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2017/04/04 | 670 | 2,821 | <issue_start>username_0: How do reviewers/referees make sure that the author has done the work as he described in his paper and the written results are achieved?
Do they ask for the code or the tools that you have used? Will they test the output to make sure that the results are not faked?
I know that reviewers with... |
2017/04/04 | 442 | 1,899 | <issue_start>username_0: I have an article I'm writing where I'm the senior author, but I also did the majority of the work and wrote the paper. I have two co-authors who have also contributed.
In my field (physical sciences) the norm is that the senior author goes last and the person who wrote the paper/did the major... |
2017/04/04 | 1,427 | 6,274 | <issue_start>username_0: I currently am studying on an Undergraduate Maths course, in my third year. At my university there are various modules from which students can pick to make up the required number of credits for the year.
5/6 of my circle of friends take a particular (popular) module which I do not. Recently, ... |
2017/04/04 | 1,493 | 6,468 | <issue_start>username_0: Background: I have an incomplete from an old course. I have submitted now all the old homeworks to the professor, with a couple weeks to grade them before the I lapses to an F. She wrote that she is going to a conference soon and doesn't have time now to grade it. I'm totally ok with getting a ... |
2017/04/04 | 415 | 1,701 | <issue_start>username_0: I recently obtained my Ph.D., and I am looking in various states for an assistant professor or instructor position. Since I will be moving to another state, I would ideally like to find a tenure-track position. However, some of the jobs postings I found do not mention whether or not the positio... |
2017/04/05 | 1,025 | 4,221 | <issue_start>username_0: I am a first year Biochemist but I am sick and tired of being told to wait and that will be covered in Level 5 (2nd Year) or Level 6 (3rd Year).
I have a couple of areas of research that I would love to go into and feel that I would not be held back by a lack of education.
Is there anyway t... |
2017/04/05 | 1,016 | 4,398 | <issue_start>username_0: I just started my PhD and I was planning to submit a paper from my MSc work to a conference soon. The paper was finished before I join my PhD program.
Now my new PhD supervisor want to add his name and his post-doc name on the paper. He asked me to send the paper for his post-doc to review an... |
2017/04/05 | 2,616 | 9,310 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm moving to Germany in a couple of weeks and I'll be setting up as a freelancer. I'm just curious about my title though.
I got my PhD in the UK in 2015, it states "Doctor of Philosophy" on the certificate, as usual, but my research was in Computer Science, specifically experimental applicati... |
2017/04/05 | 219 | 880 | <issue_start>username_0: A way is to give specific marks, like 80/100. Another is to give grades like A+, B-. I am not sure which grading scheme is better for the work.<issue_comment>username_1: If you give one student a 80/100 and another 79/100, is that 1 point difference real or just random noise? In my courses it w... |
2017/04/05 | 374 | 1,467 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm writing my masters thesis in computer science and I haven't found a good source for evaluation criteria of the protocols I'm looking at in my thesis.
What are the requirements before I can say "There is nothing on evaluation criteria in the literature."
Is the fact that I couldn't find ... |
2017/04/05 | 836 | 3,298 | <issue_start>username_0: SPIE policy for web posting of papers states the following:
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> SPIE grants to authors (and their employers) of papers, posters, and presentation recordings published in SPIE Proceedings or SPIE Journals on the SPIE Digital Library (hereinafter "publications") the right to post an author-prep... |
2017/04/05 | 1,010 | 4,133 | <issue_start>username_0: Many papers use nonstandard data sets, which means the authors could have manipulated the data behind the scenes to make their paper look more impressive. It seems that this could be done very easily: for example, one could cherry pick the items of the data set to make it seem like an algorithm... |
2017/04/06 | 1,201 | 4,826 | <issue_start>username_0: I am a junior in high school and fear that I have messed up. In my freshman and sophomore year, I worked very hard to maintain good grades and participate in extracurriculars. I participated in robotics and research and was able to win a variety of awards. When junior year came around, I was in... |
2017/04/06 | 7,615 | 29,558 | <issue_start>username_0: I am currently a PhD student advised by a new (and awesome, in my opinion) theoretical computer scientist in the field of optimization. This was my dream ever since I took a class on convex optimization a few years ago during my MS.
