actually the answer for the ques... | 2014/06/11 | [
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23,271 | Do a lot of graduate programs provide assistantships to their students (e.g. teaching or research assistantships)? How common is it for graduate students to be paid while going to graduate school? | [
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"text": "This depends on many factors, including the discipline, the degree, and the institution. Some disciplines have a l... | 2014/06/12 | [
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23,272 | I am a PhD student studying in the US and I am interested in finding research-grants relevant to the research area to which I have recently switched to, viz. computational geometry problems in robotics.
As of now, I don't want to apply for a grant, but I want to get an
overview for what kinds of problems do public a... | [
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"text": "I suggest that you avoid the message board approach to locating funding and learn about the major funders in your ... | 2014/06/12 | [
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23,287 | Some years ago, I studied in a small training center that had a "cooperative arrangement" with a larger university. I earned a graduate certificate bearing the name of the university along with graduate credits and a transcript from the university, but attended courses in the training center. I put these details on my ... | [
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"text": "Funny, this just happened to me!\n\nOn my CV/resume I now have the title of the section as\":\n\n*Masters of Scie... | 2014/06/12 | [
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23,293 | I developed a medical device for my master's project. The general idea was initiated by my supervisor but the rest of the work is mine (Design, build up, test, measurements, results and some additional functions I added to the idea).
After finishing the master thesis my supervisor started to write a paper about my pro... | [
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"text": "As described by you, the situation demonstrates completely unethical behavior by your supervisor. You should not only ... | 2014/06/12 | [
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23,296 | I am currently writing a thesis in which a lot of derivations are moved to the appendix. To make these derivations readable, I sometimes write sentences like "As we saw in equation X...", where equation X is present both in the main text as well as in the appendix.
My question: should I, while writing the appendix, r... | [
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"text": "In general, it is always easier if your cross-reference is relatively nearby—flipping between multiple parts of a text m... | 2014/06/12 | [
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23,300 | I have been a PhD student in an institute for the last 4 years and now my deadline to submit my thesis is in another 40 days. When I joined the institute, official papers were signed stating that Professor X will be my first reviewer and will grade my thesis. By regulation, the first reviewer has to belong to the same ... | [
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"text": "Such situations are not uncommon in academia. I would caution you against trying to get this person back as a revie... | 2014/06/12 | [
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23,304 | I want to obtain a masters degree at a certain top university (in Canada).
However, I was kicked out of the department due to my bad performance. Repeated attempts at getting back in were unsuccessful.
I have since then fixed my lack of discipline, achieved top grades at a "lesser" university, graduated with a bachel... | [
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"text": "Keep trying! I was on academic probation (at a Canadian university :-) ) after my first year of undergrad (2.88 g... | 2014/06/12 | [
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23,313 | I just finished my first year of my Master's program in Atmospheric Sciences, and during this time I was a teaching assistant. Now that the summer has arrived, I'm starting as a research assistant with my advisor at the university I'm enrolled at, as well as a research assistant with a government organization. I'm curr... | [
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"text": "You need to press your advisors for more guidance. Although it is appropriate (and valuable) to give a Ph... | 2014/06/12 | [
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23,317 | As a recent B.S. recipient interested in pursuing a PhD in molecular biology in the future, are there any disadvantages to publishing outside of that field? I have a strong background in computer science and have been approached separately by a public health professor and a linguistics professor who are interested in c... | [
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"text": "Although I cannot speak directly to the field of computer sciences, I can say that in social sciences *any* peer ... | 2014/06/12 | [
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23,332 | I recently got an unsolicited email advertising a questionable-looking mathematics journal. Upon investigation, it looks pretty shady: page charges, manuscripts to be submitted in Microsoft Word (legitimate math journals *always* use LaTeX), overbroad scope, and a promise for peer review within two months (unreasonably... | [
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"text": "You could phrase your concern in the form of a technical question:\n\n> \n> Dear Prof. So-and-so,\n> I n... | 2014/06/13 | [
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23,340 | I published paper 1 with a co-author A, who drew a very good illustrative figure in the introduction.
