texts: Searching public domain works from a particular scholar

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This is a general question, but I have a specific example in mind.

I'm interested to search Francis Galton's works to see if he ever mentioned Condorcet. Galton died in 1911 so all his works would now be in public domain.

So far the best solution I could find was a google search targeted towards a website that contains a lot of his works.

https://www.google.com/search?q=condorcet+site:http://galton.org

Is there a better way?


texts: Ideal ways of making a call for nominations

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We're currently putting out a Call for Nominations for graduate research and historically we've received very few nominations. What are some good strategies to get more nominations. Should we be more specific or broaden the qualification.

The award is from a minority organization for "doctoral candidates who have demonstrated excellence in research or in teaching".


texts: Posting an open access IEEE paper to Researchgate

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I am wondering if I can upload my accepted early access IEEE paper to Researchgate for public viewing?
The paper has the following "This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License. For more information, see https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
On the website above, it says "You are free to: Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format"
So it seems that the answer is yes but I just to make sure since I am not that experienced with this.
Thanks!


texts: Status of my revised manuscript: editor decision changed to under review

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Two monts ago, I submitted a manuscript (Scholarone Manuscripts).
I got major revisions and implemented ALL of them. Then I re-submitted my manuscript. After two days the status changed to under review. Then after five days the status changed to awaiting editor decision and then after two more days I saw my status change to under review again (today is the 3rd day with this status).

Any idea what is happening?


texts: Is there some standard protocol to suggesting reviewers/referees for a paper?

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I'm submitting to a journal and they require me to suggest several reviewers.  Do they mean that I should select from among members of the editorial board, or do they mean that I should recommend from among all experts in the field?  It doesn't say anywhere.

I'm thinking they must mean to select among members of the editorial board, because I assume they're not going to bother some random member of the community who has no connection with the journal and ask him/her to work for them.   So, I'm guessing they must want me to select from among members of the editorial board.

On the other hand, selecting from among members of the editorial board is a miserable process.  Other stuff I've read on the web suggests I need to make sure the people I'm suggesting have some connection to the subject of my manuscript.  However, I find it hard to tell what each board member's interests and expertise is.  Often it's hard to find their web page (e.g., because I only have their last name and initial of their first name); many of them don't have web pages; and even if they don't have a web page, it might not be updated or might not be in English.  If they really mean I should select from among members of the editorial board, this sounds like a really bad system, which makes me doubt my guess.

So, which is it?  Who do they want me to select from?

Yes, I've seen this thread, but I don't really think it answers the question (at least the ones I have) well.


texts: Is it a bad idea to take a research position unrelated to my desired area of research?

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I'm currently trying to get an assistantship / funding for my masters degree and was recently given an offer from a professor I previously worked with.  Although the position is in same department I intended on attending the work is unrelated to my research interests.  I wouldn't say that I'm uninterested in the work, it's more that I've never seen a graduate student that did work unrelated to their research and that lack of overlap with my own interests might increase my workload.  In the meantime I'm contacting other professors to see if they have anything available.

Anyways, how bad of an idea is this if it is a bad idea?  Also, is it generally assumed that by accepting an assistanceship in a specific subject that I'm also planning on doing my thesis in this area?  If I can't find any other funding my only other option would basically be not going to grad school.  Sorry if this is a stupid question.


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What does it mean for journal to be "letters journal" and "supplement journal"? For example, Nuovo Cimento (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuovo_Cimento) journal has this distinction.

Is "letter" a synonymum for "note"?


texts: Professor and Class Laughed When Asking About Overflow In Project. Did I do something wrong?

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I'm looking to stop lurking the stack exchange community and actually participate a little more.

A little background, I am a student in University in my freshman year of my Computer Information Systems - Programming Track Degree.

So this issue I have occurred about a week ago in my freshman visual basic class. Now I have been programming on/off since I was 11, so I knew quite a bit of the basics already. I understand that I am a little farther ahead than some of the students, but I don't ever talk about it or show off. I am very reserved about that kind of stuff.

Actually, this instance was the first time I openly talked in the class and asked a question. We were assigned a lab to add up every integer between 1 and the number entered by the user, and then display the sum. So if the user entered 10, it would display 5050. No big deal, so I get started.