However, I don’t have a math or CS background. My master’s a... |
2017/04/06 | 406 | 1,779 | <issue_start>username_0: Some general recommendations on master theses are:
>
> a master thesis should be readable without looking up external references
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> a master thesis should present the topic in a way a someone with a bachelor can understand it
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>
Based on these, I want to have a background chapter ... |
2017/04/06 | 352 | 1,500 | <issue_start>username_0: I want to get back in touch with professor so he won't forget me but don't know what to say! I took a class with him, but that's about it. I would like to keep in touch, so that he will remember me in the future but it's already been a few months, I just have no idea what to say, as I do not ha... |
2017/04/06 | 1,229 | 5,259 | <issue_start>username_0: A student of mine has told me about Sci-Hub, where people can download copyrighted scholarly articles for free.
I have cautioned him that it is illegal, but he challenged me asking me what would be the consequences for him if he only downloads files uploaded by others.
So my question is, what... |
2017/04/06 | 746 | 2,310 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a very simple question. I read a paper and need to take a look on one of the references. Say
5. <NAME> and S.U. Sexl. Gen. Rel. Grav. 8, 497 (1977).
Well, it was easy to search it if there were any title. How can I find the paper? I mean, its title or the journal it was published in. T... |
2017/04/06 | 589 | 2,624 | <issue_start>username_0: Our team successfully participated in a challenge. We are now in the process of describing our approach in a paper. Initially, each team was supposed to write a separate article which would have appeared in a special issue of a journal. Unfortunately, the editor of the issue changed his mind an... |
2017/04/06 | 1,130 | 4,628 | <issue_start>username_0: I am experimenting with a game mechanism in my course in which students can progress through 4 core competencies, A, B, C, and D. Each competency has 3 levels, 1, 2, and 3. The game component is optional. The idea is that each level of each competency will be linked to a few homework activities... |
2017/04/06 | 1,291 | 5,823 | <issue_start>username_0: I have both an MA and an MS in Mathematics and would like to teach community college or college level mathematics. The problem is that I have no teaching experience, and so far I have not even been able to get adjunct positions. I would go for a PhD for the purpose of increasing my chances, but... |
2017/04/06 | 414 | 1,849 | <issue_start>username_0: I want to link to a scientific article (actually so I can ask a question on another SE site) and I was wondering what is the proper way of doing so? I know going around a paywall is illegal and I don't want to do anything like that?
So what is the proper way to link to an article so that I may... |
2017/04/06 | 1,503 | 6,431 | <issue_start>username_0: In this [amusing blog post](http://www.scottaaronson.com/blog/?p=3203), <NAME> explains why he is unwilling to deal with editorial management systems as a referee. They make you log in to some complicated system, using a password you've probably forgotten, all to provide your expertise for free... |
2017/04/07 | 519 | 2,277 | <issue_start>username_0: I started my PhD program and have finished qualifiers already. I had a discussion about topics with my research advisor. However, my advisor admitted he does not know so much about the topic of my PhD.
Thus I had the following questions:
1. Can my co-advisor be from another institution?
2. I... |
2017/04/07 | 1,302 | 5,524 | <issue_start>username_0: My viva is coming up, and one of my supervisors is planning to attend. I know that he won't be able to say anything during the viva itself, but I'm a little worried what he might say afterward while the examiners are discussing my fate. He's a good supervisor, and thinks very highly of my work,... |
2017/04/07 | 1,903 | 8,370 | <issue_start>username_0: I am a tutor for first year math majors at a European university. By "tutor," I mean that I have office hours that all math students can attend. I am paid by the university.
I recently changed universities. At my previous university, where I also tutored, the exercises were very demanding for ... |
2017/04/08 | 443 | 1,825 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm working on a research, and I have a partner. We both should be working on the same tasks, but he's very busy, as he has teaching load and I don't, so I end up doing most of the work myself.
This is not a big problem to me, but my advisor sometimes blames us for delayed results or little ach... |
2017/04/08 | 1,769 | 7,413 | <issue_start>username_0: I posted a similar question at the following [link](https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/87725/how-to-best-utilize-a-gap-year-to-enter-mathematics-graduate-school/) yesterday; since, however, the focus of the question was different, I'm posting this question in a separate post.
It seem... |
2017/04/08 | 363 | 1,610 | <issue_start>username_0: Is it common to send an updated manuscript to a publisher before the initial referees' report, if you have fixed a number of typos and ambiguities in the meantime?