I want to submit paper 2 which addresses the same problem (but uses a completely different approach), so the introduction of the problem is pretty much the same. Do I need to ask A for permission to include the figure... | [
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"text": "I was at the \"receiving end\" of such a case once. One of my collaborators has used a figure I have drawn for ano... | 2014/06/13 | [
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23,348 | Is it possible to crowdfund a PhD, like [crowdfunding business](http://www.bbc.co.uk/webwise/0/26978816)? | [
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23,353 | I'm traveling a lot this summer, and I [invited myself](https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/1944/how-to-invite-yourself-to-present-at-another-university) to visit and give talks at a couple of universities in other countries.
Do I list these talks on my CV? If so, under what heading? They're not exactly "Invi... | [
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23,354 | So, last week I refereed a paper for a journal. The paper in question is a reply to a previous paper by a different author: it points out a serious problem in the original paper and then proposes a solution. The evaluation I sent back to the editors is that, while the problem is real (to the extent that a different res... | [
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"text": "You really do have three options: 1) don't write a paper (ok, not an option), 2) write it by yourself (I don't th... | 2014/06/13 | [
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23,360 | I have completed my Bachelor's degree (3 years) in Mathematics and pursuing MSc(2 years). Currently I am in final year and expect to obtain MSc degree in next May. I am willing to do my PhD (in Mathematics) in USA.
From the information obtained from my seniors and friends, I found that most of the USA institutions as... | [
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"text": "The truth of the matter is that while you may find many schools that do not require the GRE, virtually every US school ... | 2014/06/13 | [
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23,364 | I was reading [an answer to another question](https://academia.stackexchange.com/a/23361/103), which says on the topic of a reviewer potentially contacting an author under a special set of circumstances
>
> Some would say you should wait until it is public, so as not to break the anonymity of the reviewing process. O... | [
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"text": "The readers and the editors can benefit.\n\nI know this is a contended issue, and there are many different views.\n\nBu... | 2014/06/13 | [
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23,367 | If I have a DB or set of data, and want to grant access to it to a limited group of experts in a field (not general access), and don't want others using it for their own publications, nor seeing the information being offered for free on the Internet.
What is the best approach to deposit the information somewhere to m... | [
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"text": "This is country dependent and more of a legal question, but basically you have to register your work.\n\nMost of the ... | 2014/06/13 | [
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23,373 | I finished my PhD program in pure math a few years ago and have been in industry since then. I would love to continue my academic career, but (long story short) I was treated badly by my program and left with the doctorate but without a postdoc or much in the way of a publication record or connections (thus making the ... | [
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"text": "If you are a US citizen living in the USA, you can work for [NSA](http://nsa.gov) (which, if I recall correc... | 2014/06/13 | [
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23,387 | Recently I was handling submission of a paper to a journal. I was somewhat surprised that I was asked to return the corrections to galley proofs in 48 hours.
>
> To ensure fast publication of your paper please return your corrections within 48 hours. ... Note that may proceed with the publication of your article if n... | [
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23,396 | I find that when I writing a paper,
I use the same phrases and sometimes the same sentences
in the abstract, introduction, and conclusions.
When I compare this to non-fiction writing
(e.g. Malcolm Gladwell or Michael Pollan),
my impression is that they do not repeat themselves
in the prologue and epilogue.
However, I... | [
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23,403 | I'm interested in pursuing a PhD in a particular humanities field and I feel that my undergraduate GPA is strong enough for me to get into such a program at a top school. However, my path to deciding this has been somewhat circuitous. Along the way, I completed a master's degree in a completely unrelated subject which ... | [
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23,406 | I have paid $1000 for PhD in mathematics. And I have sent them my book to be considered as a PhD thesis.
Now I suspect that I have lost the money.
But as far as I know they are not accredited by the U.S. Department of Education.
So, is it possible that I will find a job requiring a degree, using this (fake?) PhD?
N... | [
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23,409 | My friend recently graduated with a bachelor degree in biology. He is thinking that he can help more people by studying a biomedical engineering Ph.D., rather than becoming a medical doctor. He is wondering, however, about the differences between these two paths from a career perspective. What the advantages and disadv... | [
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23,418 | Almost every theoretical physicist (string theorists) that I meet tells me that it makes no sense to try do a PhD. in these subjects since there are simply no jobs available and things are only going to get worse for those seeking faculty jobs 8-10 years from now. | [
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"text": "Your question assumes that the only possible job destination for theoretical and mathematical physics is in faculty pos... | 2014/06/15 | [
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23,420 | I teach a course consisting of about 50 assignments. These include readings, many short writing assignments, and group projects. Additionally, students complete 2 large projects as the mid-term and final, entirely covering all of the material.