Now this is where the issue happened. I realized that the user could enter a large number and cause an overflow error if we just used Int32s, which was all he went over in the class. I wanna figure out if he wants us to use Longs so we can calculate those higher numbers, or if he just wants to use Ints and catch the overflow.

So here I am, hand raised, about to ask the first question I have ever asked in this class. I said something along the lines of, "Would you prefer us to use Longs or to use Int32s and just catch for overflow."

I kid you not the response I got from the class literally made me slide down in my chair. The Professor starts laughing and says "Use Int32s without checking for overflow." And the whole class around me starting giving me weird looks and some even vocalized, "Why would you do that?", "That's stupid", etc.

In my head, my question made complete sense. I mean, I'm not going to claim to be a programming god, but I thought that by now I had basic stuff like checking for errors understood. Why would not encourage us to do that / am I just being stupid?

All I know is that I was extremely embarrassed.

PS : He did already go over Try Catch in the class, and the Long data type. So the class would have the knowledge to check as long as they knew what an Overflow error specifically was.

TL;DR - I asked if we should check for overflow in a program in my class, Professor and whole class acted like I was crazy. I feel embarrassed.  Did I do something wrong?


texts: Valuation of existing Systematic Literature reviews before starting a new one

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I will start a systematic literature review of my research topic. Before embarking on this venture, I searched for already existing systematic reviews, mapping or survey papers but I have not found any literature review or survey that directly relates to my topic although I have found many surveys which are related to one aspect of my research area but not whole. (e.g. my topic is Methods of Y in Z. I have found existing reviews related to Methods of Y but they do not cover Z.)

I have been taking notes from these papers as I read them. Now my question is: What would be the value of these existing reviews in my literature review? Can I refer these to justify my review with the fact that they do not cover my whole research area? or refer some interesting points raised by existing reviews in my review?


texts: My professor skipped me on Christmas bonus payment

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I am a fourth-year data science Ph.D. student and my professor always tends to send bonus payment at the end of November for all of his Ph.D. students.
This year, all of my teammates got the bonus, even the newly admitted students (I asked them indirectly). Some of my colleagues' behavior is so frustrating as they keep talking about the issue.
I don't know if he decided not to pay me intentionally or he just forgot me. My performance is considered excellent and he is satisfied with my publications. Should I send him an email and ask for the bonus?
Update: I got the bonus. The professor forgot to send me an email that I will get it.  I just got them in my bank account without any emails or notices... I also asked to meet my professor yesterday and today we meet and discussed my thesis table in general. He is more than satisfied with my work and performance. I did not ask or open the topic of the bonus.


texts: Publishing Ethics: not listing Professor's name

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I did summer research work with a Professor who is not my adviser. He gave me a big topic (big enough that doesn’t help you to navigate to a specific area) and but didn’t contribute much.

Now after the summer, I continue to work on this without his guidance, and got some good results. I am thinking of publishing the paper. I don’t know if I should ask whether he wants his name on the paper.

Also, I was wondering what happen if he decided to block my paper from publishing? (I knew he always wanted the paper to be submitted to Venue A, but I want to submit to Venue B). Does he have the right to do so?

This Professor is from the same school of mine.


texts: Is it a good idea to spend one year on a pre-PhD diploma to learn advance research methods?

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I am recently graduated with a degree of MS in Physics. I am very interested in condensed matter physics, that is why I chose a topic from this field for my MS thesis. But it was very hard for me to complete this thesis because I have not taken any advance course about condensed matter physics. I had to learn many theories by myself.

I am aiming to find a PhD position in Europe, and as you know in Europe, there is no course work in PhD program. So, before going for a PhD level research project, I want to attend a pre-PhD diploma in which research level courses of condensed matter physics will be taught.

My question is: is it a good idea to spend one year just to learn advance theories? (I am not in any rush to get a PhD degree).

Also

How should I write a motivation letter for this pre-PhD diploma? I mean everyone applying there would obviously write "I want to learn advance theories". How can my application be different than others?


texts: I slept with my advisor's daughter and she is blackmailing me now. What can I do?

