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"Explaining switch of research interests in Statement of Purpose",
"For most of my Masters studies, I worked in the area of Quantum computation and wrote my thesis on that. But following that, I lost my interest and switched to Computer Vision and worked as an intern for a few months. Now I plan to pursue a PhD in the field of Computer Vision even though my Masters thesis was on a different topic. How should I convince the admission committee about this switch ?\n\nI had published 2 papers while working on Quantum computations (one from my Thesis and another one as a student job) and 1 in Computer Vision from my internship. But I was not interested in Quantum computations because it consisted mostly coding and there was no hardware to work on (at least in my university). Whereas computer vision is a branch I am very comfortable with since I directly get to see the impact of the changes in algorithm visually. I also have very good grades in the area related to computer vision. But I cannot really frame a convincing story as \"visual feedback\" is not enough concrete to convince a potential guide. \n\nPlease give me your inputs. Thank you."
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"graduate-school",
"statement-of-purpose"
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"Getting into a doctorate program with B-",
"So I am doing a master's degree in mathematics in a large state school that is not very high ranked. I am planning to go for a doctorate, but not necessarily at a top school, but still an R1 school. My undergraduate degree is from Europe, and my GPA is not that great, since there was a lot of grade deflation in that school. However, it is a very good school, in top 80 on the planet.\nNow, my master's GPA is quite good (3.7) right now, but the problem is: I have a B- in a core class, which is real analysis / measure theory. My previous analysis grades are pretty much all A's. I've taken other classes as well, such as algebra, number theory, topology, probability, statistics, advanced linear algebra, numerical analysis and have pretty much all A's in those. My question is: how much would this one B- affect my chances of admission?"
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"phd",
"graduate-admissions",
"application"
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"Is it rude to ask for accommodations due to a learning disability?",
"I have a learning disability where I can only learn through seeing (not seeing and hearing). As a result, I need to have headphones in class to block all sound. Should I just tell the professor this?"
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"ethics",
"coursework",
"disability"
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"Citations: What do I do when the article writer's name is the same as mine?",
"What should I do to give credit to an author whose first name is the same as mine and last name is not provided anywhere? I don't want it to look like I wrote the article which I am citing in any way, shape, or form, but I also don't want to make a big deal out of that one citation. I am using MLA formatting."
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"citations",
"personal-name"
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"Conference and Journal Ranking Websites",
"I had a hard time deciphering conference and journal rankings in order to find good places to publish. [Disclaimer - I am a computing PhD and this post is intended to have a strong focus in CS]\n\nI think it would be beneficial to have a list of websites which rank conferences and journals (deffo. for my self and maybe others too). My question is, could you all help me build this list? \n\nConferences:\n\n\nConference Ranks\nCore Conference Portal\nComputer Science Conference Rankings\n\n\nJournals:\n\n\nScimago\nCore Journal Portal\n\n\nOther posts readers might be interested in:\n\n\nHow to find reputed conference and journal?\nImpact factor vs journal ranking\nRankings of Computer Science conferences and journals\nDifference between conference paper and journal paper"
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"How to buy plane tickets for job interviews?",
"I am currently on the academic job market, and scheduling on-campus interviews with institutions that might want to hire me.\n\nSuppose I am invited to an on-campus interview at the University of X, and must travel there by air. They handle travel on a reimbursement basis: I buy the plane ticket, and then they reimburse me.\n\nHowever, the interview is a few weeks away. Since the job market sometimes moves fast, there is a chance that by the time of the scheduled interview, I may have already accepted another offer (say from the University of Y). Of course I should then decline the interview at X, but I would have already bought the plane ticket.\n\nHow should I plan for this contingency?\n\n\nI could buy a refundable ticket to X. However, these are normally several times the price of a non-refundable ticket, and if I do end up traveling to X, they might balk at reimbursing me for such an expensive fare.\nI could buy a non-refundable ticket to X. If I end up not going there, I could ask X to reimburse me for the cost of the ticket (or at least the \"change fee\" charged by the airline to let me use the ticket's value for a future flight). However, I suspect they will be reluctant to reimburse me for a trip I'm not making, and might refuse to do so altogether, in which case I am out-of-pocket.\nI could wait until the last minute to buy a non-refundable ticket for X. But it may still be expensive for them (or may exceed their limits), and the most convenient flights may be sold out.\nI could contact University of X and ask them for guidance. I'm a bit hesitant to do this, as I am afraid that if I bring up the possibility that I might accept another position, they might think I am not seriously interested in theirs.\n\n\nIs there a standard way to handle this situation?\n\nThis is in the United States, if it matters."
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"job-search",
"travel"
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"I am a secondary school student and I think I have proven an open result, how do I get it out?",
"I am pretty firmly convinced that I have proven the non-existence of odd perfect numbers and now I am wanting to write it up (Qi: What is the best way or writing maths on a computers?). I also desire to know the general standards of publishing small results such as this so being pointed in the direction of any of the literature to give me idea what I need to write up would be much appreciated. Finally, I need to know where I can submit the result for review and (hopefully) publication. thanks in advance!"
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"research-process",
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"mathematics"
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"What are acceptable \"relationships with referees\"?",
"I am applying for a job and need to give referees, and their relationship with me. I am not sure how to phrase things. My referees are:\n\n\nA colleague in my department I publish with\nA previous boss in another university I still publish with\nSenior people in my field who I have not published with (yet)\n\n\nNone of those things seem formal enough! Is there standard phrases I should be using?"
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"application",
"recommendation-letter"
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"Estimating the effort for applying architectural research projects to calls for entries by public organisations",
"In this year I will become occupied with finding and applying for government grants like open calls by the European Commission (so called \"Drittmittelbeschaffung\" in Austria). I am working for a department at a university in Austria that focuses on architectural design and urban design. Thus, I will focus on grants supporting work concentrating on culture, society, and architectural and urban design. One of the projects I am looking for grants emerged from my master's thesis, which I completed last year. The other projects are by Ph.D. candidates. Also, I will be looking for ideas for new research proposals based on existing or upcoming calls that match the general orientation of the department.\n\nThe details haven't been set yet, but I guess that I will prepare the project that emerged from my master's thesis on my own, while I am only going to support the other Ph.D. candidates with their application. \n\nThe department will employ me for this work and as a teaching fellow. However, I have no experience with fund-raising. I would like to know how many hours of work per week I have to expect for finding and applying for funds, so I can figure out if the contract is fair. Are there any rules of thumb or is there a guideline how to estimate this effort? Secondly, what factors impact the amount of needed time most? What is the ratio between the effort required for preparing a project for an application and just supporting others in their application?\n\nUpdated on 2018-11-08 to answer the questions raised by @MassimoOrtolano."
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"What are the aspects associated with working in a 'liberal arts environment' in academia?",
"I am asking with respect to decoding a job ad for an assistant professor position at a US University. The ad essentially asks how my talents and goals relate to a 'liberal arts environment'. Previously I associated 'liberal arts' with the major that goes by that name, or thought that it simply meant well-rounded, which is something a student could get at any school. So I guess another version of my question is, what isn't a liberal arts environment at a US university?"
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"job-search",
"humanities"
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"Should someone who wants tenure (or a research position) have hobbies totally unrelated to their work?",
"Or in Sean Carroll's words, is it true that \"you are better off if your hobbies are nothing like your work\"?\n\n\n Carroll, Sean. \"How To Get Tenure at a Major Research University:\n Cosmic Variance.\" Cosmic Variance. N.p., 30 Mar. 2011. Web. 09 Oct. 2014.\n\n\nThis question applies for both cases of tenure and cases of applying for academic positions."
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"professors",
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"work-life-balance"
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"Waiting for thesis corrections from supervisor, how should I write an email reminding him?",
"I sent part of my thesis to my supervisor a month ago. He replied that he would contact me as soon as he finished the correction.\nI'm afraid he forgot that. \n\nWould you have an example of a formal email to boost the demand?"
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"supervision"
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"Postdoc position offer in mathematics.",
"I am aware of this post \nSome questions about math postdoc offers but please let me ask a similar question. \n\nI am currently on the math postdoc job market. Some of my friends were informed that they are on the short list but I haven't heard anything from the job market after 2/3 of January. According to the above post, the most job offers are made in the second half of January. I am afraid that all good positions are already taken and I now feel I need to apply for more positions to avoid the worst case. \n\n\nMy webpage counter does not say that many people visited my webpage since Nov. Is this a bad sign? Do hiring committees really visit candidates' webpages? \nAre most of the good positions such as \"****** assistant professorship\" already taken around this time?\nShould I send inquiries about my application this week? Or should I wait for another? I hesitate to ask my advisor to do this, so I think I have to do this by myself."
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"How is cumulative GPA calculated?",
"This might be a dumb question, but since I couldn't find what I am looking for, I decided to ask here. I think that cumulative GPA is the average of all each semesters' GPA, however the part that I don't understand is if I have the below points for three semesters, \n\n1st semester = 3.1\n2nd semester = 3.4\n3rd semester = 2.9\n\n\nwould the cumulative GPA for the three semesters be calculated as:\n\n\n((1st + 2nd)/2 +3rd)/2, or\n(1st + 2nd + 3rd)/3 ?"
