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[ "a paper, what order to you assume the authors are in? Most important/most", "might create a misleading impression with lots of people. On a related note,", "been wondering if that might create a misleading impression with lots of people.", "order, but I've been wondering if that might create a misleading imp...
[ "Are they almost always kept confidential? Or is there protocol for sharing them?" ]
[ "know that a couple of UChicago professors told me that, especially if a", "me that, especially if a graduate student ends up co-advised with two professors.", "Maybe there's an additional factor too: maybe students actually have the time and", "of UChicago professors told me that, especially if a graduate st...
[ "a new subject? Note: All of this is under the assumption that the", "good resource/entry point for a new subject? Note: All of this is under", "often faced with questions in areas which cross my boundaries of knowledge. For", "get over with it. (Say [this](http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/0070668...
[ "What should you do when your work is accepted to a (multidisciplinary) journal", "Say your field's convention is to have alphabetical-ordered author list. What should you", "is to have alphabetical-ordered author list. What should you do when your work", "your field's convention is to have alphabetical-order...
[ "in meetings with each other? Or do they have any obligations to interact", "meetings with each other? Or do they have any obligations to interact with", "Or do they have any obligations to interact with the graduate student in", "student in meetings with each other? Or do they have any obligations to", "th...
[ "to 75th percentile estimates? And does the time spent reading/replying to emails generally", "that the time greatly varies from professor to professor, but what are some", "25th percentile to 75th percentile estimates? And does the time spent reading/replying to", "percentile estimates? And does the time spe...
[ "ahead of their time, for example, might be recognized as such, but I", "works at a graduate program whose S-rankings are much better than its R-rankings.", "for example, might be recognized as such, but I would expect that their", "whose S-rankings are much better than its R-rankings. I have a feeling that",...
[ "more perspectives on this question though, as graduate students may perceive this question", "marriage that doesn't work out. > > > I would like to get", "a large > fraction of the conflicts that I have run across over", "[Here's](http://www.quora.com/Graduate-Advisors-Advising/What-are-the-primary-causes-of...
[ "to make notes of what I study saying that it would be very", "from my childhood. But now, my adviser wants me to make notes of", "out that it is quite boring and time consuming. And I feel that", "now, my adviser wants me to make notes of what I study saying", "future. So, following his advice, I started m...
[ "not bother to apply to the same programs I applied to this year?", "from an unknown school, but my reference writers earned their Ph.Ds from well-known", "in the US. 2. I am an international applicant. 3. I am interested", "this. So for the people who have served on admissions committees in the", "my appli...
[ "invited to give a talk at another university, are their food and travel", "at another university, are their food and travel expenses usually fully reimbursed by", "to give a talk at another university, are their food and travel expenses", "another university, are their food and travel expenses usually fully ...
[ "such a letter? As a concrete example, here is a quick draft: >", "- would you be willing to share the supplementary information with me as", "included? Is there any additional information that I could provide to support my", "by providing the type of robust approach to (The Method) that is required.", "wou...
[ "computational sciences? Are they more or less likely to benefit from undergraduate research", "do the menial work, but what about undergrads in the computational sciences? Are", "biology can do the menial work, but what about undergrads in the computational", "undergrads at those schools was incredibly rewar...
[ "is improving my presentation by removing awkward pauses (e.g. while I remember what", "a verbatim script for a talk. I have at times written notes or", "pauses (e.g. while I remember what to say about a slide) and by", "I sometimes digress and sometimes omit an important detail. But what I am", "talk. I ha...
[ "valid. I'm familiar with these sources: * [Academic Earth](http://academicearth.org/) * [MIT OpenCourseWare](http://ocw.mit.edu/index.htm) ", "I'm familiar with these sources: [Academic Earth](http://academicearth.org/) * [MIT OpenCourseWare](http://ocw.mit.edu/index.htm) * [Kahn", "[Kahn Academy](http://ww...
[ "Are there any conferences that have open calls for applications to the programme", "For most conferences in my field it seems to be invitation-only, i.e. somebody", "somebody has to suggest you/remember you. Are there any conferences that have open", "in my field it seems to be invitation-only, i.e. somebody...