EDIT: By fixing ambiguities, I mean for example writing down definitions that were previously just implied, or adding short exampl... |
2017/04/08 | 550 | 2,466 | <issue_start>username_0: Before I applied for my bachelor degree, I was unsure whether to take physics or mathematics because I liked both of them equally. Then I decided to go for a mathematics degree. Currently I am in the last year of that degree. During my time at university I published several research papers in t... |
2017/04/08 | 627 | 2,593 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a big decision to make in my life right now, and there seem to be three likely paths I can take.
(1) PhD in Mathematics Education
(2) PhD in Mathematics, with an Education Option
(3) PhD in Mathematics, and just taking graduate education courses as time allows.
For those who are not... |
2017/04/08 | 2,046 | 8,608 | <issue_start>username_0: I've been working on a research paper in the field of education with co-authors for the past year. I know both of these individuals professionally for several years. One is a more seasoned author than the other, and I am the most published author.
The manuscript is currently back from review ... |
2017/04/08 | 308 | 1,254 | <issue_start>username_0: I interviewed with a program about 1.5 months ago and I have not heard anything back from them, and I am starting to worry a little. (US student/domestic application)<issue_comment>username_1: It doesn't hurt to ask. But first make your best to make sure you are informed about the timeline of t... |
2017/04/08 | 1,165 | 4,765 | <issue_start>username_0: How much harder is it to get published in a top-tier journal (ACM, IEEE) compared to a small second-rate conference?
Is it an unrealistic goal to try to publish my 1st paper in the #1 journal in the field?
Is it likely such a journal will accept my paper if I am proposing a hybrid method that... |
2017/04/08 | 1,297 | 5,415 | <issue_start>username_0: I am in process of uploading a paper for arXiv. I have looked over the paper for several weeks now and it seems that there are no major issues, however, the paper is 24 pages long so I have accepted the possibility of having a few (non-trivial) typos and grammar mistakes here and there.
My que... |
2017/04/08 | 1,136 | 4,756 | <issue_start>username_0: I've recently started to use the onenote software to keep track of valuable concepts in different fields of interest. I have constantly found myself dubious during the note taking process. I never know whether I should copy large book paragraphs into my notes or whether I should summarize them.... |
2017/04/08 | 1,547 | 5,898 | <issue_start>username_0: I am a post-doc (male) and I am working on a research project with another post-doc (female) from the same university. During our work, I got to know her and started developing emotions towards her. Recently, I find myself thinking about her and missing her between our weekly meetings, instead ... |
2017/04/08 | 1,299 | 5,555 | <issue_start>username_0: I am in a low ranked US math PhD program. I generally get along well with my advisor and like my research area (complex algebraic geometry). But the objective of my PhD program is to get low paid math teachers. We are overloaded with TA assignments.
So, I could get into a foreign math PhD prog... |
2017/04/09 | 3,788 | 15,937 | <issue_start>username_0: I am a PhD student in applied computer science methods, halfway through the program, and the question that is in the title is what have occupied my mind almost from the beginning of my study. I can't find much help from my supervisors, and this is putting the whole pursuit of my degree under qu... |
2017/04/09 | 931 | 4,007 | <issue_start>username_0: There is a department I am interested in, and it offers two distinct MA's. One is more of a broad course (course A), the other one more specialised (course B).
I am interested in two subjects which have nothing whatsoever to do with one another. Also assume that there is no overlap. Subject B ... |
2017/04/09 | 1,388 | 6,156 | <issue_start>username_0: I finished my masters thesis (computer science) a year ago and had only a slight chance to become a graduate student (I declined the offer because it was too risky for me).
Now I am working as a software engineer for almost a year. I still want to do a PhD and I am convinced I can do it one da... |
2017/04/09 | 745 | 3,200 | <issue_start>username_0: I've just started as postdoctoral researcher at a great institute. I imagine that they expect me to achieve good results and teach some classes.
But honestly, I feel that I still need to learn a lot more on many topics. So, is it a good idea to dedicate a few hours of my day to learn new topic... |
2017/04/09 | 1,440 | 5,977 | <issue_start>username_0: I've noticed that many academic expositions are written in such a way that a different expert supplies each chapter, and one editor brings it all together.