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"Is an unaccredited online Master's degree comparable to a typical Master's if from a reputable university?",
"I'm considering applying for an unaccredited, online, Master's program at a university in the UK that is itself fully accredited. \n\nI'm interested in pursuing a Master's degree purely for my own interest and to broaden my knowledge. I don't want to switch careers or necessarily pursue a PhD afterwards. I unfortunately have too many financial obligations to quit my job in order to pursue postgrad education full time. \n\nI have my bachelor's in psychology from an accredited university here in Canada.\n\nSo, I'm just wondering: are there any reasons why I shouldn't apply for this online Master's program, given that it isn't actually accredited? Will the lack of accreditation cause me problems down the road?"
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"Is it appropriate to use University/Company logos for Biography Slide?",
"I'm making a presentation for a close-group conference, and it's the first time when I am making a Powerpoint slide with my bio. I have decided to put the Academic Degrees + the acronyms of the University names as bullet points, then add the logos from each University/Company at the bottom of the slide. The reason why I would like to do that is to add Design quality to the presentation. This also leads me to the question: when is it appropriate to use logo's of universities/companies when they don't belong to you?\n\nI saw in a previous post this advice about using the letterhead:\n\n\n Once you're no longer affiliated with the university because you\n graduated or separated, then you should not use the letterhead.\n\n\nCan it be the same for the logo on a presentation?"
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"What's the best way to ask a professor for their syllabus before the term starts?",
""I am taking your course in Spring 2021. Is it possible for you to send the syllabus if there is one ready?"\nIs the wording okay?"
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"How long to wait for an optimal/good PhD thesis/program, should settle for less exciting topics?",
"When I started applying for Phd programs I had big dreams and goals on working on certain topics and spending lots of time in the field. I also had in mind some location and universities but I was flexible to some degrees on the university/location. It took me about 1 year to find a program I was (am) excited about and got accepted (top 10 US institution). Along the way I turned down possibilities with good funding because it was not my focus topic of interested.\n\nNow after a year at my current program there are no funds in place and I am considering moving to programs that have already funding in place but in topics that are not my main interest because there is generally more money in these other topics. I am wondering at this point if I should settle for any topic that fits my skills and falls somewhat in my interests or stay in this roulette situation not knowing when I can really start the research I am interested in. I want to get started on a project and work on my thesis but I also am concerned of doing something that might set me on the wrong track or compromise too much (less interesting research field, worse PhD program, less known university, no fieldwork).\n\nGiven the current funding situation especially for certain fields, do PhD students these days have to lower their expectations on pursuing their topic of main interest? . I mean these days people struggle to find a regular job. I would like to add that I am also flexible on the questions I want to pursue within my field, I have flexibility but the funded projects are rare."
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"Is asking practice exam questions on the web cheating?",
"Is asking practice exam questions released by a professor on the web cheating?\nIf you asked questions from a past exam, that was already released, and graded, is that cheating?"
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"What should I do as a TA if the instructor is not teaching properly?",
"Some background: I’m a TA for a low-level course at a major university on the US east coast. This is my second time TAing this course: the first time, I did it under a professor who has taught this a ton of times and knows his way around very well. This time around, the instructor is a second-year grad student who’s teaching anything at all for the first time.\n\n(I’m a second-year graduate student as well. I was actually offered this course to teach this semester, but I said no and so they dropped me in as a TA, which is fine. I have a great deal of sympathy for the current instructor since in another universe that would definitely have been me.)\n\nI’m seeing a noticeable difference between the two. As a TA, I’m getting a lot of feedback from students that they don't understand what’s going on, that the instructor doesn’t relay concepts clearly, that they’re leaving the class more confused than before. The difference is also clear in the homeworks: we’re reusing the old homeworks with minor detail changes, but they’re struggling a lot more in even basic concepts compared to last year. \n\nMy responsibilities in this course are grading, homework fixing, and office hours. I don’t have to teach in this course at all, and I do help those who come in during office hours. Even from my relatively isolated position from the students, though, I’m still getting a ton of pushback regarding the instructor. Should I do more beyond the scope of my duties? If so, what?\n\nEdit regarding those who advised me to tell the instructor: they definitely know about their performance reviews. They pointed out their RMP link to me, and while RMP isn’t the end-all be-all of academic measurement, the feedback there is unusually negative and corresponds with what I’ve been hearing from students. I don’t want to kick the instructor while they’re down, because they already know pretty definitively, and they’re a good person to work with. Just not a good teacher, I guess."
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"What is the meaning of posting a position-opening announcement multiple times at a research-focused institution?",
"There was a position-opening announcement posted in a department's homepage of a research-focused institution in the US on February 14, 2015. I firmly believe my experiences and track record make me an excellent fit for this opening. Therefore, I applied for this position on-time. It was mentioned in the opening description that application material must be received by April 14, 2015 to receive guaranteed consideration, though the search will remain open until the position is filled. However, the strange thing which I noticed that the same opening was posted again in their homepage with new a submission deadline (i.e. June 14, 2015). I then reapplied for this opening. Two months later from this new date, I contacted the Chair of the search committee and asked the status of my application. However, I did not get any response from him. Just today I got notified from job search engine (verified also in their homepage) that the same opening has provided a new application-submission deadline which has been set to November 1, 2015. I am curious to know what this means. Does it mean that they have not found any suitable candidate for this opening or something else?"
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"Is it possible to agree on feasible expectations with my supervisor or should I surrender to her demands?",
"My supervisor told me I’d need 5 papers (preferably all published) in order to get my PhD degree. However , attending a PhD workshop, I was advised to discuss a feasible plan with my supervisor within my allotted time (3 years) . The formal guidelines of my faculty say that there are no number of papers or chapters to get your degree as this depends on the quality of the work done, however my supervisor says there are “informal” guidelines in the department that I should follow, this is having 5 papers for submission. Do you think there is a way I could fight this battle?"
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"Is \"inadequate referencing\" a euphemism for plagiarism?",
"I am aware of a professor, who wrote two published books that had to be corrected. On the publisher's website it states that these two books had been corrected due to \"inadequate referencing\". Is inadequate referencing essentially a euphemism for plagiarism? Or is it possible that inadequate referencing can really be a lesser sort of offence?"
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"Good first-time study pre-registration website/service",
"For my PhD thesis in artificial intelligence, I am designing a human study where subjects interact with multiple versions of an algorithm and rate their experience. I like the idea of pre-registering a study and want to try it out on this project.\n\nDo you have any suggestions for a good pre-registration website/service? A collegue recommended https://aspredicted.org/, which I like for its simplicity - is it reputable? Are there any better? (I have struggled to find any that seem to be in use) First-hand experiences are very welcome and I hope they will benefit other readers of this site as well."
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"I got better and improved results later of one chapter of my published PhD thesis",
"I defended my thesis in 2015. Later during the preparation of publications from one of my chapter, I got improved and better numerical simulation results than the one in my original thesis. Although almost all the conclusions remain unaltered. I published the modified result in a journal later. Sometimes I feel depressed thinking about that and I didn't make any corrections in my thesis because it was too late, but I have incorporated all the modifications in the journal paper later.\n\nIn another chapter 2-3 small mistakes are there during the writing of thesis, but they have zero influence on my results.\n\nWill that create any problem in future? Please advice."
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"Showing research to professor who is not my advisor",
"I am a PhD student in mathematics. I am going to participate in a conference. I want to show my research to some great mathematcian who is a specialist in the area that I am working on.\n\nA friend of mine had a bad experience with showing her result to some great mathematician. In fact, she showed her result to the guy and he said that it was good and to keep up the good work, but two months later he put an article in arXiv and most of the parts of his article were as same as my friend’s. As such, I am bit scared to show my result to someone. On the other hand, I need to show my result to someone for completing a minor thing.\n\nDoes someone have any idea what I have to do?"
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"Teaching duties in Italy for researchers, associate professors, and full professors",
"What are the teaching duties in Italy for researchers (RTDa & RTDb), associate professors, and full professors?\nIn particular, I'd be interested to know, for each position, the number of courses/hours per week per semester and any additional obbligation that are involved (exams, seminars...?). Is there a minimum number of hours per week and any addition is paid as a bonus?\nIs there an official table available with the details?\nAlso, in addition to the teaching duties, are is there any compulsory administrative tasks (faculty meetings, paperwork, budget management) that come along with these positions?"
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"What are \"General Quality Indicators\" for scientific research?",
"I am currently filling in a CV in the Spanish CVN online system (https://cvn.fecyt.es/).\n\nIn the section \"Scientific and technological activities\" it asks to specify \"General Quality Indicators\" in up to 3500 words.\n\nI am a mathematician and I have never heard of such indicators, what are relevant things to put here? I.e., seminars organised, papers published?\n\nA side question, at some point it refers to the h-index (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H-index), have you ever seen this been used in mathematics?\n\nTIA"
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"Corrections PhD thesis after publication",
"I just finished my PhD and my university probably already published it.\nNow I found out that the published version I have sent to the university is not the very latest version. I added some references before submitting, and those seem to be missing now. So I submitted an outdated file.\nThe missing references are in the literature review, the other 3 chapters have all been published in peer-reviewed journals already.\nOf course, I want to correct my mistake as I do not want to be accused of plagiarism.\nIs it still possible to make any corrections at this stage?"
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"Presentation of 'relevant research' for a postdoc interview, when switching fields",
"I have been invited to interview for a postdoc position, and as part of the interview I've been asked to give a 30 min presentation of my relevant previous research.\n\nThis particular position would be a change in direction from my PhD in terms of skills and subject area. However, I have had some relevant experience from previous positions - which I explained in my cover letter for the application.\n\nMy question is, for this presentation what would be the best approach:\n\n\nTalk at more of an overview level about bits and pieces of relevant work from various positions - most of which were years ago.\nPick one or two relevant research stories from my previous experience, and present more like a traditional research talk.\nHighlight the relevant parts from my more recent research, i.e. my PhD.\nOther?"