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I am doing a PhD in the US. I am in my mid-twenties and will graduate next spring. My advisor was very good and nice to me. He invited me to have dinner at his home many times and then I met his daughter. I did not realize at the beginning but she told me she had a crush on me. I have known her for some years now. She is above the age of consent.

I went to a party last week and had an extra couple of beers and I could not resist her. I am here alone and had not been with a woman in two years until then.

Now she wants to start a relationship with me and is threatening to tell her father, who is my PhD advisor, that I seduced her if I do not agree.

This is a very difficult situation for me because I do not want my advisor to think I took advantage of his daughter and the trust he has in me.

Also, I do not have time for a relationship. I just want to finish writing my thesis and then graduate.

Aside from those issues, I would love to date that girl: she is cute and hot. In normal circumstances, for me it is extremely difficult to get a girl. I am like Leonard from the Big Bang Theory TV show.

I do not know what to do. I just want to graduate and go home. But she is threatening me.

What should I do?  What should I tell my advisor? I do not want him to feel betrayed and that I took advantage of his daughter. She is the one that came to me because under normal circumstances I cannot get a girl. But also I do not want her reputation to be damaged.

I tried explaining that to her but she told me I got sex and I want to get away with it. I am afraid and worried.

Some additional information: There is no way I could have seduced her. I am not good with women.

I do not know what happened. As I can remember, I had very few interactions with her. Never shared anything but a few encounters in social meetings. That is all. And then she tells me she has feelings for me. I did nothing to get into that situation. I was invited to a party and then she appeared. I had a couple of extra beers and she offered to take me home and there she jumped over me and kissed me and I could not resist. I had been a very long time without sex.

I am very worried and scared.


texts: As a session chair, how to familiarise oneself with the pronunciation of speakers' names?

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The organisers of a conference have informed the session chairs what is expected from them.  On the list of duties listed is for chairs to familiarise themselves in advance with the pronunciation of the speakers' names.

In practice, how do I do this?  Speakers come from all the countries in the world.  It's not practical to contact the speakers in advance.  Is there any way to try this systematically?


texts: Options to publish a paper "as is" without being able to produce "more results"

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I had worked on a computer vision problem three years ago, drafted a journal paper and submitted it to a top-tier journal. My rebuttal to the reviewers answered most of their concerns except "more results required" comment, so got rejected. By then I had changed jobs, but wanted to get this paper published, so quickly made some changes and submitted to another journal, after two rounds of to-fro with the reviewers, the editor rejected it saying, "come back with more results". I don't have access to data as I have changed jobs, so "more results" is out of question.

I am now toying with the idea of getting this paper published in an open-access journal (where I believe, my chances of getting it published is high) or Arvix.org.

Should I go for a low-quality open-access journal or arXiv.org? I want my work to be out there. It may not be award-winning work but it's research and I want it out there.

How does publishing in a low-quality open-access journal (or arXiv) affect a candidate's chances when applying for a job? I know some people who hire use a point system i.e. A-grade journal = 5 points, etc. Do they have a "negative point system" for low-quality open-access journals?


texts: Does one really have to consider having a co-author to avoid being considered as a nerd?

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I have just graduated in B.A.Sc. Within my undergraduate studies, I had been considerably active in research, such that I succeeded to publish a paper on my own at a well-known conference.

At the conference and after the presentation, a very experienced professor asked me to present him some more details about the applied methodology into the paper. His tendency to my research paper fully diminished, as hew saw the list of authors and realized that I am the sole author. He advised me that such of research might not be so noticeable and the community may take such authors as nerd people. Furthermore, he explained that such research reports would not consist of coherent enough accomplishments, due to the lack of any effect of the idea cooking that could be acquired by co-operation with the other researchers. The ironic stuff is that, before he found that the paper has just one author, his attitude regarding the paper and its content was gratifying, deservedly!

My questions are:

Is this viewpoint an overall and widespread idea among researchers?
If the ideas, simulations, manufacturing and the other stuff for a paper were done by a single person, should this person consider faking some co-authorship for the paper to avoid presenting themselves as a nerd to others?


texts: Are the words "I, we, us, his, her, he, she" all prohibited in thesis writing?