[ "example). There seems to be 3 different levels of web-presence: * [High] Very", "a repository of course-notes and teaching information, and list of students. * [Low]", "G+, etc) usually accompanied by a clear homepage with all the [Medium] info.", "of various internet tools (MathOverflow, cstheory, b...
[ "blind reviewing process does not guarantee any quality (which, somehow, usually coincides with", "blind reviewing process (i.e. where the reviewers are anonymous, and the reviews not", "wondering for a while is if there exists an actual proof that a", "process. But is there any proof of that? I don't believe...
[ "question](https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/50/am-i-reading-enough-of-the-scientific-literature-should-i-read-for-breadth-or-d) on SE and this is designed to act as a question on", "a book be read from start to finish word by word or through", "a question as well but IMO, the length, intention and s...
[ "reference from my adviser is a kiss of death. How can I most", "mostly because we have fundamentally different approaches to science, and in retrospect I", "good recommendation for me. This is mostly because we have fundamentally different approaches", "my PhD in 2009 and my adviser will not provide a good r...
[ "even if they did not write the paper, design the experiment, or collect", "(how does this change when the funding provides resources versus just your salary),", "change when the funding provides resources versus just your salary), are you suppose", "in a lot of big-lab fields it is common for the principal i...
[ "Lefd says that it's ok if the paper is accepted, and although I", "background of this question, I believe that the current reviewing system, created when", "to be clear, I don't plan to do it, but I just like", "publishing a review of a rejected paper, I publish the information that these", "bringing a dif...
[ "is loosely related to what you do, but not entirely irrelevant)? On which", "to decline a review request, such as conflict-of-interests or not enough free time", "it appropriate to decline a review request? Does it matter if the review", "are some clear reasons to decline a review request, such as conflict-o...
[ "5943. > > > Baknin, D. H. R. et al. (1980). \"A New", "articles listed above are referred to just as \"Baknin et al.\", the reader", "to just as \"Baknin et al.\", the reader does not know the exact", "should I use the name-year referencing system (loosely speaking, the Harvard system) in", "Nedmoq and Byq...
[ "a week.\" > > > Nevertheless, > > \"about 60 percent of scientists", "conflicts between their work schedules and personal lives at least two to three", "study on work-life balance within academia](http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2012/03/09/scientists-are-unhappy-their-work-life-balance) > > \"a majority of ...
[ "the norm? I know that it's allowed at Brown - but I wonder", "to the norm? I know that it's allowed at Brown - but I", "I know that it's allowed at Brown - but I wonder if it's", "exception to the norm? I know that it's allowed at Brown - but", "this the exception to the norm? I know that it's allowed at B...
[ "other people in the group, but my main goal is to experience this", "accept the statement of the theorem so we can use it later. 3.", "object satisfying this definition (because it's mentioned in the text) and we just", "How can we make the process of studying in a group for 3", "the added advantage of get...
[ "in 80 hours a week, and to occasionally put in 10 hours? (say,", "80 hours a week, and to occasionally put in 10 hours? (say, during", "of 40-50 hours per week. Is it common (and expected) for them to", "put in 80 hours a week, and to occasionally put in 10 hours?", "to sometimes put in 80 hours a week, an...
[ "income between different types of fields, or different types of schools? The diagram", "But I'm more commonly seeing incomes in the range of $25k-$30k/year on PhysicsGRE.com...", "the average income for grad students is $17k/year. But I'm more commonly seeing", "types of schools? The diagram below says that ...
[ "the Academia forum was the best place to ask, but feel free to", "have started to look into other areas of computer science. I kinda always", "with all our physical, philosophical and economical problems (to name a few). But", "wasteful, was not going to prove beneficial for mankind in general/long-term. Unl...
[ "would increase the amount of dollars that people spend on a venture? And", "a venture? And what level of transparency would be useful? [Petridish](http://www.petridish.org/projects/all) is a", "some perks that would increase the amount of dollars that people spend on", "venture? And what level of transparenc...
[ "community who is working on this particular topic. So, my question is: how", "is no real workshop or conference in my particular field of research, that", "across different fields (for instance, security and risk). There are of course general", "question is: how do I create a workshop/conference? In particul...