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"Paper submitted by co-author without authorization",
"I'm one of the three coauthors (A, B, C) of a research paper, to which I (A) contributed extensively in providing results and drafting the initial version (I'm academically younger than B and C). The corresponding author is B. \n\nWe have recently received the third round of reviews for this paper (it's been quite a lengthy process, approaching two years). The Editor gave us 120 days to resubmit the new version. This happened just before I was going to be unavailable for two weeks. Therefore, I emailed B and C explicitly asking to hold the paper until I provide comments on my return. \n\nHowever, when I was back I found out that B sent the paper the day after my email without waiting for me, justifying it with a need of speeding up the process. C supported B's justification. Note that this is the second time in a row that this happens, as well as other B's unprofessional behaviours, which I all raised personally with B to no avail (with C in copy).\n\nThe complication is that the paper has now been accepted (and the journal is rather good), but having had a careful read of the paper, I'm not happy with some of changes B made, which I wasn't given a chance to check for two times in a row (I've reasons to believe that C hasn't reviewed it either). Besides typos, there are some incorrect statements and very confusing parts (e.g. reference to parts of the text that have been deleted, including in the conclusions!), which however they won't twist the essential content and outcome of the research.\n\nI'll notify my dissatisfaction to B and C soon, but I do not expect that B will bring this to the Editor, as he/she should. \n\nMy questions are:\n\n\nWhat is your best suggestion to have such amendments in the published version, without losing acceptance? I believe they can be too significant to be picked up at the proof stage. \nPerhaps writing directly to the Editor? In this case, how to justify the situation without jeopardizing acceptance?\nFinally, do you recommend writing to B's Head of School to inform him/her of B's repeatedly unethical behaviour? I'm not interested in working with B any longer, but I'd like to keep fairly good relations (e.g. references) with C, who is a highly-ranked academic and unfortunately is de facto more or less tacitly supporting B's unprofessional behaviour."
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"Research results obsolete while publishing",
"Consider the following situation. Scientist A obtained a novel cool result and submitted it to a respected journal after putting the preprint to arXiv. The journal started the peer review process which will take 2 years. During this time scientist B drastically enhanced A's achievements thus making them obsolete. B also put his preprint to arXiv, so the reviewers can easily access it too.\n\nWhat will happen then? Will the journal publish A's work? If not, why?\nAnd what should A do to have any credit for his (pioneer) work?"
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"Including additional authors to reduce time",
"I tried to find the same question and failed, so here it goes.\n\nImagine the following scenario: you have invested time (say 8 months) ona research project. You would probably get a publication in 4 more months of full time work. However, if you include two experts (who provide code) you could reduce the additional time to roughly one month. In both cases you would remain a first name author.\n\nThe trade-off is between the number of authors of the paper and the time you invest.\n\nWould there be a rule of thumb to help me with this decision? Is there a clear answer, or is it completely subjective?"
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"What can I do if my professor says he won't let me publish my biology research?",
"My professor firstly approved everything I've written, and now he is telling me the paper is unworthy and even contains plagiarism. His words also were 'I don't want to be a part of your failure so I won't approve it'. I don't know what could possibly go wrong and why he acts like this. Can you tell me what should I do?"
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"There is a language/cultural barrier between me and my supervisor, what can I do to improve this situation?",
"I am a PhD candidate at a university in Germany. My supervisor, along with all of my colleagues, are German. I am a native English speaker, hired for a position that does not require German. However, I can speak some German, although it is not as good as the English of most of my colleagues.\n\nIn the 4 months I've been in this position I can tell that my supervisor and my colleagues don't like socializing in English. They try their best to speak English around me during lunch time, but I can tell that it's really taking all of their energy and effort to string a proper conversation together, to the point that it's really hard for me to understand their English. I encourage them to speak in German because I can understand more than I can speak. But of course I end up not participating in the conversation as much, which I can tell also makes my colleagues uncomfortable. \n\nAny tips on how I can improve this situation from my end?"
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"Is it appropriate to ask one of my thesis-committee members for a postdoc position?",
"I'm about to give submit my Ph.D. thesis to my selected reviewers. Among the external reviewers, I really like the research themes that one of them is working on. So, I want to ask him about any possibility of working in his lab as a postdoc by sending him my CV and a proper statement of interest in the specific research topic(s) he works on.\n\nHowever, he is going to read my thesis during the next 3 months, and I'm not sure if my request is going to have an effect on that process or vice versa.\n\nAlso, I cannot wait for 3-5 months to see his feedback on my work (and the disputation outcome) before asking him about the position as it will be too late for me. So, either I should ask him now or not asking him at all! :D"
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"all-but-dissertation"
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"Wrong proof in a research paper, will the paper be rejected?",
"We submitted a research paper to a journal for publication and we received the reports of the reviewers. However, the two reviewers pointed out a flaw in one of our proofs. Unfortunately, we cannot find another proof and we cannot also find an exemple in which the result doesn't work. One of the reviewers said that we can remove the result. The editor-in-chief asked us to send the revised version as new submission. What we can do in this case?"
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"Will the research activity during my Master's program seriously impact my PhD or career path?",
"I've posted a few questions here seeking advice on my life as a first-semester graduate student. I have a question that is somewhat related to those, and also related to this question (What happens if you don't enjoy your research partially through your degree?) but felt it was slightly different and wanted to ask my own.\n\nTL;DR\n\nThe lab that I'm at now has recently been heavily focused on one specific field of research, and I'm also expected to conduct research activity in that field and squeeze in time to work on things that I personally want to pursue later as a more serious PhD student and possible career. Will my research being heavily focused in an irrelevant area impact my future prospects of applying to PhD programs?\n\nLong version\n\nI'm currently enrolled in a Master's/PhD integrated program at a Korean University. The lab that I'm at does AI/deep learning research. My personal interests lie in computational linguistics, and I made it clear to my advisor that it's what I want to pursue and I wanted to work with those in the field at his lab, which he was happy to hear. I also told him that I have plans to complete my Master's here and go for a PhD to the US. He recommended that I finish my PhD here and go for a postdoc abroad, but that he's also \"more than happy to let me go if it's what you want.\"\n\nRecently, he's really taken a \"passion\" into this thing called \"AI-driven drug discovery,\" where you're basically using deep learning techniques to find which chemical compounds may potentially become new drug components. It's interesting and important for sure, but it's not really what I had in mind when I first came to the lab or what I imagined to be doing later in life.\n\nThe fact that 1) I'm fluent in English, and 2) I'm \"technically enrolled in a PhD program\" and so will be at the lab longer than regular Master's program students has caused my professor to take a liking to me and him and other senior lab mates have really urged me to at least take a look into the field of bioinformatics. I thought \"what the hell, I'll give it a try and if it's not for me then I'll talk to my advisor and back out.\"\n It is a bit naive of me to think that backing out of research I've been engaged in will be easy.\n\nI've talked to other seniors at the lab about my concerns, and they all understand where I'm coming from and advise me to \"do the bare minimum to keep me out of trouble\" while spending all my time and resources doing research in things I want to and prepare for applying to PhD programs abroad (publishing papers, attending seminars and conferences, etc.)\n\nI'm still a bit concerned though, as bioinformatics is a little distant from computational linguistics. My undergraduate degree wasn't even from a STEM field or linguistics either (international relations major and computer science double major). Has anyone either been down this road, or seen anyone go down it? From a professor who's seeing my application as a potential PhD candidate, how would it look if much of my prior research is in bioinformatics when it says I want to do PhD-level research in computational linguistics?\n\nAny tips or advice are greatly appreciated. Thanks."
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"Have technical reports been subsumed by preprints?",
"As someone who has recently gotten into the research world, I read a lot of preprints and occasionally dig up some technical reports to access older publications.\n\nTo me, it seems like technical reports were the paper version of preprints. Many technical reports appeared later as peer-reviewed articles or chapters of books. Nowadays, there are far fewer technical reports appearing. My department used to produce multiple dozens each year in the 70s and 80s, but they have only produced one so far this year.\n\nDoes this mean that preprints have taken the place of technical reports? Is there any reason why a researcher would choose to publish a technical report with their university or organization?"
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"publications",
"preprint",
"academic-history"
] |
[
"What does referee mean in The Computer Journal?",
"In The Computer Journal I was looking at the Instruction to authors page, I did not understand the below instruction-\n\n\n Authors should supply a list of between three and five referees who\n would be suitable to referee the paper. Please enclose full name,\n email and full postal addresses.\n\n\nI thought after paper submission, the editors will review it & recommend if there any changes are necessary. But according to above instruction it seems that author has to provide suitable referee list. Then editors will review submitted paper.\n\nIn this specific context,\nWhat does referee mean? How does it differ from editor? Also if an independent researcher needs to submit paper, where does he find more than 2 referees? Is referee equivalent to peer?"
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"Tongue slip problem in presentation even after a good amount of practice",
"How can I overcome the tongue-slip problem in conferences, meetings and seminars? I have read many discussions regarding conference presentation, such as delivering a good presentation, staying confident during presentation, avoiding nervousness, maintaining time and many more. But I have not found a proper answer to the tongue-slip problem.\n\nI recently faced it in a presentation, only once, but in my title slide. The word was extreme, which I could not pronounce even in 5–7 seconds and felt much shame, finally pronounced it as esteem. I had previously done very good practice such as in front of a mirror and closing my eyes. I would also like to mention that I have used the same word several times very clearly in past conferences and also used same word very clearly in my next slide onwards.\n\nHow to overcome this problem? Many times I face similar problems, maybe with different words, but I have been noticing that it always happens in first few minutes of a presentation."