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I am writing my masters thesis.  My instructor told me not to use "I, we, us, his, her, he, she" in the thesis anywhere.  Are all these words prohibited in thesis writing?

I am writing my thesis in cloud security (computer science), specifically homomorphic encryption in the cloud.


texts: Getting a letter of recommendation from a new professor

texts: I've read in multiple places that it is important that your recommenders be known to the admission committee. If I were to have a letter of recommendation from a professor who is quite new (Assistant Prof), would their recommendation be discounted due to their lack of reputation or stature in the field?


texts: Can there be context rich problems in Biology?

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Context-rich problems are short realistic scenarios giving students a plausible motivation for solving the problem.
As we search research literature, one can see lots of research in context rich problems done in physics and chemistry, but we don't see them in biology. Why is this?


texts: How to efficiently get a mention of your just accepted paper in journals like Nature and Science

texts: We have made a very important scientific breakthrough in the field of biomedicine. We have filed the patented and the scientific publication (in a journal with impact factor around 9.0) was published three weeks ago. Now we would like to make a huge impact and broadcast this as much as possible. Therefore we would like to know your opinion about how can we do this. We have already used twitter, facebook and linkedin, and contacted editors from Science and Nature so that they can mention our paper in highlights-like section, but no reply until now. We think that getting a highlight in such journals would be the best but we can not reach them and do not now how to do it efficiently. It would be great if you can share your experience here and give advice.


texts: How does one remain focused while studying for the GRE?

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The program that I want to apply to isn't accepting students until next year, so that gives me plenty of time to study for the GRE. However, I also want to take it as soon as possible because 1.) As far as I know, they're only offering at home testing until Sept. 30, and I'm way too OCD to take the test in person, even if everyone is wearing a mask. (I have a phobia of germs as it is, and I've become completely paranoid since the pandemic.)  I also want to "get it over with" already because it's a source of anxiety. However, I want to get the best score possible, and I've set my goal as a top 10% verbal score and a math score sufficient for the program not to reject me due to a low score... (I'm applying to a humanities field with virtually no math involved.)
After a week of intense focus (studying most of the day), I've been distracted for the past couple of days with ruminations, and I'd like advice as to how get back on track. How does one stay focused while studying for the GRE?
Also, what is a realistic time frame to study? If I set a date in mid or late Sept., would that be too soon to achieve my goals? (A top 10% verbal score/decent math score [I don't have a number in mind for math])
*question edited to delete my specific ruminations


texts: How do universities deal with loss in productivity post tenure?

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A tenure from a good university is generally considered to be the pinnacle of academic achievements. It is packed with so many benefits that it is easy to lose direction in one's research career post tenure.

In the event that such a thing happens, i.e., if a professor loses interest in research after obtaining a tenure (due to health, family or whatever), what steps do universities take?
Is there any procedure built into the functioning of universities that helps them minimise productivity loss post tenure?
Are there incentives which universities (could) offer struggling professors?


texts: How to describe a paper for which you have not yet submitted revisions in CV?

texts: I have submitted a paper. The reviewers might agree to accept its publication, but they have asked that I revise it. I have not yet submitted the revision to them. What can I say about the paper ? Should I say that the paper is under revision or under review, or something else ?


texts: Am I likely to struggle in a high-ranked PhD program, if I struggled to get GPA of 3.5 in my master's?

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I want to be realistic whether I am a material who can complete PhD at top universities such as Stanford, Princeton, Berkeley or Caltech. Grad school courses were hard. I scored 3.5 GPA in my specialization for MS with thesis. My overall GPA was 3.42.

Whether I will get in these universities or not, that is different question. My concern is: If I get into one of these universities, say because of other achievements like research, LOR, SOP etc., it will be harder to maintain this GPA at these universities. Given the fact that U of Michigan has its Electrical Engineering Grad program is ranked 6th in US.

Any suggestions? Reason I want to apply to these universities is because of my area of research.

Course directly related to my research: I have A-, A.
Closely related to area of research, but in my specialization: I have B+, A-, B+, B.