I noticed many students skipped lots of homework. Some skipped 6 weeks of w... | [
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23,421 | One day, I spoke with one of my professors about if it were possible for a blind person to obtain a professorship in my university. This was motivated by thinking on the Russian and blind mathematician [Lev Poyntriagin](http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lev_Semenovich_Pontryagin) who made important work in topological group... | [
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23,429 | I have a friend who is applying for teaching positions in biochemistry with no teaching experience. She has a strong research background, with several publications as a grad student and post doc, but is interested in transitioning into teaching (partially to gain employment and solve a two body problem, but also out of... | [
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23,442 | Bit about me: I recently graduated as an undergraduate in Statistics and would like to pursue graduate school. I will be working as an actuary starting this upcoming month and will be pursuing the GRE and Mathematics GRE Subject Test this September/October.
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23,445 | Every year, students seem to find new ways to "cheat" on the work. Every year, my course policies section grows longer and longer (a full page now) to match the newfound methods. I list all forms of plagiarism and exam rules and penalties. I additionally post similar rules on assignment instructions, particularly defin... | [
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23,459 | Early on the research planning process, I would like to make use of the services offered by public libraries. Including online library services, what is the best way they could help a student researcher who is currently preparing a research proposal for a specialization?
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23,469 | Authorship order in life sciences is intricate and has many problems. By convention, order is by the amount of contribution (decreasing). Also by convention, the PI/supervisor/"senior author" appears last. Things start getting complicated when you have many contributors.
I would like to focus on the end of the author ... | [
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23,474 | I am a graduate student, and because of the department's projects, partnerships with other institutions, and conferences, I am often out of office with the senior staff (supervisor, department head, other senior researchers and management, etc.).
After the work (e.g. meetings, presentations), it is often the case to a... | [
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23,477 | The announcement below from Japan sounds like one becomes an assistant professor at the end of the tenure process. I thought the tenure is always meant for becoming associate professor.
**Terms of Appointment:**
>
> Evaluated in the final year of the term, and if satisfactory, eligible
> to become a tenured assista... | [
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23,478 | Since the Computer Science GRE exam was dropped, I have to take the normal GRE exam (*sighs*). I've looked at a few sample questions, and it's something I'm just not good at. I have a Bachelors in Computer Science with a 3.1 GPA (out of 4.0) I have two core questions:
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23,480 | I've read in multiple places that it is important that your recommenders be known to the admission committee. If I were to have a letter of recommendation from a professor who is quite new (Assistant Prof), would their recommendation be discounted due to their lack of reputation or stature in the field? | [
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23,485 | Since I graduated as an undergrad three years ago, I've been planning to go back into graduate school, so I saved all my assignments and heavily kept up on studying and research. My transcript looks good and I've had a lot of time to focus on GREs.
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23,487 | Many e-journals search tools contain much metadata in their database. For example, they have the "location" entry required for some citation formats, which at least shows the location of the journal, but the might also store the original authors' university name.
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23,496 | I recently read a paper, which posed some interesting questions in a section named further research.
They concluded the section by writing, "we leave all these questions for our future research".
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23,508 | When I cite papers online, especially in Wikipedia pages, it is very convenient to use their DOI. However, some papers which I would like to cite (like [this](http://dash.harvard.edu/handle/1/4892932) and [that](http://www.combinatorics.org/ojs/index.php/eljc/article/view/v15i1r11)) have no DOI. Or at least, I haven't ... | [
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23,509 | I notice that in the physics field, there are sometimes co-first authors, both names being followed by a footnote saying "These two authors contribute equally."
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23,516 | I took a class with a professor and really liked his teaching. Since then, we've had several conversations and I've gone to him for advice once. While I don't work with him and I don't know if he'd necessarily consider me a friend, I do feel like we've had a number of positive interactions.
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23,521 | During the process of writing my PhD thesis, I was close to falling out with my adviser, the advice I received from other staff at the lab (including the director) was unhelpful at best.
I have since made up with my adviser and have successfully defended the thesis.
I now have to publish my thesis.