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"What is the typical academic career path following a PhD in computer science?",
"I have a MSc in Physics (computational physics); however, after finishing school I didn't move out of province so now I'm doing software development as a full time job. I miss the challenge of the harder tasks, which do not feel like assembling lego like the ones I currently work on. \n\nI'm currently debating doing a PhD in Computer Science. Perhaps Numerical Analysis, High Performance Computing. I've also loosely been interested in Artificial Intelligence, but have nowhere near the experience as I would in the other two types. \n\nIn Physics I know you do your PhD followed by a bunch of 2 year post-docs then go into a professorship somewhere; but, I do not know how it works in the Computer Science field. I have a publication in the high performance world from a course I took during my masters, but that is the extent of my experience.\n\nI'm also interested in moving to a more challenging area, but not sure where to be looking. Sifting through the mounds of job posts rarely yields anything that would be in the area I'm considering.\n\nAny advice, thoughts, would be much appreciated."
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"Which licence choose for a new academic computing language?",
"Disclaimer: I am not sure this is the right place to ask the question, but since it is directly related to academic work, I though I'll give it a try. If it is not, please feel free to redirect\n\n\nTogether with colleagues from different institutions (all academic), we have been developing a new information language (more precisely a format), based on XML, to store a specific type of information. This format is primarily directed to the academic world and will be open source\n\nMy question is: do we need to attach a licence to this new format and, if yes, what type of licence is suitable for that?"
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"Professor Title in Application?",
"On my grad school applications for an American Statistics MS, the application asks for the Professor title. I've always referred to my professors with the \"Professor\" title, but I'm wondering if title on a grad school application is concerning their official position / ranking in the department?\n\nFor example, one of my professors has a PhD from my Alma Mater but on the department website, it indicates she is a Lecturer. Should I indicate she is a Lecturer on the application? Or is it still appropriate to list her as a Professor?\n\nAnother one is indicated as \"Professor & Graduate Vice Chair\". Is it relevant to include the Graduate Vice Chair part or should I only include Professor?\n\nPlease point me in the right direction or provide some clarity if you can. I'd really appreciate it.\n\nThanks!"
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"Student \"self-plagiarism\"",
"What shall I do with a student who self-plagiarized large parts of one of his previous work (for another class and another professor) for my own assignment (without stating it)? \n\nIs it fair, considering he obviously chose to work on the same topic but without telling me that it was the case? I guess it happens all the time among students, to \"recycle\" like this...\n\nBest"
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"Is it usual for a PhD thesis to have two distinct subjects?",
"In my PhD studies I have slipped off my original track of research. This was also caused by the fact that I found out that my work can be generalized to a broader scope. It is not so bad, during this detour I did a lot of work.\n\nBut then I tried to get back to my original subject and did a lot of work there too. So now after 3 years of studying, I have several papers and a lot of data for both tracks. I don't think that the results in any one of these tracks are sufficient to graduate, but together they are.\n\nShould I:\n\n\ntry to find a unifying theme and try to make my thesis seem unified on the outside, or \nshould I transparently say that my thesis is about these two subjects?"
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"research-topic"
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"Unclear whether professor will provide assistance after sending through CV and an essay",
"I am a graduate civil engineer and want to pursue to academic career in the same field. I have been in contact with a professor, entirely by email, since March and he is responding me since March very well. I want assistantship to pursue my MS degree from the professor. \n\nAbout a month ago he told me to write an essay about a topic and also to attach my latest CV. I have written an essay and send it to him. Its been a month and I have not received a reply.\n\nHe have sent me his last email on September 21 stating that he has received my essay. Now I don't know whether he has decided to provide me an assistantship or not.\n\nNow I don't know how to follow up whether he is willing to provide me an assistantship."
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"etiquette",
"email"
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[
"What should I put as the \"subject\" in an email request for masters research interviews?",
"I have to send emails to make an appointment with people to interview them for my Master's research. What would be the best \"subject\" to put in the email to get their attention and get a response?"
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"email",
"interview"
] |
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"What journals do not allow open access to published material?",
"An increasing number of funding organizations require publications on the research that they fund to be open access, i.e. available to the public without having to subscribe to a journal or pay a fee. Does anybody know where I can find a list of journals/publishers that do not allow material that they publish to be published this way?"
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"journals",
"open-access"
] |
[
"Can you get a PhD based on work or life experience?",
"Is there any possibility that I could be awarded a Ph.D. degree based on my work or life experience and good educational background?\n\nCan you guide me to any institution offering such Ph.D.s?"
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"degree",
"credentials"
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[
"For an industry-sponsored project, should one apply for IRB approval before or after accepting the funding?",
"Is there a standard customary timeline for applying for IRB1 approval with an industry-funded project?\n\nShould you apply for IRB approval first, then accept the funding for the project, or accept the funding for the project and then apply for IRB approval? \n\nIt seems the latter could be dangerous if IRB approval is not granted. \n\n\n\n1 An IRB (Institutional Review Board), also known as an independent ethics committee or ethical review board, is a group that reviews and monitors research involving human subjects."
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"funding",
"industry",
"irb"
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[
"Do graduate schools pay attention to joining Phi Kappa Phi or other honor societies?",
"Recently I received an invitation for Phi Kappa Phi honor society. I do not know too much about those organizations and I was wandering what are the benefits (or possible disadvantages) of joining?\n\nI was searching online and people keep mentioning that it is good for your resume, networking etc. However, it seems to me that I just need to pay for membership and they will put me on the list, how could it be beneficial for me?\n\nCould you please tell me if worth considering? And is it really beneficial to have those things on my resume? Do graduate schools or employers pay attention for those?"
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"honor-societies"
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"How can I find out whether I am permitted to re-use an online questionnaire in my own research?",
"So, I get this page's link: User Interface Usability Evaluation with Web-Based Questionnaires from my friend. I want to make one of them as Questionnaire for the design I made for Academic Research. But I'm confused, is that only an example, a guideline, or can I use the Questionnaire as it is? Is there any license for those questionnaire? I've tried to read the page, but don't really know if there's something like that."
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"research-undergraduate",
"copyright",
"online-resource",
"survey-research"
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"How to treat papers or other work from dyslexic students?",
"I know that as a student with dyslexia you get all kinds of benefits such as extra time for work, exams, access or licenses to spell checkers, etc. (Never used or been offered any, not that I needed it.) However, I cam imagine that by the time you graduate you would be expected to have a competence level of at least a certain degree. I myself am currently graduating for a bachelor's degree in Business IT. While the focus here mainly lies in IT, I have been told that my use of language is seriously sub-par for the degree despite knowing of my dyslexia. \n\nNow, I have been told that my work is well above average (average of 8/10) but that due to my use of language, the grade doesn't reflect the work. Having teachers fail me fully based on language has become quite common for me. In particular my use of the Dutch language; I should note English is my second language.\n\nJust to clarify, the spelling is not the problem, the way I build up my sentences is (think of starwars-yoda). While the text can be understood, it's not something you can breeze through with a martini like some other papers.\n\nSo as the final question here: How should students with dyslexia be handled? How would one get them to improve on their language? Should we even need to help them improve their language? Other than just redirecting them to some dyslexia institute. And, how should their work be looked at?\n\nEdit:\nTo clarify, I'm interested into how both students and teachers alike could approach this. Not just myself personally."
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"language",
"disability"
] |
[
"How many academic STEM PIs are there in the United States?",
"Are there statistics that are more specific than the NSF Science and Engineering Indicators that can tell me how many PIs doing STEM research there are in the United States?"
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"reference-request"
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"A generic academic reference from a random professor vs. strong reference from my Technical Authority at work?",
"I am planning to apply for a PhD programme (probably in the UK). I have two solid sources for academic letters of recommendation (my Director of Studies and my Master's Project supervisor. Now, some places I'm applying to require three letters of recommendation and here I have a dilemma: I could go for a generic academic reference from a random professor or strong reference from my Technical Authority at work.\n\nDue to several random factors, I have not managed to establish a particularly strong connections at my university(ies) with anyone apart from the two people I already mentioned. I've worked with some people personally but I know if I ask them for a letter I shouldn't expect anything more than \"SaladButt had been a good performing student, he grasped things fast and got good grades THE END\". Being one year out of school does not help. On the other hand, I could ask my Technical Authority at work to write me one. I know it would be a solid letter as I have already seen the feedback she wrote me for annual reviews. On top of that I'm pretty convinced my field (engineering/robotics) values hands-on experience and that I could prove with my work history.\n\nI have seen many people here say that letters from academics always win over ones from employers. Do you think it also applies in this case?"