[ "I don't know the PhD experience and that's why I am asking this", "looking for answers saying that it would be possible as long as you", "be admitted some of the schools that I applied. I know pursuing a", "I know pursuing a PhD and conducting research is not easy, but it", "learn about new innovations, te...
[ "this paper, so this problem has been solved. However, I came to know", "only by accident (someone contacted my co-author, and told him that this paper", "and told him that this paper looked a lot like ours), and potentially,", "I could use to detect such cases? I don't think that it's possible", "source of...
[ "research-wise the new member may be probably better-equipped to span a newer vista", "that are currently not tackled in the department, but academically, the faculty may", "teach usual CS courses at undergrad level. A few specific cases, in either", "reputed universities would be to hire doctorates from rele...
[ "or science department professors? What sort of projects do B-school professors work on", "for B-school faculty when compared with engineering or science department professors? What sort", "B-school professors work on in collaboration with the industry? How is the pay-sharing", "worked out? 3. How different i...
[ "I like it, but it can sometimes be complicated to use, so I", "which is a tool I can run locally, taking a bibtex file with", "for each publication) and the pdf, and that would create a kind of", "with my publications (that I create manually), and that outputs the resulting HTML,", "copy/paste to my webpag...
[ "about his/her research work? One way is obviously to publish the work in", "building useful contacts during the course of the doctorate. How does one keep", "the other ways to popularise or create recognition for oneself in the relevant", "journals, but the volume of work that people do these days means ther...
[ "an article, I feel the result is not good enough. Although every theorem", "improve my technical writing skills? Any tips and resources would be appreciated. Comment:", "co-authors revise theorem I've written. Suddenly everything becomes compact, precise and clear. Properties", "technical writing skills? Any...
[ "the theory with experiments, there were horrible discrepancies in the experiments (which I", "who was comparing two systems, gave an excellent theoretical foundation but when he", "I now realize). If the theory wasn't satisfied by the experiments, why not", "Is it because such content won't get published or ...
[ "the problem (or of the student!)? Is it the logical conclusion of the", "no more to the problem. Will he be allowed to finish or forced", "forum, but let us consider a CS-engineering group. What is the usual and", "a couple of journal papers, and finds there is no more to the", "the problem. Will he be all...
[ "fresh PhD graduate in Management Information System (MIS), there were three open faculty", "Psychology? Sociology? Wildlife Sciences? Mechanical Engineering? Computer Science? Statistics? Any field at all?", "Information System (MIS), there were three open faculty positions. Then the ratio of", "offer a PhD ...
[ "to date? * Is this something that can be pursued at a group", "group, what's the best way to make sure that they keep on top", "of journals the student should follow independently of me? * Are there other", "that can be pursued at a group level instead of on a one-on-one", "should follow independently of m...
[ "he could otherwise spend thinking about his research problem. OTOH, when he is", "does not affect his research and is also a very valuable experience on", "way that it does not affect his research and is also a very", "spend thinking about his research problem. OTOH, when he is not fully into", "he is unli...
[ "university dig up his PhD application and count this against his faculty application?", "application and count this against his faculty application? Or will he be judged", "this against his faculty application? Or will he be judged by his work", "academic record, poor SOP, so-so recommendations, etc and he i...
[ "and B) going straight to graduate school. My concerns are as follows, if", "have a good chance of re-applying and being accepted a year later? *", "school than work in industry forever. The industry job pays very well. I", "1 year gig if I decide A). I know some people say once", "allowed to defer my admis...
[ "with a footnote stating that he passed away before publication. I’m interested to", "publications, but he passed away before any of the work was completed. When", "We had some discussions and ideas about future publications, but he passed away", "he actually approved of—and would want his name attached to—ou...
[ "Computer Science. Going away to school has been rough, and I have been", "a 'startup accelerator program'. This is a program where already-established tech entrepreneurs and", "very high amount succeed. I feel that if the developers I am working", "me now ------------------------------- College has been hard...
[ "face a dilemma if he feels the other decisions may affect this one", "between administrative sections of all top colleges, which may leave bluffing in bad", "mutual communication between administrative sections of all top colleges, which may leave bluffing", "great school and rejects in a couple of equally g...