I do not want to talk lot about my MS thesis, because I want to focus more on rigor of the course and qualifying exam at these universities.


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I am currently doing a PhD in university X, but I am planning to quit, since I am looking for something more involved in my research interest.

Should I mention it in my first email to a potential phd advisor in university Y?

or is it sufficient to say that I am a research assistant at university X?
and what about in the CV?


texts: How and when are conference best paper awards sent?

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If someone wins a best paper award at a conference, how are such awards sent to the awardees?
Also, how long does it take for this process to occur after the presentation is done at the conference?


texts: Is a PhD from a weak university worthless?

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I did my PhD in pure mathematics at a university which does not have a good reputation in
mathematics. At that time, I did not know that most British universities are quite weak
in maths. Apart from that, my PhD advisor is not a great mathematician.
After graduation, all of my applications for a postdoc position failed. My advisor was not helpful
in the application process. Could the reason for this be the fact that my PhD has been awarded by a weak institution? Do they consider it as worthless? If so, how can I overcome this problem?
A second PhD is not an option for me.
At this point I should mention, that my all of my PhD colleagues (working in the same field as me)
who were at strong and famous universities were successful in finding a postdoc position.


texts: How to increase my collaboration "network" as a new faculty?

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I recently got a tenured (yes, permanent) faculty position in mathematics. During my PhD and postdoc, I collaborated with the same people on some projects, one big and one small, but most of my time was spent on my own, single-authored projects.

This clearly worked, however I now feel like I am missing out. I see all these people at conferences interacting, breaking ground on new knowledge together and having rewarding time working with other people. How do I get to that point?

Not to fall into stereotypes, but I am unfortunately a bit socially awkward, which does not help. I can go out and have fun with other young mathematicians, but walking up to someone and starting talking about a topic of collaboration seems to be out my reach. It never goes further than "I have a question", listening to the answer, and going back to talk with my friend-colleagues.


texts: Sign research contracts in a private university or create a "ghost" company

texts: We are a research group from some private university and we offer research contract services. The problem is that when we get customers, the contract is signed by the highest authority of the university, and we appear on the contract as second players. Also they get 20% on the budget, and all intellectual property that might come from our work. I do not know whether the same situation is in public universities, but we do not like this and we are thinking about other alternatives, for instance, since we have now a lot of potential customers and contacts, to sign the contracts through a smallest possible company that we would create, so that our university would never know about this. The problem is that with this approach, we can not hire people for working on the projects in our university, so they should work out of academia, and we would never get officially recognition for this work. So it seems we have only two options, we stay in this university and accept the situation, or we leave completely and create a spin-off. I would like to know your opinion or advice about this, or what would you do in our situation.


texts: Should someone excited about research but who really wants to earn lots of money do a PhD?

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I'm asking on behalf of a friend.

He currently holds a temporary position at one of the top research institutes in the country. I know that he is excited about his work because he talks enthusiastically about it all the time. He'd ramble on happily for hours about the developments in his field and how the work done at his institute has a very real effect on society.

However, he has recently been offered a place to study for a PhD at the same institute. Though a great opportunity he is rather worried about the financial cut he would have to suffer if he takes up the offer.

Given all the stuff that's around on the net about how you should not do a PhD if money is really important to you, I'm wondering what a person in his position should do (i.e. loves research, but really wants to earn money) and what I should say to help him make a decision.

For what it's worth I'm a PhD student too (studying a different field at a different university)


texts: In the GRE, why are we allowed to use calculators and not dictionaries?

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Basic arithmetic is pretty trivial, but it can take time and is often very tedious for large quantities and so they allow us to use calculators when writing the GRE (Graduate Records Examination).

But shouldn't we be allowed to use dictionaries, memorizing plenty of words is pretty trivial too, and is tedious. I get that it helps improve our vocabulary, but like we use calculators when doing large calculations, we can simply pull out a dictionary when we see a new word right?