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"application",
"recommendation-letter"
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[
"I submitted a paper to two journals, and the first published it, but I agreed to publish in the other; what can I do?",
"I submitted my research paper in journal X on 7th July, 2014. Journal sent me one thanks email immediately. After that I waited for one month for any response from editor but nothing came from editor side.\n\nThan I submitted my paper in other journal Y. My paper was accepted in that Journal and sent for review from editor side.\n\nAt 30 August, 2014 I received one acceptance email from the editor or journal X that my paper has accepted and I was asked to submit publication fee of 90$. But I could not reply this email due to busy schedule and I was also not interested to publish my paper in journal X. After that I could not receive any email or revision or anything from this journal X.\n\nI continued to work with journal Y, modify paper according to reviewer comments, sign copyright agreement and now paper is in publication phase.\n\nYesterday, by chance I open my Google scholar account and find paper that was published in journal X to whom I was not interested and who was demanding 90$. When I checked the online paper, I was astonished that the journal published my paper in its July issue and date of publication was 1st July, even I send this paper on 7th July and journal X notify me about acceptance and fee payment on 30th August.\n\nHow its happened that Journal X published my paper without my consent and published it in back dates. Now what I should do because the same paper is in final publication phase in journal Y to whom I have signed copyright agreement also. Please guide me tell me any forum to raise voice against that journal X. Because I send many emails to editor of journal X but receiving no reply from editor side. Any penalty or any other thing which I can do."
] |
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"journals",
"paper-submission"
] |
[
"Is being the second author out of two authors for papers from my PhD thesis going to affect my future job prospects?",
"I have completed my PhD recently and will be looking for academic jobs. During my Phd thesis work I published two papers with my thesis advisor and have put him as a first author. It was out of reverence for the guide and I have never discussed this openly with him. Both of these papers have two authors with me as second author. My question is that since I am not the first author, will that create a major issue for me while applying for academic jobs? My field of research is in computer science."
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"publications",
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] |
[
"For STEM fields, is there self-segregation in United States academia?",
"I notice that often a lot of Chinese mathematicians collaborate with other Chinese, and Americans collaborate with other Americans. Many of the journal papers that I look up seem to indicate this sort of self-segregation too.\n\nIs this real or perceived? \n\nIf it's real, is it due to racism, familiarity with people of one's own background, or perhaps a combination of various factors?"
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"authorship",
"collaboration",
"colleagues",
"ethnicity"
] |
[
"How do internal fellowships work?",
"Most graduate students in the USA work as lab assistants or teaching assistants. But some people have fellowships from the school just to study. I know you probably need a very good GPA and GRE to get a fellowship. What else does a department look for to decide about who gets a fellowship? Does it help if you have a masters degree?"
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"graduate-admissions",
"funding",
"united-states"
] |
[
"Explaining undergrad transfer on application to grad school",
"I'm applying to PhD programs in math. The thing is: I went to a great school coming out of high school, but it didn't work out. (No GPA problems thankfully; just personal stuff.) I ended up going to an engineering program, where I eventually understood math was my calling, and everything has been going swimmingly since then.\n\nThe question is: do I need to explain myself? Every program I apply to will be getting the transcript from my first institution. It seems to me I should explain why I left and how I've gotten to where I am. That said, only one school I'm applying to actually requires a statement about this kind of circumstance, which has left me a bit confused. Presumably my having transferred will raise questions that I should strive to address in my application, rather than letting the admissions committees' imaginations fill in the gaps. That said, I feel as though anything I can say to explain the situation will detract from the positive developments that transpired after I transferred, particularly given the prestige I chose to give up."
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"phd",
"graduate-admissions",
"mathematics",
"transfer-student"
] |
[
"Why are 31.8% of retracted papers not noted as retracted?",
"I read on STEEN, RG. Retractions in the scientific literature: is the incidence of research fraud increasing?. Journal Of Medical Ethics. England, 37, 4, 249-253, Apr. 2011. ISSN: 1473-4257. that:\n\n\n Journals do not do a careful job of alerting the naïve reader to a\n retraction notice (table 2). The most common way to alert readers\n about a retraction is with a watermark on the pdf (41.1% of retracted\n papers). A total of 149 papers were given such a watermark and noted\n as retracted at the website as well. Among 305 watermarked papers,\n 48.9% were also retracted at the website; of 248 papers retracted at the website,\n 60.1% were also watermarked. However, 31.8% of retracted papers were not noted as retracted in any way at all so the naïve reader would not\n be alerted to the fact that retraction had happened.\n \n \n\n\nHow comes 31.8% of retracted papers are not noted as retracted?"
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[
"Is it ethical to cherry-pick reviewers based on their previous reviews of your manuscript?",
"The academic review process is usually supposed to be blind, in that authors are not told the identity of the reviewers. But frequently it is possible to guess who has reviewed your work, or the reviewers themselves may let you know informally.\n\nSay my manuscript is rejected from journal A after one very positive and one more critical review, and I think I know who the reviewers were. After some revisions I submit to journal B, who ask me for a suggested list of reviewers. Is it ethical to list the reviewer whom I suspect gave the positive review the first time, but replace the one I suspect has a negative opinion of my work with another reviewer? What if the positive reviewer is someone whom I did not originally suggest to journal A - is it ethical to suggest him/her to journal B in the light of their previous review?"
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"ethics",
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] |
[
"How to cite a table that has been significantly modified (see example)?",
"Based on what I have read, the options are to say something is either reprinted or adapted. But "adapted" seems to suggest, according to a college website I was looking at, mere aesthetic changes. I'm dealing with much more significant changes.\nWhat I am doing is this: First, there is a psychology article with a table. I'm taking about half of the info in the table (12 of 20 statements), mixing some of it together (e.g., Number 1 and 3 are now mixed together into Number 1) so they become 8 statements overall, and then adding my own 12 statements (e.g., Numbers 2, 3, 6, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 20) are mine.\nYou might suggest I separate my statements and put them in another table but I can't because I'm basically filling in the gap in the information from the original table. To give an example, imagine the writer talks about issues people have in different age groups, and the info is presented in a random order and with only some age groups. What I'm doing is putting them in order and filling in missing age groups with my own knowledge.\nWould "adapted from" suffice in such a case?"
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"Am I being a \"mean\" instructor, denying an extension on a take home exam",
"I am currently teaching part time at a community college (in the US) and I have one student who is about 16, I think he is a senior in high school (at least he is about to graduate HS in the spring). He is currently applying to MIT, Harvard, etc... and he is taking my differential equations course. But he wants an extension on his take-home exam. \n\nI gave my students their exam last Monday. It was too hard... if anyone is interested in what \"too hard\" means, I can post it, but trust me, it was difficult... anyway, so I give them their exams back this past Monday (after our Thanksgiving break) and I tell them \"give thanks, the exam is take-home now and due Wednesday\". He didn't show up for class that day (which when I was in HS was called being delinquent) and I told the class I would also make the announcement on our \"online blackboard\" so that anyone who missed would get the announcement. I forgot to do this, and Wednesday I made the announcement that I forgot to post it Monday and so I said it was due Friday (this time I didn't forgot to post it online). \n\nIn any case, the student in question (and only one other student) weren't there Monday but did show up Wednesday. He asked for me to make it due this coming Monday. I told him that was not reasonable because the final is next Wednesday and I need to get the grading done in time plus I want to post solutions to the exam so they can study it to help them for their final (but I obviously can't do that if he hasn't submitted). So their submissions are due in just about 1.5 hours and he is the only person who has yet to submit his exam. This past Wednesday after class he said he wishes I would \"work with him\" because he has 7 other classes he's in (I think I'm remembering that correctly.... that's insane) and he has some winter concert he has to perform in for his school band and... he's never had a B ever... but in my class he has a C, many of my students by the way have A's. I think he lacks maturity and I told him if he wants to go to MIT that he should act like an MIT student and quit complaining and get his work done.\n\nMain Points:\n\n\nI have a young student applying to MIT who is a dual credit student in my differential equations course.\nHe is complaining because he has a C in the class, but I feel he isn't putting in the appropriate work.\nHe claims there is a lot of work to do in high school and wants an extension on a take-home exam. \nI disagree with his request for an extension, and I wonder if his request is reasonable and if I'm the person being unreasonable here."
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"teaching",
"students",
"community-college"
] |
[
"When to assume the submitted paper has been withdrawn formally (Springer)?",
"We had submitted a manuscript in September 2016. Till now the paper remains with the editor showing status \"With Editor\".\n\nAfter several reminders, we could not get any reply from the journal side. Only it was the editorial manager (staff) who responded with standard reply \"I have forwarded your mail to the editor...\".\n\nFinally (approx. 20 days back), we decided to withdraw the manuscript from the journal and hence we wrote a formal mail to the journal. Till now, we have sent 3 reminders regarding the same and have received no confirmation from the journal side. However, the status of the paper remains the same \"With editor\".\n\nQuestion:\nNow, should we consider the paper has been withdrawn from the journal and submit the paper elsewhere?\n\nI am really inexperienced in such process and suggestions would help me learn it."