[ "engineers working with one or two students, will the university sponsor such a", "it for faculty members working at a reputable university to become entrepreneurs? ", "at a reputable university to become entrepreneurs? If the faculty member sees", "university to become entrepreneurs? * If the faculty memb...
[ "group (at most 10 people). Does anyone have experience with this format and", "I don't think any of them have really worked to my satisfaction in", "to \"[Skimming through a math paper with a group](https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/670/skimming-through-a-math-paper-with-a-group)\" and \"[What do pr...
[ "important to show that you are an independent researcher. * Q1. What are", "the defining properties of an independent researcher? * Q2. How can I show", "me? (I could think independently, but I could do better with others, so", "productive when working with others with resonating mind. When working alone, my...
[ "research paper which is signed as copyright by \"Some organization\". Does that mean", "materials for my research topic, I found a research paper which is signed", "was searching for materials for my research topic, I found a research paper", "I was searching for materials for my research topic, I found a re...
[ "States. There are two ways that I have known in which the person", "the master program in applied math in my school are mainly for courses.", "for most math students to do research in this way? * Research for", "are mainly for courses. You will not do research until you are writing", "know, the credits for...
[ "it beneficial other than for satisfying my own interest/curiosity? Presumably these may be", "publishing an article in a different research field, but is it beneficial other", "in a different research field, but is it beneficial other than for satisfying", "research field, but is it beneficial other than for...
[ "a mini-conference or workshop as opposed to a full conference? Are there any", "related to any EC/CS engineering field. What is the exact difference between different", "opposed to a full conference? Are there any other such sessions within usual", "a conference, i.e., main conference paper, mini-conference ...
[ "this could take some years, but is money-power the only thing that could", "good faculty take? There is a cycle in the academia: * Good doctorates", "to set up a top-quality group, how does it break into this cycle?", "There is a cycle in the academia: * Good doctorates from top universities", "steps must ...
[ "when I'd just finished University and now it needs updating! I'm 25 and", "seems my job experience now out weighs my education. Should I move my", "find is for new graduates CV's, bless them but I need some help", "through hours of trailing through websites and reading tips. However that was back", "**Look...
[ "process go through both ways? And how does this vary from institution to", "go through both ways? And how does this vary from institution to institution?", "the department determine it, or does the president determine tenure after the department", "Does the department determine it, or does the president dete...
[ "seems very common for them to normally prefer being addressed by their first", "It seems very common for them to normally prefer being addressed by their", "being addressed by their first names (since Mr./Ms. seems to be very rarely", "their first names (since Mr./Ms. seems to be very rarely used in Academia...
[ "case a professor does a slipshod work of a course, not teaching in", "is only so much a TA could do to salvage the course for", "when presenting their teaching experience. * How important are these scores in evaluating", "evaluations? In case a professor does a slipshod work of a course, not", "teaching ex...
[ "universities are okay with their instructors doing? * Or is it not okay", "while simultaneously doing graduate research? * If I wanted to do this, would", "U.S., so the specific rules of American academia don't necessarily apply. For example,", "opportunity to eventually get a professor position, later in my...
[ "centralized ways of keeping track of bibliography references. The low-cost but high-maintenance route", "time-efficient routes to manage this process when: * people have different computing platforms", "be some centralized ways of keeping track of bibliography references. The low-cost but", "that there shoul...
[ "a way, tool or technology that allows me to define keywords and/or authors", "which I want to be notified if a new paper is published on", "looking for a way, tool or technology that allows me to define keywords", "be notified if a new paper is published on [ACM](http://www.acm.org) or [IEEE](http://www.ieee...
[ "swamped with administrative work (such as marking exams and writing grants), etc.?** I", "a chance I'd turn out as a crackpot), but I'm just really tired", "do research at their own pace and just completely go after their interests", "time to think about the topics eventually. I understand I will have to", ...
[ "situation would be to finish my current projects and move to a new", "specialize in this research area; the idea of doing my PhD in this", "be to finish my current projects and move to a new institution to", "be done with all this, but the question I keep asking myself is,", "and leave as soon as possible,...