Is it because we save time by knowing the word already? GRE tests several other things including sentence structure, meaning, context etc... But wouldn't it be better if they left vocabulary off that list of things they test?


texts: Computer Science - final year project being too focused on the engineering

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Recently, I had 3 proposals for my final year project rejected as they were too focused on the engineering aspect of my course and less on terms of being academic?

What could possibly they (the final year project supervisors) mean? Do they mean by academic that I have to do a more research related work? And if it is so, how in the world am I supposed to come up with such a project(as that could be absolutely anything)?

I am so lost about this...


texts: Am I too late to get research experience before applying for a master program (Canada)

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I mistakenly waited too long before I really looked into general expectations before graduate school applications. Research experience was something I always saw only as a bonus to applications if you were able to get any. Recently I have been reading up on the subject more and many things I have been seeing seem to heavily indicate I really should be having some form of research experience to show interest in/preparation for graduate school.

My current situation:
I am a Canadian student currently in a 16 month long SE internship that will end August 2020, after which I will be finishing my last year of University.

I plan to apply for a masters program at U of Waterloo fall of 2020 for the computer science quantum information program

Overall GPA: 3.91 (last 2 years probably increases it by 0.01)
TA experience: was a TA for two CS courses, believe I can get good LOR from these professors
Worked experience: 16 month internship in a general development position
 not related to my field of interest
Research experience: None

Since I will be working until august, and applying by december, I don't see it as a possibility I can get research experience in time, especially before contacting possible supervisors. Is there any advice that can be given to attempt to improve this gap? I am currently trying to heavily study up on the relevant material, but this is informal and doubtfully worth much outside of conversations with supervisors, if it gets there.

I appreciate any help, and I'm sorry for another "grad school chances" thread. (I am not expecting an answer on whether I have a chance as I know that is not a question that could be answered)


texts: How can an undergrad absolutely impress Research Professor during a research internship?

texts: I have been accepted for a research position in a very renowned Medical Professor's research group over the summer. The internship starts after 5 months so I have enough time to prepare to perform extremely well and impress the Professor. I would appreciate if you provide me some valuable tips and advice. Thanks!


texts: To what extent should a professor give students freedom to do independent research?

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During the discussion How/when to become independent in research as a graduate student?, there were one or two professors who not only agreed with the idea of independent research, but also said that they encourage their PhD students to conduct independent research as long as this helps the students to be more mature and successful researchers in their future academic career. I decided to bring this question to the main topic that if you are a professor and allow your students to do independent research:

What do you mean by independent research?
Should your students conduct independent research and publication in the field of their PhD/MSc research topic or it can be in any other field of their major and interest?
If their independent research is not in the field near to their PhD research, should they inform you about their other research projects or not?


texts: Responding to reviewer comments that doesn't include facts

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During the second revision of a journal paper we received the following comment:

  However; many studies have discussed {topic of the paper}

The reviewer did not list any studies. To the best of our knowledge, there have not been "many studies" addressing the paper's topic. The ones that in our opinion are relevant are discussed in the section on related work.

In this case: Who has the burden of proof? It is difficult to respond to such a generic comment that does not include information. It would have been very helpful if the reviewer had listed the studies that are being referred to in the comment.


texts: arXiv submission 'On hold' status and primary category changed to 'None'

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Recently I've sent a paper to arXiv, to math.GM primary category, then, somehow it was added a crosslist to math.CO, the category I'm not endorsed and can't send there papers, it was done automatically or by moderators. The same day submission was put to 'on hold', this status took approx. 2 days. Then submission category was changed to 'None' and 'Crosslist' to math.CO was removed, see screenshot submission status.
Has somebody experienced same situation and what probability that paper Will be rejected/approved?


texts: Copy text from co-authored paper into thesis

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I am the third author in a journal paper that is accepted but not published. I am wondering if it is acceptable to copy text from the paper to my master's thesis.
I have read from many places that it is common to take texts from papers that I wrote to form my thesis. However, in my case, after many rounds of editing, my texts in that journal paper were intertwined with texts from the other authors and there's no easy way to separate a block of text that is exclusively written by me. In this case, how do I reuse texts from such paper.


texts: Which tense to describe the analysis on a dataset?