I can understand why such a format makes sense in a "The Handbook of something-or-other", for example, where exhaustive coverage and auth... |
2017/04/10 | 866 | 3,779 | <issue_start>username_0: I am in the process of contacting potential supervisors for a postdoc position, and I need a bit of advice on how to reply to one of them. I have a PhD in urban planning, and I am applying to some American Universities for a postdoctoral position.
After contacting a supervisor, I got a positiv... |
2017/04/10 | 715 | 3,215 | <issue_start>username_0: I am a professor of mechanical engineering in Russia. I have an excellent record of publications and some visiting experiences in the US. Now I want to apply for a faculty position in the US.
One criterion is a strong record of previous funds obtained. In Russia, the funding system is complete... |
2017/04/10 | 488 | 2,065 | <issue_start>username_0: I spent 2 years doing a PhD. Not only did the study fail, my paths parted with my main and only supervisor in the worst possible manner. I don't know how to account for the gap on my CV due to the following reasons:
1.) It was 100% research, I cannot say I completed certain subjects or credits... |
2017/04/10 | 460 | 2,096 | <issue_start>username_0: Is there an open database of every scientist with their scientific interests? For example, I want to find a list of all scientists with their contact details based in the UK, whose scientific interests include, say, databases. I have an idea and I would like to approach some of them with it.
E... |
2017/04/11 | 1,646 | 7,067 | <issue_start>username_0: I am an academic in computer science in Europe, just completed my Ph.D. and applied for tenure-track positions in Europe. I received a very early offer in the UK more than a month ago and the negotiation stretched until now. Given the overal small startup packages in the UK, I managed to negoti... |
2017/04/11 | 2,018 | 8,518 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm a big believer in FOSS (Free Open Source Software), and a physics graduate student. I believe a lot of current researchers are not aware of free solutions to problems that are usually encountered in a lab, and since money is often tight in academia I think it's important.
I also feel like ... |
2017/04/11 | 371 | 1,625 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm a TA at a British university, and as part of this job role I create and write educational material, which also includes creating and marking assignments.
I've recently discovered that several of the assignments I wrote have been taken by a colleague, my name then scrubbed off them, and dis... |
2017/04/11 | 1,166 | 4,369 | <issue_start>username_0: I am writing an article for an audience that mostly consists of computer scientists. A specific part of the subject is motivated by Kirchhoff's laws. I intend to mention this fact and reference the rules. But that is easier said then done. Apparently, Kirchhoff predates referencing.
How to ref... |
2017/04/11 | 1,409 | 6,086 | <issue_start>username_0: I apologize if this question is redundant in some way but I was unable to find a question similar to this.
I am a MS student (with thesis) and have an advisor who received a grant with myself as a collaborator to do a particular project. He has a hands off approach (or is just extremely busy)... |
2017/04/11 | 677 | 2,797 | <issue_start>username_0: My potential MSc supervisor is a surgeon, and he doesn't really focus on his research lab that much. I had an interview with him and his lab members and I was told by them that he doesn't really visit the lab like, ever.
I have very minimal research experience, and his post doc told me that I ... |
2017/04/12 | 631 | 1,929 | <issue_start>username_0: Is there an easy way to search for a paper in Science or Nature by the volume, issue number and year?
For example:
```
Science 317, 1500 (2007)
```<issue_comment>username_1: I don't know OP's definition of *easy way* but it only took me 2 minutes to go to the journal's webpage, click on the ... |
2017/04/12 | 531 | 1,814 | <issue_start>username_0: How to know which citation style is applied, if googling its characteristics does not reveal the name?
In specific, do you know what is the name of this citation style?
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> Merlis, <NAME>., and <NAME>, “Atmospheric dynamics of Earth-like tidally locked aquaplanets,” *Jounal of Advances in ... |
2017/04/12 | 841 | 3,589 | <issue_start>username_0: Is the for-profit model feasible to higher education institutions? In other words, are there any for-profit schools that have achieved a good reputation in academia (teaching and/or research)?<issue_comment>username_1: This answer is about the US.
>
> Are there any for-profit schools that hav... |
2017/04/12 | 2,634 | 10,316 | <issue_start>username_0: I've finally decided to stop putting off creating an academic webpage for myself... both for the purposes of a job search and more generally to communicate what I'm about research-wise. But - where shall I put it?