[ "not know what subjects one has to take up to study Archaeology (like", "civilizations and cultures. I do not know what subjects one has to take", "academic level? I would just like to know in general but would appreciate", "like to know in general but would appreciate any details about United States", "one...
[ "short question: as a postdoc (or a senior grad student), is it a", "is it a good idea to mentor an undergrad? How much edge will", "undergrad? How much edge will it provide perhaps for a future (NSF) grant,", "mentor an undergrad? How much edge will it provide perhaps for a future", "(or a senior grad stud...
[ "it better to get rid of the issue by using the gender-neutral 'one'?", "dictates this? Is it good practice to stick to the same pronoun throughout", "(university or journal or conference-specific) which dictates this? Is it good practice to", "it good practice to stick to the same pronoun throughout a paper?...
[ "hired/approved to do research under the name of the university * There are", "findings. What are the rules regarding affiliation when the student tries to publish?", "it is mandatory to include the university as affiliation, as they get paid", "rules*, the student can choose ...? I guess for graduate stud...
[ "where teachers give grades based on how you do relative to other students.", "the US. We use a competitive grading system where teachers give grades based", "work together or help each other because we are all competing against one", "a University in the US. We use a competitive grading system where teachers...
[ "I have a manuscript that has been in review for 60 days. The", "in review for 60 days. The journal asks for reviews within four weeks.", "not detrimental) to contact the editor for an update? How should I phrase", "what point is it acceptable (and not detrimental) to contact the editor for", "60 days. The ...
[ "two Master's Programs in math (both with funding). One is 1 year long", "on obtaining a PhD directly afterwards. The 1 year option lets me save", "is 2 years long. I plan on obtaining a PhD directly afterwards. The", "to two Master's Programs in math (both with funding). One is 1 year", "I've done. If they...
[ "subject test depending on what field I ultimately decided.) Please advise on how", "a research assistant (physics, biology, economics) usually involving programming, mathematics or statistics. As", "than I am. (Alas, more than a few gray hairs have made an", "myself and I completely ruled out graduate school...
[ "universities consider GRE/TOEFL scores at all? Perhaps it is fine for master's degrees,", "professor gets to know both the verbal and the research potential of the", "and the research potential of the student. Why isn't this the case for", "it is fine for master's degrees, where there will be an enormous num...
[ "is typically on the admissions committee? Is the chair of the department on", "a student is applying to a graduate school. Who is typically on the", "Who is typically on the admissions committee? Is the chair of the department", "student is applying to a graduate school. Who is typically on the admissions", ...
[ "GPA in the 100 point system, how could I calculate it in 4.0", "in the 100 point system, how could I calculate it in 4.0 point", "have my GPA in the 100 point system, how could I calculate it", "100 point system, how could I calculate it in 4.0 point system? I", "how could I calculate it in 4.0 point syste...
[ "they worked for their master's. Moreover, there are many others who establish a", "makes its admit decisions? * If email contact is important, can a student", "decisions? * If email contact is important, can a student send out mails", "professors with whom they worked for their master's. Moreover, there ...
[ "is citation count for fresh doctorates? Is this number more important for joining", "importance of citations for someone seeking tenure? Does this depend on the field,", "on the field, as papers in an esoteric area can be expected to", "for joining the academia than the industry? * What is the importance of"...
[ "you read the paper you assign to referees, and when (i.e. before or", "task. In particular, to what level of detail do you read the paper", "both the author and the referee sides, but I was wondering how editors", "I have been on both the author and the referee sides, but I", "In particular, to what level ...
[ "a good one. However, it would be better, for obvious reasons, to have", "guide me. What are the chances that a university professor would agree to", "on a research project in complex systems on my own spare time. It", "from admissions committees when I apply for graduate school? Do they appreciate this", "...
[ "your experience? Are you member of some scientific associations? How do you take", "that have similar scientific backgrounds and objectives. However, besides technical and resource taks", "we meet in person, how could I use my membership to get more", "such as AAAS, IEEE, ACM, involve thousands of scientists...