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It is normal to analyze a dataset in a paper. I am not sure when to use present/past tense to describe how you analyze the data and what your results are. Here I use a short example text to illustrate this:

  We analyze the epidemic spreading dataset in 2008. Let I(t) represent
  the number of individuals that are/were infected at t. I(t) is/was averaged between 1am and 3pm when the spreading is/was stable.  Our
  analysis shows/showed that the epidemic has/had infected 100
  individuals, and most of them are/were in EU. The results show
  that on average each individual has/had three neighbors.

Could you please help decide the tense of the verbs in the above paragraph? It would be good if some explanation is provided.

I ask this, because, I see in many papers, they use the present tense for analysis results of an old data. I am not sure that is correct.


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I thought of applying for master's in US universities in 2011 for fall 2012. So, I had taken official transcripts from my college. But, I didn't apply then.

I'm thinking of applying this year for fall 2014. Can I use the old ones? They were signed with 2011 date on.


texts: Is hourly paid lecturing a viable route into a permenant lecturing position?

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I have struggled to get a permanent lecturing position in the location I want. I am location restricted due to the current COVID 19 situation. My long term goal is to get a permanent lecturing role.
So my question is: Is hourly paid lecturing a viable route to achieve this goal?
A bit of background. I have a PhD and I am on my second postdoc. I have published >20 high quality papers so I am not too worried about my research experience. I just need to get more teaching experience.
Thanks.


texts: Query on UK visa options for South African postdoc at Birkbeck University funded by a South African organisation

texts: I am from South Africa, and have been awarded a freestanding post-doctoral fellowship award that I am expected to take up at Birkbeck University in London. The fellowship award is from a South African based funding organisation (NRF). The funding is valued at $26000 per annum which amounts to 18 000 British pounds. I realise that this amount does not qualify me for a tier two visa. I was wondering if I could get any assistance on what other options I have to qualify for a UK visa.


texts: Can I do a thesis project in an area if I haven't taken a course on it?

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To provide a background, I am currently a Physics major and along the way I ended up getting really interested in Mathematics, so much that I'm now planning to do pure math in graduate school. Now, the problem is that, we are required to do a senior's thesis before we graduate, and I still don't have a topic in mind.

I actually worked a little bit with a professor in Theoretical Physics, I did bits of grunt work under him. I got exposed in Asymptotic methods when I was in his lab, and I got the idea that maybe I could do an undergraduate thesis about/using asymptotics. During the time I was working there, I was under the impression that he'll eventually talk about my thesis topic but he never even mentioned it (to be fair though, I never talked about it to him either), so now I'm kinda panicking that I might end up going solo in my research.

Now, in the case that he'll not accept to advice me on this , my question is, is it naive to even think about doing an undergraduate research that mainly involves Asymptotic Analysis/Methods when I've never even taken a formal course in it? To make the odds worse, it seems it's a graduate level topic, I am willing self study it though.

I want to know just how far I can go with doing research in a topic I haven't formally studied in a classroom setting, it doesn't really need to be Asymptotics or anything, I just wanted to do  something that's theoretical, and that's borderline math, just so I'd be forced to learn as much math as I can during my last year in undergrad. I figured doing research in applied math is the best area to do work on since I'm still a Physics major.


texts: Marie Curie IF, can secondments be hosted by my PhD institution?

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I would like to include an official secondment in my Marie Curie fellowship to be carried out at the Institution where I got my PhD (a couple of years ago).

I understand that Marie Curie is about mobility and this might not be seen favorably, but if well justified can it be included?

Thank you for any advice and best wishes


texts: How can I avoid learning secrets at a research internship that would block me from legally pursuing research interests after it's over?

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I'm applying for a reserach internship at a company at which I just finished a software internship.

I also want to go to grad school to get a Master's degree in computational neuroscience.

Does anyone have experience with where the legal boundaries are for this? The company obviously has private intellectual property that I might be working with, and I'm concerned that working with them would put me under non-disclosure agreements that would conflict with my research interests.

How separate should the things I research at the internship be with what I plan to study at university be? Should I just avoid taking on an a research internship?


texts: Few Months Left to Prepare for Pure Math PhD Application

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I'm hoping that I can get some general advice on strengthening a graduate application in the last few months through introducing myself to some faculty in my current program.