The options seem to be:
1. My institution's personal webpages facility
2. My ow... |
2017/04/12 | 2,539 | 10,125 | <issue_start>username_0: I was working on a project as a researcher. The whole project was financed by an external grant from a private foundation (nonprofit organization) and my salary was paid through this grant during my work as a researcher.
During the project, I faced a problem that I had to solve it numerically. ... |
2017/04/12 | 3,039 | 12,829 | <issue_start>username_0: **Some Context:**
A member of my MA thesis committee, for whom I was also a GA (graduate assistant), threatened me several times while I was still in my masters program (last year). For example, she threatened to fire me from my GA position with them-- which, in fact, she cannot do (only the d... |
2017/04/12 | 1,244 | 5,222 | <issue_start>username_0: During my PhD (defended in Fall 2016), I developed a new microscopy technique, which allows investigating the internal structure of materials non-destructively and in 3D using neutrons. The work was technique development \ proof of concept, and I wrote my thesis the old way: as a book, also bec... |
2017/04/12 | 753 | 3,390 | <issue_start>username_0: This happened to me second time that my article got rejection after several months of review when article was not under actual review. Ten months ago I had submitted my work to mathematics journal of Elsevier, one month after submission my article status changed to under review, and I started w... |
2017/04/12 | 1,452 | 5,973 | <issue_start>username_0: The question is simple. I am working on a topic. I came across a paper that is behind a paywall which my research institution (i.e. university) has no access to it and it may or may not be relevant to my research. If I skip it and some reviewer says that work is quite close to the work I have s... |
2017/04/13 | 957 | 4,032 | <issue_start>username_0: Would obtain the citizenship of a country help to be a more successful applicant for an academic job?
More specifically, for example consider that an international scholar, who currently holds a postdoctoral position, obtains a permanent resident or the citizenship of a country. Would this hel... |
2017/04/13 | 953 | 4,173 | <issue_start>username_0: I have received a decision letter from a Q1 journal with following remarks:
>
> Reviewers' comments on your work have now been received. You will see
> that they are advising against publication of your work. Therefore I
> must reject it.
>
>
> However, you may submit in the future better... |
2017/04/13 | 1,769 | 7,459 | <issue_start>username_0: I am considering dropping out of my PhD program, which I am halfway through (pre-proposal), and am applying to full-time jobs. My plan is to go on a leave-of-absence for a year, and afterwards either return and finish my PhD, or quit my program permanently. Even if I finish my PhD, I plan to le... |
2017/04/13 | 707 | 2,949 | <issue_start>username_0: During my PhD, I developed a new microscopy technique and soon I will submit a major paper presenting the work. I am now in the job market looking for postdocs, not necessarily in the same field where I did my PhD work.
Would it be a good idea to make a Wikipedia page on the technique I devel... |
2017/04/13 | 730 | 2,509 | <issue_start>username_0: ### Background
Last year, in October, an exceptionally weak paper [was published in Nature](https://doi.org/10.1038/nature19793). The publication of such a piece in a top journal [was a clear violation](https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2016/12/09/how-weak-science-slipped-past-through-review-and-lande... |
2017/04/13 | 313 | 1,397 | <issue_start>username_0: Our research group has a set of projects that we would like to have implemented, but lacks the necessary funds to complete all of them. Instead of prioritizing/shelving projects, is it appropriate to advertise them as "for-credit" independent study courses for graduate students. The alternative... |
2017/04/14 | 3,721 | 14,843 | <issue_start>username_0: There are some possible options as the last slide of a typical thesis presentation. I've heard of some possibilities:
1. A question-mark image (as the time to be slaughtered by the referees!),
2. A *Thank You* declaration (There are [some negative viewpoints](http://eloquentscience.com/2011/02... |
2017/04/14 | 383 | 1,516 | <issue_start>username_0: Last year, one of my friends received a competitive PhD offer (including a full-time research assistant position) from a highly prestigious university in Canada, however her request for Study Visa was rejected because of some Social Tie issues.
This year, she has a plan to apply for universitie... |
2017/04/14 | 411 | 1,713 | <issue_start>username_0: In a thesis, is it allowed to include graphs from other papers without an explicit permission from the publisher? (assuming citation is provided)<issue_comment>username_1: Depends on your university policies, but probably yes. There is probably a "thesis FAQ" at your graduate division that will... |
2017/04/14 | 2,591 | 11,436 | <issue_start>username_0: I have an AA in Liberal Arts and am one semester away from an AS in Computer Programming and Analysis. I will have to double check the numbers but I will have around 140 credit hours which is similar to the number required for a Bachelor's degree. Is this equivalent somehow to a Bachelor's? In ... |
2017/04/14 | 375 | 1,605 | <issue_start>username_0: A simple question:
Is there a way to get a specific issue of a journal as a printed copy?