[ "about their research, or to try to focus on your own research and", "approach for talking to faculty that are in distant/unrelated areas during a campus", "open-minded about learning new things by asking them about their research, or to", "in distant/unrelated areas during a campus visit for a faculty positi...
[ "two papers accepted and I am just wondering how to know their policy", "how to know their policy towards publishing my papers also on CoRR. is", "I am just wondering how to know their policy towards publishing my papers", "am just wondering how to know their policy towards publishing my papers also", "to k...
[ "your paper, and resubmit it for another revision. However, for conferences (and for", "case, what are good things to do and what things you should avoid", "For example, for a journal rebuttal letter you can make changes to your", "the tough ones) you cannot make changes to your paper (as far as", "can only...
[ "GPA or maybe test scores), what is less important for admission and what", "application: what is the most important (letters of recommendation or personal statement, GPA", "with good scores, high GPA, but with not outstanding personal statement and without", "scores (general or subject or both) even if it's ...
[ "other Mozh libraries, similar libraries in C/Fortran, study coding efficiency and thumb rules", "not be completely useful. At what point should one (Assume, if necessary, that", "and then start. How do you prevent yourself from taking up too little", "neither being too hasty nor slow?** Take for e.g. tha...
[ "his field. Following my supervisor's advice, I submitted applications for postdoctoral positions in", "different employers. Assuming this is the case, I am now wondering what should", "mention that my supervisor highly discourages this option, as he thinks that I", "for the 2013 academic year, in my relevant...
[ "question](https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/324/how-do-you-get-a-bad-transcript-past-ph-d-admissions). Suppose a good student completes his master's degree in a less-than-top-ranked university.", "question in some sense, complements [this question](https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/324/how-...
[ "by the co-author and published as his own. What do I do? All", "is based on is my own work. I got it accepted in another", "his own. What do I do? All the data the paper is based", "based on is my own work. I got it accepted in another journal", "do? All the data the paper is based on is my own work.", "...
[ "it turned out that there was only one offer with a scholarship, which", "the area most professors teach that most relates to my studies is embedded", "these admissions are way more selective than during the fall term and this", "whether this may take me away from my intentions. * I can reapply", "I am in t...
[ "* ability to show interest In scientific admission procedures, e.g. for PhD or", "soft skills that are considered by talent scouts to choose who engage. For", "active listening * ability to manage relationships * ability to show interest In", "and etc., there are also soft skills that are considered ...
[ "> * 1-3 things you found most interesting (at most one paragraph) >", "are the \"Title and authors\" for my text or the authors of the", "> * the title and authors > * a one paragraph summary of", "to do this: > > Please write and submit brief synopses of each", "for you while reading the paper (at most on...
[ "read their recent publications in advance. Should I be inviting staff out for", "and those professors whose jobs are primarily research, rather than admin or teaching.", "(answers relevant to US in general are welcome, to prevent this question getting", "I'd like to spend some time with quite a few of the re...
[ "created for the project (s)he is a postdoc for. How should I go", "\"growing my own\" postdoc opportunity? In other words, how should I go about", "research idea and approach advisor. 2. Discuss idea and possible collaborations. 3. Try", "so far: 1. Come up with feasible research idea and approach advisor. 2...
[ "of significant interest to the ESA membership > and the scholarly community. Data", "is a description from the [Ecological Archives](http://esapubs.org/archive/default.htm) website: > > Data Papers are", "Which data repositories provide a doi: for raw data? Should published data be", "the following questions...
[ "included in the Research and Technological development, then does that mean that it's", "ask for 75% of it to the EC? (assuming the researcher is employed", "yet. So basically, the idea of applying to this project would be to", "I don't know if it's possible. Indeed, in the FAQ, they say that", "know if it...
[ "These usually encompass all that was done in the first year and as", "other (research abilities) of the student by asking him to present papers (s)he", "textbooks and papers which comprises of \"must-have\" knowledge of the field. The latter", "university which takes quals seriously (with a structure of writ...
[ "is the equivalent EU mechanism for a [J-1 visa](http://j1visa.state.gov/), when the student will", "visa involved? (Effectively, I guess this question could be boiled down to: what", "programs to help set this up? Does it matter which EU country the", "it matter which EU country the institution is located? I...