] |
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"journals",
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"journal-workflow",
"withdraw"
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"Strategies to strengthen self-discipline as a PhD student",
"The main troubles in my academic experience can be summarized in two popular (if somewhat cheesy) sayings:\n\n\n\"Careful what you wish for\" and\n\"With great power comes great responsibility\"\n\n\nThroughout my high school and undergraduate education I kept (naively, I now reckon) chasing the dream of ultimate academic freedom, where I would be able to study freely and learn at will, unencumbered by artificial constraints like scheduled classes, deadlines, curricula, etc. So I went after it, first getting a master's and now a pursuing PhD, but now that the classes and assignments are finally over, I find myself unable to handle the freedom I wished for. It wasn't even a sudden change: at each step, as the external support/control structures grew thinner, I had to rely more and more in self-discipline, but I failed to recognize my ineptitude on time.\n\nNow, I'll be the first to admit that this issue isn't new or unique (indeed, the two most voted questions on this site deal with this kind of problem), but here's why I'm still asking this question: what I'm aiming for isn't tools or best practices; \ntodo lists, well-defined schedules, website blockers, I've tried pretty much all of those, and I've also read a lot about procrastination, motivation, flow, etc. I've been battling these issues for several years now, and I've been through this cycle many times, attempting new tools and techniques that work for a while, only to find myself back in a self-defeating loop of procrastination. I recently decided to seek psychological counseling precisely because I recognized I wasn't able to deal with this alone.\n\nEssentially, I recognize my dependence on a structured environment to be productive, but also (due to attempting and failing many times) my inability to create and maintain such external structures. I'm therefore looking for strategies to improve my ability to motivate myself to actually follow the rules I try to impose on myself. So rather than creating friction in trying to control my behavior, I'm seeking strategies that make it the path of least resistance to be productive and organized. My hopes, since all else has failed so far, is to use the fake it till you make it approach to eventually become an actual organized and self-disciplined person.\n\nAs an example, I have suppressed all sorts of notifications (a common advice), and don't keep my email or any such pages open in the background, to minimize the chance of interruptions. I also changed the chair in my desk to one that makes it less easy to slouch, based on the principle that body posture affects mental state. Setting defaults such as these essentially \"outsources\" decisions I would otherwise have to make consciously, thus depleting my willpower. I also use Beeminder to \"outsource motivation\", but it doesn't fit perfectly to every case. I'm interested in hearing how others dealt with the need to gradually develop the ability to self-regulate, particularly in the context of academia.\n\n\n\nEDIT: I think my question was a little more pessimistic than it should (and definitely too verbose, sorry!). To be clear, my previous attempts did lead to some long-term improvement, but in a rather slow, two-steps-forward-one-step-backward kind of way. I'm not claiming those techniques don't work, but I believe it would be useful for many people to have a compiled list of environmental changes that \"outsource\" the need to make small decisions that otherwise have to be made each time, since most productivity advice focuses on the latter."
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[
"How do I get into a Computer Science Masters without an undergrad in CS?",
"I have discovered that I enjoy computer science immensely and I would like to pursue a masters degree in computer Science.\n\nMy undergrad was Neuroscience (biology) with a minor in Bioinformatics. I have a 3.2 gpa, and an 77 percentile GRE, which I understand is not amazing but ok. \nBut, I've gotten all A's in any computer science class I have taken, (data structures, algorithms etc.) \n\nI would like to get into the best possible program, for example MIT, I understand this may be unrealistic with my grades and would like to ask what are my options and what should I do to get ready?\n\nIdeas:\n\n\nRetake the GRE get better score\nTake a Comp Science GRE subject test\nget real life experience\nput code online, open source\nGet work experience\nScrew the masters get a job\n\n\nI'd love to hear what you think is the best choice for setting up a successful career in computer science. Thanks!"
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"masters",
"application",
"career-path",
"computer-science"
] |
[
"What Math Courses are required for pursuing Economics Phd in US?",
"I have completed the following mathematically inclined courses offered at LSE: \n\n1) Mathematical Methods (Which includes Linear Algebra and Multivariable Calculus)\n\n2) Elementary Statistical Theory \n\n3) Principle of Econometrics\n\nI am planning to apply for a Phd program to universities in the United States and I've read on some forums that taking challenging math courses might improve one's chances of getting in highly selective schools. So I was wondering if these courses along with usual Econ courses demonstrate would enough rigour to the admissions committee. I am asking this because I have a chance to specialize in Econometrics and Mathematical Economics in my final year and so if I'm missing some math courses, I might be able to cover them up by choosing this specialisation."
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"phd",
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[
"PhD Perfect fit topic + insecure funds vs. non-optimal topic + secure funds",
"This is probably more of a request for an advice than a pinpoint question.\nNevertheless I'm interested in hearing the take of others on the topic.\n\nBackground:\n\nI have graduated in Germany, 2 years ago, with an excellent master's grade (converting to GPA: 4.0)\nin theoretical physics (c.f. Alleviating Dunning-Kruger effect without running into impostor syndrome)\nMy work has no practical applications but I liked the theory and math. It took a while to\nget started looking for a PhD position, but I've been looking for one for ~ 1 1/2 yrs,\nfirst for publicly listed ones, then actively suggesting research topics myself.\nUnfortunately those who were interested in my suggestions had no funding available.\nSince my former adviser had no real external relations he could not suggest anybody to\nme to check for an open PhD position and I've been looking on my own.\n\nStatus:\n\n\nOver the past months I have found one position in Austria where the topic fits to a T.\nIt will be very mathematical and concern fundamental research (light-space-matter) with no immediate practical\napplications and possibly no immediate experimental verification (unless I can find\ncollaborators to perform some experiments).\nSimultaneously I got an offer for a PhD at a large research association in Germany (Helmholtz society)\nin a field I am not familiar, but am interested in. I got the offer after expanding my criteria\nthough. This position would require a very nice mix of theoretical physics,\nmathematics and talking with experimentalists to compare theoretical predictions\nto experimental results.\n\n\nProblem:\n\nThe position in Austria fits perfectly to my interests, although I have (and always had) doubts as\nto whether I can handle the math. BUT funding is definitely available only for 1/2 year. Afterwards\nthe continuation would be conditioned on a) the adviser being happy with my work and b) whether\nfurther funding will be available.\n\nThe position with Helmholtz does not fit perfectly to my physics interests. The funding and\nadditional benefits are available for 3-4 years and I have no doubts that I can handle the topic.\nIts major \"Pro\" (apart from job security) is the active collaboration\nof different research fields, something I've been trying to foster during my M.Sc. (in vain I think).\n\nI can not guarantee, that I will be able to supply the funds (self-fund a part of the PhD) should\nthe funding run out, so my ideal position becomes quite a risky option. Given the assurance\nof availability of funds I would take that position without a second thought, but\nI very much want to avoid having to stress myself out after 6 mo. looking for a new position - again.\n\nQuery:\n\nIs it advisable to choose a PhD position where the topic fits, but the financial security\nof the position is questionable?\nOr would it be more prudent to select the more secure position even at the cost of it not\nbeing a perfect fit?\nHow easy/hard is it to get a post-doc position in a topic which is not perfectly aligned (still physics though)\nwith the PhD one has done?\n\nComplication:\n\nI might be able to secure some funding through an ongoing collaboration\non a different topic (a pet project), but that will definitely not be 1 FTE (maybe 0.25-0.5 FTE)."
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"phd",
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] |
[
"How to handle a student who will not accept that he is wrong?",
"I am a university marker TA, and after midterm exam I met with a student who would not accept that he was wrong. He thought his answers were correct but didn't explain to me why his answers were correct. He just didn't accept my explanation. He also blamed me marking his assignment wrong, but later I found out it has nothing to do with me. It is my first time being a TA. Should I just tell him to talk to the instructor, and that my job is just marking?\n\nActually, I didn't explain too much because I don't know how to help him understand he is wrong even though he read the sample answer. And he didn't tell me why he is right."
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"interpersonal-issues",
"teaching-assistant",
"grading",
"homework",
"responsibilities"
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"Manuscript was \"unsubmitted\" because the manuscript was deposited in Arxiv Preprints",
"One of my manuscripts was \"unsubmitted\" and potentially rejected by the journal for the reason that it was submitted to a preprint server. Is it normal for the journal to reject a paper that was submitted in a preprint?"
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"paper-submission",
"preprint",
"biology"
] |
[
"What can cause the date of submission status to change without a change of status \"under review\" for Elsevier editorial systems?",
"I have a paper submitted to a journal of Elsevier.\n\nFrom \"Manuscript Submitted\" to \"with editor\" took one day; then it was \"with editor\" for five days, and then \"under review\". One and a half months later, the status of the paper was still \"under review\", but the date of status has changed.\n\nWhat can cause the date in the submission system to change in the absence of a change in status?"
] |
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"publications",
"publishers",
"elsevier"
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[
"How to get rid of annoying graduate student \"supervisor\"",
"I am an undergraduate student who has developed a novel new model which according to my PI (principal investigator) will have a high impact.\n\nMy PI assigned a grad student to supervise me. Supervision consisted of meeting once a week to update him on my progress so far. Sometimes he would provide certain helpful suggestions(none that are actual innovations just slight fixes/alterations that would improve the model).\n\nDuring the course of the year he (the grad student) has become more and more annoying. Unhelpful suggestions/requests, etc.\n\nDuring our last meeting the grad student made some bold claims on the model developed by me claiming to be an equal author/developer. He made it clear he wanted to get a large amount of credit for the model (co-authorship).\n\nI do not think that he has done enough meaningful work to deserve credit for the model (although he would be listed in acknowledgements). Knowing his intentions I wish to distance myself from him(including not having him review the paper), as to lower his chance of becoming a co-author.\n\nI would like to achieve this in such a way that does not negatively impact my relationship with my PI, as grad schools require reference letters.\n\nEDIT:\nI don't think I have been very clear and for that I apologize. I acknowledge that he has contributed to the work. I also understand that having more authors doesn't reflect badly on me(I didn't even know about the score system). I just have problems with his claims of equal authorship. As we are nearing final results/submissions of paper and he has better relation with the professor he may try to take the first authorship position.\n\nAdditional: By my university guideline policies about co-authorship he has not done enough to deserve even a co-author position."