I do not want a subscription, I just want printed copies of a very limited number of issues, mainly from "Econometrica", "Games and Economic Behaviour" and "American Economic Review".<issue_comment>user... |
2017/04/15 | 749 | 3,081 | <issue_start>username_0: I do theoretical CS. A few years ago, I did some research and wrote a paper on my results, posting it on arXiv. I thought about getting it published, but between applying to programs after graduation and starting my new job, it fell by the wayside. Recently, I found a new paper is coming out th... |
2017/04/15 | 1,667 | 6,222 | <issue_start>username_0: I have no data to back up this observation, but it's something I have noticed consistently in research talks and teaching material: People from the theoretical CS community seem to use Comic Sans a lot, a font-face that emulates the look and feel of hand-drawn fonts in comic books. Is this mere... |
2017/04/15 | 736 | 3,240 | <issue_start>username_0: In our lab, we hypothesized that a technique T1 should be able to solve some problem with high performance. As per our hypothesis, we got an excellent result. We started writing a short paper to be submitted to a conference for the last date is due in four days. The paper is complete except for... |
2017/04/15 | 803 | 3,543 | <issue_start>username_0: I have made some research about a topic in Computer Science. The issue was that I am a little bit dubious if the procedure that I followed was correct. The problem gets worse because the work is not in the field of expertise of my supervisor or of my colleagues.
For that reason, I am thinking ... |
2017/04/16 | 849 | 3,707 | <issue_start>username_0: Is there anybody there, who uses this combination as the pipeline of document production in his/her work? IF so what are the common bugs/imperfection that one should expect.
From a latex-noob point of view, it seems faster and easier to work(collaborate) on a paper in Microsoft Word (For mont... |
2017/04/16 | 210 | 965 | <issue_start>username_0: I am writing my thesis in computer science and have some issues.
I have several papers with more than one contribution in many fields (enhancement on several algorithms).
I want to mention each algorithm with its enhancement separately. Can I cite the same paper in different paragraphs in the... |
2017/04/17 | 219 | 999 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm writing my midterm and am currently coming up with questions that relate to important course concepts that I want to test. This is being done in a somewhat ad-lib manner, and my questions are out of order in terms of how the concepts were presented in class. Is there a compelling argument t... |
2017/04/17 | 777 | 3,597 | <issue_start>username_0: My question is simple. When resubmitting a paper after review was done, should I include different response letters to each reviewer, or should I include my comments addressing each reviewer remark in a single letter?
Edit: I usually send one single letter. However, recently, I was in a situat... |
2017/04/17 | 1,319 | 5,654 | <issue_start>username_0: In a recent paper, a team of colleagues published results that are clearly made up. I am 100 % sure of that because my position at the university involves the management of the animals they used in the study, which grants me access to the native data.
Actually, the statistics were so poorly h... |
2017/04/18 | 593 | 2,568 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm refereeing a paper for a math journal at the moment. As happens fairly often, some other folks came up with basically the same result independently at the same time, I think the manuscripts showed up on Arxiv a few days apart.
The authors acknowledge this (and of course this is perfectly n... |
2017/04/18 | 992 | 3,996 | <issue_start>username_0: I am a math researcher working in number theory. During my college years I heard all the stories of great mathematicians, icons of the subject who dedicated most of their time to mathematics research (think Gauss, Euler etc). And that motivated me. I always seemed to do well in math at college.... |
2017/04/18 | 488 | 2,194 | <issue_start>username_0: I am wondering what others thought of including a second-authored article being included in an external reviewer file for tenure review in the health sciences. This is my second tenure review, since I transferred institutions, and my tenure did not transfer from my original institution where I ... |
2017/04/18 | 1,007 | 4,458 | <issue_start>username_0: I will be doing a presentation on fracking in the United States, and in the current president's book, "Crippled America", he states his administration plans to endorse fracking within the United States for the sole purpose of "creating more jobs." Would citing a political book be considered cre... |
2017/04/18 | 1,396 | 5,895 | <issue_start>username_0: In a recent media article on the quality of education and curricular changes at our university (elimination of remedial courses), a high-ranking administrator asserted that no changes to any credit-bearing courses would be made. However, I have an internal memo from this same administrator dema... |
2017/04/18 | 1,403 | 5,598 | <issue_start>username_0: Consider an international scholar X, fluent in English, who currently holds a postdoctoral position in science (say, in particular, the fundamental science: physics, chemistry, math or biology) in the US.