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23,525 | I currently work for a well-known company that publishes study materials for a certain branch of mathematics. I have done quite a bit of work under them that has been published through their website (and is used to profit the company), however, no one's particular name is labeled on the materials (they just state the c... | [
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23,528 | I contacted a professor about working on research with him. I met with him in person and he let me know he wanted to work with me, that he would be my research advisor, and if I applied to the department he would get funding for me. I applied to the university, got accepted into the program then filled out a TA applica... | [
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23,530 | After finishing my PhD in mathematics not long ago, I decided to move away from academia and pursue a career in the commercial sector. I'm currently not affiliated with a university. In the long run, I might return to working at a university some day.
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23,531 | Taught courses typically do not reach research level, so there is a significant gap in knowledge that has to be bridged by a graduate student in order to make meaningful contributions to their field. What is the most efficient way to bridge this gap? I could come up with the following possibilities:
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23,538 | From <http://thewallaceline.blogspot.com/2006/11/double-line-spacing-in-dissertations.html>:
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> It is standard practice to require dissertations to be double-spaced. In the age of word processors, one wonders why this practice persists. This must surely be a legacy from the days when dissertations were typewritten a... | [
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23,542 | Sometimes, when I get the comments of the reviewers of a submitted paper (mine or some else paper), I feel like the reviewers just ignore the paper. More precisely, I feel that reviewers did not read the whole paper. Even more, I feel like they do not even complete reading the abstract (it is a conclusion from their co... | [
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23,548 | I am often amazed at how neat figures in old scientific publications are. How did authors prepare those plots and diagrams, when there were no computers around? Did they draw them by hand? Were there any special methods and tools involved? Did the authors prepare the figures themselves? | [
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23,549 | Another problem I personally struggle with in peer-review publication process is the situation when review takes really, *really,* **really** long. The precise definition of "long" is probably very area-specific: for example a paper in Maths will probably took longer to review than one in Physics. Many well-established... | [
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23,556 | I am doing an experiment assumed to be performed in ideal environment although it is not, e.g. resource is fully allocated from a resource pool shared between different organisations. As my experiment is affected by external factors (e.g. a shared pool may not fully allocate all requested resource) the result sometime ... | [
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23,564 | I have spend many years during my PhD developing a code base and decided to open-source the code when I finished. It's currently under GPL. The code is used by many different research group around the world, and that was my goal; to provide a useful tool for the research community.
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23,573 | Few days back I communicated a paper in a journal and some silly mistakes are there. While citing some other author's paper in my paper, instead of reference number it is showing a sign of question mark. I know that's a mistake while running the LaTeX code. I didn't check in hurry. Shall I inform the editor about my mi... | [
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23,584 | I'm entering my senior year of college in the US and I'm starting to consider my options for graduate school next year. My field is kind of blurry, in that I have certain research areas that I'm interested in, but researchers in those areas often fall into many different fields (linguistics, cognitive psychology, neuro... | [
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23,591 | Few months back I presented a paper in conference and sent the same for possible publication in the conference proceedings. I got no response for a long time and with the consent of my supervisor sent the same paper to a journal with some modifications in the paper. I want to know is it okay to send the same paper to b... | [
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23,598 | If a private company provides a grant for some research to be carried out but is hoping for a particular outcome from the research in order to take certain business decisions, should this be described as a conflict of interest? | [
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23,613 | I think that in India research institutes will never take a faculty candidate who is over 35. Is it so all over the world?
I am asking this question from the point of view of if someone starts their PhD. at the age of 27 then its unlikely they will be faculty candidates till they are 40. | [
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23,621 | Some faculty members are required to perform service to the community. Providing free education that improve societal value is one of the many ways to deliver the service. However, we recently are faced with a difficult situation in this channel, and I hope faculty here who had experience in teaching outside the school... | [
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23,627 | Is it possible to do research at the university without acceptance to the university? What I mean that if I have free time and desire to help with projects, can I join some reseach group.
The question is not a legal stuff (I suppose that's legal :) ), but what are the chances that some university lab accept me?
I do ... | [
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23,639 | Some postdoc positions are formally advertised. Arguably, even more exist on a "gray market" - they are not advertised, and a person seeking a postdoc is supposed to contact a professor directly.
One ethical concern that I see here is that in some situations even when the agreement between the professor and prospecti... | [
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23,644 | I am currently doing a post-doc in pure Mozh [teaching and research] in the US. The academic year 2014-2015 will be my last postdoc year and I am currently considering my next employment possibilities.