] |
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"research-process",
"authorship",
"collaboration"
] |
[
"Understanding UK PhD requirements",
"I'm looking at a few \"fully\" funded PhD's in the UK. Now I understand it is a terrible timing with the whole Brexit travesty. But disregarding that, I'm failing to understand a few things and I hope you may be able to assist.\n\n1) \"...first-class or strong upper second-class undergraduate degree with honours (or equivalent international qualifications), as a minimum, in science or mathematics...\" \n\nWhat nightmarish system is this? I tried converting my Masters Degree in Science(2 years), which by the Danish system has an average at 10.93. Now according to a conversion guide I located, a 10 is 2:1 whilst an average of 12 is a first-class(Which is unrealistic to obtain by the way). \nAm I right to assume an undergraduate degree would be equivalent to my bachelors in science(3 years) and won't matter? So if I only look at my masters degree average, then what am I? First class graduate or 2:1 graduate? Who determines this when applying? What about honours? This doesn't exist in my country at all. I also found something about some information about early courses counting less, than harder courses later on - where as we count everything by the ECTS system. \n\n2) When finding fully funded PhD positions, it often says that as a non-UK citizen, a fee is applicable. However, I cannot find anything specific detailing this. I find this concept slightly difficult to grasp, as any EU citizen that comes to my university here in Denmark, and is accepted into a fully funded PhD, will have no economic expenses and will be paid very VERY well every month. Generally regarded as an employee.\n\nI hope my questions was specific enough. I appreciate you taking your time to look it through.\n\nBest regards."
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"phd",
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"united-kingdom"
] |
[
"Concerted efforts to digitalize MS and PhD theses?",
"Some universities digitize their masters and doctoral theses already and some of them even share them for free online. However, there are enough that are not digitized that inter-library loan remains often necessary for literature searches. Obviously this is just a matter of time until the librarians catch up with the modern era. However, government funding is often involved and could be leveraged towards progress in those instances. Has this been proposed already? Have similar mechanisms been proposed?"
] |
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"open-access"
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[
"Grad school without GRE?",
"I am thinking about going to graduate school soon after getting my B.A but I don't know if my background will let me in/what I can do to get in.\n\nI have an A.S and almost a B.A in marketing. Since High School I have worked in a corporate office in the marketing department. I have had to pay for college myself because my family and I don't have a lot of spare money so the entire time I'm in college I'm working a full and part time job, otherwise I wouldn't be able to stay. My grades aren't the best B-C average because of everything I have to take on just to go to school. \n\nI also never took the official ACT or SAT. I have severe ADHD so the longer a test is the worst my grade gets. I took the practice SAT exams in High School and did beyond horrible but once I got it back and it showed all my wrong answers I was surprised by how simple the questions were and that I got it wrong when I knew the answer. \n\nAnyway, my main questions is that I've seen people get in to grad programs without a GRE before but they were 4.0 students with 2 B.A's. I know I can take the GRE but I'm sure the test results won't show my true academic knowledge. Does anyone else suffer from ADHD in this way that can give advice or even the likeliness of getting into a grad program without the GRE?\n\nEDIT: I was confused by the SAT and GRE. SAT was changed to GRE"
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"graduate-school"
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"What journals should I submit my paper to?",
"I have a bachelor degree, but am currently not enrolled in a university. I am finishing a paper that I would like to publish in a fitting journal. Of course the ideal outcome would be a highly respected journal, but it seems to me that the odds of getting published are higher in a less well known journal.\n\nI am considering just submitting it to the most highly respected journal, then going down the list until its accepted. Is this the optimal strategy?\n\nThe downside might be that the odds of those highly respected journals accepting my paper are very slim, so that the process will take years.\n\nthoughts on this?\n\n(as a side question: I did the research mostly during my bachelor degree, but I wrote it down, and finished it up after finishing my degree. Would it be fraudulent to name my university as my affiliation?)"
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"publications"
] |
[
"Will my submission be rejected if I accidentally submit the non-blind version to a conference with double blind review?",
"I recently submitted a paper for a conference, I'm pretty confident about the topic and contents of the paper, but I just realized I sent the copy where the authors' names are in it, i.e. not the \"blind\" version that the conference requires. And I realized this a few days from the notification due date, which is today. I cannot change my submission from EasyChair.\n\nDo you think this will get me rejected? And what should I do now? Should I e-mail the organizer and send them the blind copy?"
] |
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"conference",
"peer-review",
"anonymity"
] |
[
"Pros and cons of booking a hotel through the conference website versus finding your own hotel",
"I am going to an overseas conference this year. The conference organizer provided two hotels that we can book from. But after a round of Internet search, I found generally better prices at other hotels that are closer to the conference venue. \n\nObviously, I do not want to book so far away from everyone else that I cannot join any activities. \n\nWhat are other pros and cons of booking a hotel through the conference or on your own that I may have missed?"
] |
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"conference",
"travel"
] |
[
"How to refer to a university that changed its name?",
"More than 10 years ago I went to University A School of Engineering, in the USA and used this name on all resumés, etc. Now, I am applying to attend this same school again (for another degree).\n\nOver a week ago, the university changed its name to University B School of Engineering (due to a hefty donation). Even the name outside the University (I pass by it everyday) still says University A School of Engineering, and so do places like LinkedIn, but the University website changed its name.\n\nMy question is: How do I address the school on resume, essays, etc? Do I say University A School of Engineering or University B School of Engineering? Because by reflex, I still say University A School of Engineering, because that’s its name for over 100 years.\n\nBy the way, my references already uploaded letters of recommendation to the university’s online system, and they referred to it as University A School of Engineering."
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"etiquette",
"application",
"cv"
] |
[
"What should I do if I accepted a review request based on paper title, but then found out it touches on topics I don't know?",
"I am a Phd student from Algeria, and I received an invitation to Review for the International Journal of Adaptive Control and Signal Processing. My Phd supervisor advised me to accept the invitation to review the paper, so I accepted the invitation. \n\nNow from the title of the paper, it looks to be in the field that I am working in. However, when I accepted the invitation and they sent the manuscript to me, it is much more complicated than it looks from its title and touches on topics that I do not know.\n\nWhat are the best responses should I give in the reply?"
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"peer-review"
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"How do I find a job that actually uses what I learned in school?",
"Many of my peers in my program, Computer Engineering, are of the opinion that what you do in school is a \"head-fake\", that you take all this intense math and science essentially to prove that you can accomplish difficult tasks quickly. A \"real job\" doesn't actually use any of that junk except for a few select classes.\n\nI suppose I understand that sentiment, but my issue is that after something like 20 years of math, Stockholm Syndrome has kicked in and I really enjoy it. I will miss it. I just finished one of the hardest classes at my University with an A because Fourier Transform just makes sense to me. Learning how to operate some software program is not the same as learning how to build a differential amplifier. Not all learning is equal. I have had two fantastic Co-Op (internship) rotations with some big name companies working on great projects, but the most intense math I used was division and that makes me sad. While my peers cannot wait to graduate and start their lives, it feels like it is the end of mine.\n\nIt seems that industry, for every 1 person actually producing something, there are 20 people doing documentation, management, talking to the customer, supply chain, etc etc. (edit: and I do not mean that in a derogatory manner, I am actually getting an MBA as well at the moment. I just mean that the one person who uses their academic knowledge is followed by a slew of people who do not use it).\n\nSo, the obvious answer is to go through a PhD and enter Academia but I do not think that is the right path for me considering I have no desire to teach and I also really enjoy making the money I do now. Putting my fiscal life on hold for another 4-5 years seems like quite a lot as I am already in debt.\n\nMy question then, is, how do I use what I learned in school while in industry? Or should I leave industry and pursue academia? Should I still go for a PhD but do industry research? How can I continue to learn while I am working in industry?\n\nApologies if this question is unclear, it's very nebulous and if this gets removed or -1 I understand."
] |
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"job-search",
"undergraduate",
"job",
"industry"
] |
[
"How do I, or should I, bring up research that I did under someone who was fired for another reason?",
"I worked under a professor whose research was funded by a non-profit organization. They were released from the university for some inappropriate behavior. The research that they have been publishing has been solid so, were it not for this incident, I would happily put it on a resume or application. The incident does not involve plagiarism or really anything that would make someone suspicious of the validity of their findings or published works. I understand that this is vague, but it is intentionally so for privacy and security reasons. \n\nUntil now, I have been putting down the name of the research program that the professor led that I was a part of. However, I am worried that employers may research the program, the professor, and the incident that resulted in their termination and make judgments about my character and work. \n\nI am trying to finish the work that I started either alone, or with a professor at another university. I plan on acknowledging the university that I am enrolled at and the non-profit for providing the equipment and grant money, respectively. If I am able to continue the work with another professor at another university or simply publish on my own, then I may just discuss that aspect of the process in applications and interviews, but until the work is completed, any advice on how I should proceed?"
] |
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"ethics",
"application",
"job-search",
"research-undergraduate"
] |
[
"How to keep discussions with supervisor on interest?",
"I am a Master's student. I have one problem. I have regular meetings with my research supervisor, but during the discussions he takes me in the wrong direction. This often leads to him coming to the wrong conclusions about my work.\n\nFor example, he will read half of a statement and try to conclude something (wrong) from that half statement. I try to correct him but he doesn't listen. So far I have not seen any benefits for my research. How can I deal with this situtation? I know it is research and some times we need to go in the wrong direction."