If X wants to apply for a tenure-tracked (junior or senior) faculty job in a country A o... |
2017/04/18 | 1,844 | 8,181 | <issue_start>username_0: A previous position of mine was funded by a EU research project, which requires publishing a project deliverable. These project deliverables are public and citable documents that are available online and are usually indexed by research databases. In a deliverable of this project, my ex-advisor ... |
2017/04/19 | 3,012 | 12,754 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm a graduate student at a top-20 research university in the US who's working towards their PhD in an engineering field.
My issue is that I feel like I'm making very slow progress towards graduating. It's the end of my third year and I haven't even chosen a thesis topic. While I'm sure that s... |
2017/04/19 | 651 | 2,453 | <issue_start>username_0: I saw the following in a journal homepage at <http://www.pphmj.com/journals/jpanta_author_information.htm>
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> **Print Charges:**
> To defray the publication cost, authors are requested to arrange print charges of their accepted papers at the rate of US$ 40 per page from their institutions/r... |
2017/04/19 | 788 | 3,182 | <issue_start>username_0: I was recently offered a term position (VAP) from a good school, and was given one week to respond. I am still waiting to hear about a tenure-track position from another school – I already emailed them about the offer I received, and told them my timeline to accept it was the end of the week. I... |
2017/04/19 | 2,025 | 7,585 | <issue_start>username_0: I hold two degrees, a BSc (2011) and an MSc (2013), from the University of Waterloo. I noticed recently that on my BSc it reads "[...] and has been granted admission to that degree with all the rights and privileges thereto appertaining.", whereas on my MSc it reads "[...] with all associated r... |
2017/04/19 | 1,930 | 7,148 | <issue_start>username_0: Business School faculty here. We have some budget to buy electronics. We're thinking of buying a Virtual Reality "thing" and using it somehow.
We can use it for pedagogy, or as a marketing tool, etc. (E.g., it could contain a demonstration of the advantages of a business degree, and we could l... |
2017/04/19 | 1,068 | 3,414 | <issue_start>username_0: I have been offered a faculty position at a computer science department of a small Canadian University.
1. Is there a funding agency in Canada that is commonly targeted by Computer Scientists similar to the NSF in the US?
2. Are there any funding opportunities tailored to early career researc... |
2017/04/20 | 404 | 1,369 | <issue_start>username_0: Which of these bibliography citations is preferred?:
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> <NAME>. *Paper Cadavers: The Archives of Dictatorship in Guatemala.* Durham: Duke University Press, 2014.
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> <NAME>. *Paper Cadavers: The Archives of Dictatorship in Guatemala.* Durham: Duke University Press Books, 2014.
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2017/04/20 | 1,305 | 5,103 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a physical book from an Australian publisher which is nearly a thousand pages long, so it's quite hard to carry around with me. It is a book of worked solutions for a math textbook. It has no digital version, presumably to prevent people form distributing it online.
Since it would be mu... |
2017/04/20 | 1,724 | 7,037 | <issue_start>username_0: I’m doing my PhD in computer science in Germany and next year would be my 4th (last) year. I can wrap it up until then, but I really like to have an extension to the 5th year. There are still 2–3 ideas that I have investigated but couldn’t finish because of the time frame, so I would like to do... |
2017/04/20 | 287 | 1,256 | <issue_start>username_0: Some journals, such as many of the EGU [Copernicus](http://www.copernicus.org/) publications, publish the initial manuscript and the (anonymous) peer reviews and author replies along with the full manuscript. When reviewing for such a journal, should I review any differently than when I write a... |
2017/04/20 | 630 | 2,677 | <issue_start>username_0: I have not published any papers yet, and I was wondering on the process of writing and publishing an academic papers on different fields, and their differences. I have seen some related posts here, but none that fully summarizes the steps one typically takes to write/publish a paper. I'd like t... |