For several reasons, I am considering a job outside academia in Europe [I am an E.U. citizen], for my next employment... | [
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23,648 | Are professors paid during sabbatical? I'm mainly concerned about schools in the US. Answers about other countries are also welcome. | [
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23,652 | I am careful about placing attribution to quotes in assignments. Occasionally, in assignments, I must use quote marks for purposes other than quoting, but my instructor misinterprets this as a "quote missing a citation".
In the Wikipedia article on [Quotation Marks](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quotation_marks), one c... | [
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23,654 | This is just a general question regarding UK (and I suppose Western European) masters degrees vs. US masters degrees.
The reason for asking is that I have heard that US masters are considered at the same academic level as UK Bachelors with Honours degrees. This seems like pure hearsay but I'd like to understand if the... | [
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23,655 | I had submitted my paper in an Elsevier journal one year back. Now, status update on the submission tracking says "Required reviews completed." However, for the last two weeks still there is no change in the status.
Should I ask the editor what is going on with my submission? | [
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23,658 | I am a PhD student in computer science and have submitted a paper to a conference which details my proposed architecture. However in the month or so since this paper has been submitted my architecture has undergone changes (relatively major), how is this normally dealt with?
If the paper is accepted do I present the w... | [
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23,665 | I recently completed a PhD in a research university in U.S. and came back to my home country in South America. I have a position as a faculty member in a state college. However, the position focuses on teaching and academic administration duties. Without a lab and funding, it has been very difficult to continue the res... | [
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23,667 | I had worked on my math PhD for 4 years before dropping out almost 2 years ago to lecture at a small college. I basically finished almost all of my research but am having trouble finishing my dissertation. This is in part due to the fact that my advisor turned out to be a terrible match for me and not very helpful at a... | [
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23,673 | I made a conscious decision some time back to pursue a career in academia and I got back into graduate school this year, working in an 'applied computing' area--educational technology. While I thoroughly enjoy what I am currently working on, in the near future, I intend to conduct research in more mainstream computer s... | [
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23,676 | I have had the suspicion that it may be for a while and apparently not all is a product of my mind. Let me quote from [an answer](https://academia.stackexchange.com/a/23675/7571):
>
> In my experience, in UK and other European countries, the research
> funding comes from successful proposals to the relevant funding
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23,681 | I'm an undergrad and I would like to publish in a research journal, specifically, ones about chemical pedagogy.
Is it hard to get an article published in a journal?
Are there any other venues which may be easier - i.e. do you know of any say magazines on chemical pedagogy or aimed toward chemistry educators? I'd im... | [
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23,686 | When applying for a second Masters, does one's undergrad score hold a lot of importance or does it get discounted in favor of better score in Master's?
Adding more information:
I have a BS in Mathematics from one of the good Indian university colleges. I spent a lot of time in my BS studying only my favorite subjects... | [
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23,691 | I found a list of "potential, possible, or probable predatory scholarly open-access publishers" [here](http://scholarlyoa.com/publishers/).
I am just wondering if there is a similar list of reputable open-access journals in the social sciences. | [
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23,693 | I am a postdoc working on a research project, which is funded by a grant that runs for 3 years.
After my first year working on the project, I identified a problem which could potentially lead to a new research direction, but it is not directly related to my current project. I am required to work on the problems defin... | [
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23,699 | I've got a project underway that involves human subjects, and I got IRB ([Wikipedia Link](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institutional_review_board)) approval. I'm thinking about my next project while working on this one. I'd like to collect some exploratory data for the next one, and potentially make use of it in any re... | [
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23,710 | My area is mathematics. I have just found another proof of the main theorem in my paper. It is slightly more elegant than the previous proof that I wrote, but the idea is very different. When submitting this paper, can I include two proof in the paper, or must I select only one? Personally, I don’t want to delete eithe... | [
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23,719 | The open access publishing world has a number of predatory publishers. Many know about [Beall's list](http://scholarlyoa.com/) which identifies publishers and journals that engage in questionable practices. The existence of these questionable publishers and journals makes choosing a quality open access journal difficul... | [
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23,720 | I am in the process of writing a paper that I think introduces a novel concept. There are some related factors (perhaps even foundational factors) that should be worked out in order to perfect my idea. I plan on putting these ideas in a 'Future Work' section of the paper. However, I have no interest in actually doing a... | [
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23,721 | How you as professors would prefer to be informed in this case? That is, how to turn down a Postdoc fellowship offer that you have already signed a contract.