] |
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"advisor",
"communication"
] |
[
"What are the main practical complications/challenges to using Linux as your full time OS, particularly as faculty in Biology/Ecology?",
"I am an ecology post-doc and considering switching from Windows to Linux for my main work computer (I am not a mathematical modeller). I have used Linux before and I am aware that, with effort, one can accomplish most any task in Linux that one can in Windows but I have not tried to convert my whole work computer over. And sometimes making a specific type tool/application work or share files with colleagues' tools (likely Windows based) can take a lot of effort/time or be error prone. As academics we all have limited time to troubleshoot issues that might appear optional. \n\nSo, my question here is for people who have made this switch or seriously considered it: what are the specific main challenges you encountered (which types of applications/tools or other issues) in making this switch? \n\nI'm especially interested in word processing, spreadsheets, databases, statistical software, plotting and presentation software, reference management, communication, and any other applications that allow you to fulfill key responsibilities as biology faculty. I know there are various ways to port/emulate/etc Windows applications into Linux (e.g., Wine), but I'm interested in approaches that don't simply use that for every application I'm used to in Windows. And I'm asking about what challenges you had transitioning (or why you choose not to) rather than just asking for a list of Linux applications that fulfill these needs (that said, do mention specific applications if you think they are less well known).\n\n(I'm trying to keep this narrow and not about the benefits of either OS over the other - no need for a Linux/Windows flame war. I've also tried to prevent this from being an opinion oriented question by asking for specific problems, but please let me know if I should modify to improve further)."
] |
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"writing",
"software",
"biology",
"workflow",
"ecology"
] |
[
"Student caught cheating when leaving class after handing me the exam",
"Usually I am quite clear that cheating and plagiarism are unacceptable. Although every semester I have to deal with several cases of plagiarism, I had not expected students to brazenly cheat in exams. A few seconds after one student handed me the exam, as she was leaving, I noticed that she had written answers on her hand. She was showing it off to a classmate and laughing as they left. In my country, just writing anything on the hands or anywhere they can read (including the table) is usually considered cheating. Students can check their answers when they are given their corrected exams back. \n\nI know I could have created a scene on the spot, prevented the student from getting out as she was leaving the classroom, provided evidence of cheating, and graded her exam as 0. But other students were handing me their exams at the same moment, and many others were still writing down their answers. That would surely cause a commotion. I was paralyzed and did not know how to react. I am still not sure how I should have reacted, or how I ought to react in the future. I feel being aquiescent may have an impact on other students' behavior, and also on my feeling of self-respect.\n\nNow I'm facing a dilemma. The student was not caught in flagrante delicto. The evidence for cheating is also gone. If it matters, the student's grade wasn't great either (4,8/10). I cannot decide myself between leaving the issue alone and forgetting about it, grading the student more severely in the next exams, or somehow lowering the student's grade (the last option is a little risky as the student could denounce me)."
] |
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"cheating"
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[
"Contractions (\"can't\", \"don't\") in a mathematical paper",
"I am refereeing a paper (a good one) for a mathematical journal. The author repeatedly writes like this: \"we can't do\", \"we don't know\" etc. He is not a native English speaker, and this paper is his first paper in English.\n\nQuestion. I am going to ask the author to change \"can't\" and \"don't\" to more formal \"cannot\" and \"do not\". Is that a right thing to do? \n\nI am not a native English speaker either....\n\n(Since a referee is supposed not to disclose their identity, I ask the question anonymously.)"
] |
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"peer-review",
"writing-style"
] |
[
"\"Post-Postdoc\" Independent Researcher with Office in University?",
"I knew a foreigner in the astronomy department at the university here who was a \"post-postdoc\" independent researcher. How could she have her own office in the astronomy department as an independent researcher?"
] |
[
"independent-researcher"
] |
[
"Retractions in mathematical journals",
"The number of retractions in some scientific fields like medicine, life and material related science seems rising in the past years. However, retractions in mathematics seem rare because of its rigorous nature. I wonder if there are retractions in mathematical journals."
] |
[
"publications",
"journals",
"retraction"
] |
[
"How to cite a senior project in BibTeX",
"I want to cite a senior project of a student in my thesis. However, I don't really have much information about the student.\n\nI know, the title of his work, his name, his university and the link to the pdf file. I know that it is a senior project, because the link is something like\n\nuniversity.edu/.../SeniorProject_NameSurname.pdf\n\nWhat should the BibTeX code be for this situation?\n\nThanks in advance."
] |
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"citations",
"bibtex"
] |
[
"Who gets accepted to top universities to do a PhD (STEM fields)?",
"I would like to ask what are some general requirements, level of know-how, etc. that students must fulfil/have to get accepted in the top universities? I'm particularly interested in the STEM fields.\n\nWhile I understand this varies per position, I would assume that this can be answered with either statistical information or experience.\n\nFor example, assume that a student has good grades, a publication or two, 1-2 letters of recommendation. Any chances?"
] |
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"phd",
"graduate-admissions",
"application"
] |
[
"How do I deal with the overwhelming ambiguity of my project?",
"I have a bachelor degree in applied mathematics and I'm currently doing a PhD in molecular genetics as a computational biologist. I started in my thesis lab in January and since then I've had serious problems understanding exactly what my supervisors expect me to do. \n\nHere are a few of the underlying issues:\n\n\nI've had to transition from a first principles based approach to problem solving to a top down, data-oriented worldview - something that has not come easily.\nThere are no upper-year students doing a project similar to mine that I can shadow while I learn the ropes.\nMy supervisors talk about my project and direction at a very high-level, so the details of what I should be doing or how I should be doing them are unclear.\nI face a constant stream of discouragement, be it my peers succeeding while I don't, my supervisors just expecting me to 'figure it out' when it comes to the details, my unsupportive family, etc... and it's affecting my ability to work.\nI did a number of very technical projects in my undergrad and I enjoyed them immensely. I have little love for my current project - likely a symptom of not succeeding.\n\n\nHow do I deal with this? Is it a normal part of the process to feel lost and hopeless - even this early on?\n\nMost importantly: At what point should I cut my losses and drop out or switch departments?"
] |
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"phd",
"advisor"
] |
[
"How to get the published version of my own article?",
"My article has been published in \"Sensor Letters\" journal in September 2016. But, we have not yet received the published version of the article. Since that time, we have sent several emails to the editor-in-chief of the Journal. Also we even called him, but I haven't received my article yet. What can I do about this problem (getting the article from the journal)?"
] |
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"publications",
"journals"
] |
[
"Transferring Computer Science graduate school",
"I have been admitted to University of Texas at Dallas for Master's in Computer Science program and have joined in Spring. Although, I want to have second opinion and was wondering if it's possible to transfer my school. I have some queries in the same regard:-\n\n\nDo I need to apply from scratch to the new school that I intend to apply into?\nAre the credits, that I gain in this term, transferable to the new school?\n\n\nAny help would be really appreciated."
] |
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"masters",
"computer-science",
"transfer-student"
] |
[
"Informing your advisor that you are changing disciplines",
"As a sort of follow up to a previous question, what is advice you would give for telling my MSci advisor I am switching disciplines (pure maths to statistics) for doctoral work? I will presumably ask him for a letter of recommendation. I do not want to come across as ungrateful for his work with me, but the direction of my current research with him has come to bore me. How do I tell him that is a major reason I am switching disciplines? Do I even need to disclose such? I am closing in on completing my work with him, so anything dealing with changing advisors right now is not an option."
] |
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"phd",
"advisor"
] |
[
"Query about Visa for a E13 TV-L position (19.9 hours of work per week)",
"I am student from India and finished master's this year. I secured a PhD position at the Gottingen university in Mathematics. In my offer letter it is written, I will be employed from 1.10.2018 to 30.09.2021 as a research assistant at the mathematical institute of the George-August -Universitat Gottingen. I will be hired in part-time (19.9 hours/week) and paid according to E13 TV-L (minimum 1758.68 Euros per month). \n\nHere someone have written that, with a TV-L position, getting student visa is not only problematic, but also something can't be fixed later. But it looks like I have a 50% position. In Germany people are are considered as a student from the perspective of social security (health insurance, pension, unemployment insurance), if work is less than 20 hours per week (for my case it is 19.9, as per contract). So I could be considered a student as well. I don't understand which Visa I should for. In India, the available long term Visas are the following: https://india.diplo.de/in-en/vertretungen/generalkonsulat3/-/2001158. I guess it should one of Student, Employment or Guest Scientist Visa. But I don't understand which one. This seems to be a very complicated stuff. Kindly look into this matter and let me know what should I do."
] |
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"germany",
"india"
] |
[
"ACS Style image citation",
"I'm trying to cite an online image that I am using for a chemical literacy review. It is required to use ACS style, but the style guide makes no mention of images per se. I therefore tried to cite it using the \"General web site\" format. Is there a correct way to do this?\n\nWikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Slaapbol_R0017601.JPG (accessed April 15, 2016)."
] |
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"citations",
"chemistry"
] |
[
"Protecting unpublished or under review papers from theft",
"Would you please guide me how can I protect my under review or under revision papers from theft. It is possible that my papers have been stolen and they will be submitted to another journal. maybe a person want to disturb me and submit my papers as I have submitted them. Is it possible to save my papers in a site that demonstrate they are my own papers and I haven't submitted them to another journal simultaneously?"
] |
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"journals",
"peer-review"
] |
[
"PhD or research job?",
"I have a Master's degree, two years of research experience followed by an industry job for a few years. I had always intended to do a PhD eventually but the jobs were interesting, and later COVID messed up things. I now have a research heavy industry offer where I'll get a rare opportunity to help build up a lab from scratch, but I'm nervous about giving up on applying to PhD positions.\nWill lack of a PhD harm my career later on in spite of research experience? If I were to apply for a PhD position later on around the age of say 35, will my age work against me?"
] |
[
"phd",
"career-path",
"industry"
] |
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