The reason in my case is I get an even better offer at another fellowship foundation. But the fact that I contacted the professor, we applied for the fellowship ... | [
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23,725 | I, personally, have never see any authors in IEEE transactions listed as "co-first" authors, as such
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John Smith†, Bill Lee†, and Boss James
...
† These two authors contribute equally to the work.
```
Is this allowed in IEEE transactions? | [
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23,727 | Inspired by [this question](https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/23725/do-ieee-transactions-allow-for-any-co-first-authors) and [this question](https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/5867/practical-implications-of-noting-equally-contributing-authors?rq=1), I continue my ongoing quest of understanding the ... | [
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"text": "I have not seen co first-authorship in engineering or computer science papers. That said:\n\n* Any commit... | 2014/06/20 | [
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23,728 | There have been many questions in the past about choosing an affiliation to write on your papers. This one has a nuance that is a bit different from having two jobs.
I am currently between two jobs (PhD student and postdoc) and currently not academically affiliated to either. I am currently writing a paper and I am tr... | [
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23,743 | I am a first year grad student with an expunged felony in the state of Arkansas. I am looking for advice on if and how I should communicate this with my adviser. The felony is due to a drug crime and took place ~decade ago. I ask this because through out my academic career I may need to go to conferences in other count... | [
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23,757 | I have finished three years of work in a Ph.D. program. I've published one conference paper as sole author, and have recently sent out another paper to a prestigious conference.
I started a project last October with a professor who does not have anything to do with my dissertation. He asked me early on to do a lot of... | [
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23,759 | Currently I am working towards Master in Computer Science degree, hoping to be done by the end of the year.
Last month a new professor moved to our University and now there are open Phd positions in his research group. I decided to work on a Master thesis provided by this group, however before starting to work on the m... | [
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23,769 | On a publication (thesis, paper, other), when should I write an equation *inline* and when should it be separated and numbered from the text?
I've seen publications containing both styles, but I don't know if there is a rule to choose among them. My field is applied computer science. | [
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23,774 | Are Masters degrees from German universities of applied sciences (Fachhochschulen) eligible for PhD?
If I do a Masters in any of the German universities of applied sciences (Fachhochschulen), would I be able to apply for a PhD in any other Universities/research institutes in Germany? | [
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23,777 | My situation is somewhat similar to [this question](https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/5997/what-to-do-with-an-accepted-phd-thesis-that-extensively-presents-quotes-as-parap?), but I'm the plagiarizer.
Six years ago I did my Master's degree by coursework at university X, and wrote the Master's thesis under su... | [
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23,778 | I am considering a post doc in the Netherlands. I am a bit spoiled -- currently doing a post doc in the US with a salary of about $75000. I found a PI in the Netherlands whose project sounds very interesting and it seems like I may be able to have a bit of freedom in forming collaborations. But the PI had quoted a sala... | [
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23,781 | Can I use full word plus its abbreviation in parenthesis in a chapter title?
here is my case:
Chapter 2
Human Immune System (HIS)
is it correct? Is there any differences if the the full word have appeared before in the previous chapter content. | [
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23,784 | This is a fork of my question [homework-testing-method-for-schools](https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/23750/homework-testing-method-for-schools-how-to-encourage-good-practices-and-design) but i'm taking it in another direction.
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23,796 | It seems to me that it is impossible to prevent cheating (as in: communicating and getting help from outside) if one allows students to use the restroom during written classroom tests.
Excluding creative solutions involving full-body searches, Yuwaday cages or invigilators in the stalls, the most practical way to prev... | [
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23,798 | I have just finished my master degree (TU Vienna) and I am working 20 hours per week. I have talked to several professors in my field of interest and they said that the earliest position for a PhD would be in December, because of funding.
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23,803 | I have a master's in mechanical engineering from a pretty decent college in my country with a GPA of 7.9/10. I'd like to know what constitutes a good application to a Master's program in CS (ML, to be precise) and how I must choose my Universities that are safe and in those I have a chance. | [
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