I have recently landed on the decision that I want to apply to a pure Mathematics PhD program this round (Winter 2018/2019) and I'm becoming more and more aware that I am not going to be very competitive. I have average Math subject GRE scores, and no rec letters to speak of.

The reason I haven't cultivated any rec letters is that I am currently a graduate student in an Applied Math department, working toward a PhD, and until recently had never expected I would be re-applying. I have been working in an area that has -- over the past couple years -- become less and less interesting to me, to the point where I cannot see myself happily working in this field. In particular, the program is not mathematically rigorous, and the work is more engineering without even requiring us students to grasp the fundamentals of advanced math (the whole point of studying math, for me).

I have decent grades in my courses so far, and have obtained the requirements for a Masters in Applied Math. I have a pre-print of a paper in the pipe for publication, with two well-established co-authors. The lack of recommendations scares me, though.

A friend suggested that I try to "throw myself into the math" by basically approaching several different faculty members, across various departments (physics, math, etc.), and becoming known to them through office hours, auditing courses, small projects, etc. In the end (by Dec), I should hope to get some nice letters.

I am hesitant to do this because I don't have a solid foundation in the advanced topics (analysis, algebra), as I haven't had to take these courses. I am currently and have audited several intro-level pure math courses, and couldn't be more eager to learn, but I don't feel prepared to approach professors, much less ask them to spend their precious time on me.

Another friend suggested I create a blog where I do periodical write-ups of some interesting math topics. I might just do this, even if only for fun. I'm not sure how this would even end up factoring into an application, however.

Given my circumstance, can you offer any advice on how to make the most of the remaining few months before applications are due? Is forcing my way into professors' lives for a few months a reasonable way, at this point, to try for recommendation letters? Or would I be better of trying to pursue some small projects with my current advisor that I can neatly write up and post online?

Thanks much for any advice!


texts: Preprint services for environmental and earth sciences?

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Is there a good, reputable preprint service that is used in the environmental and earth sciences, and considered acceptable by the major publishers? Many journals specifically state that it is okay to submit a paper that has been uploaded to arXiv and I would like to take advantage of that, however I am not in a field covered by arXiv.

[I'm aware of the similar question, Preprint services other than arXiv (for other fields), but it is fairly old and there are no answers relevant to my field]


texts: Coming from a "No Name" University outside the US, what are my chances for admission

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Background Information
           I would soon be graduating with an engineering degree from a "no name" university somewhere in Nigeria. My performance during my degree was above average. I am hoping to apply for a PhD program in US.
The professors with whom I interact with regularly (with PhD's from schools in the US), have been giving me a resounding warning about applying to schools that clearly do not want and will never admit me because of the school's unpopularity and country of origin. One particular professor told me that Bachelor's degrees from this part of the world are not at all trusted and treated with disdain. I know lot's of schools encourage everybody to apply, but the exchange rates are not friendly, and I don't want to burn the scarce resources I have
QUESTIONS
1. Does country of undergraduate study matter to the graduate admissions committee?
2. Do schools in the US give off hints that applicants from certain backgrounds need not apply?
3. With the difference in educational standards, do I stand a chance at all, even if i find a school willing to admit me?


texts: Can I claim my assignment solutions as mini projects in my resume?

texts: I am currently doing Master of Technology (M.Tech) in CSE from IIT Kanpur, and here each and every assignment is like a mini project in itself. For example in my Advanced Computer Architecture course, in one of the assignments we have to build and simulate cache from the scratch and thereby analyze the entire experiment. It is more like a project than an assignment. So can I cite these works as my project in my resume?


texts: Personal log of peer review conducted at Elsevier journals

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A few months ago, I found a web app that showed statistics on my experience as a reviewer, especially with respect to Elsevier journals; it just displayed the number of referee reports I had submitted, for each journal.

Given the data, I think it was some service owned by Elsevier, but despite my best efforts, I cannot find it anymore. I thought it might have been Mendeley, but not quite: my (private) Mendeley profile just shows the last two papers I've reviewed, along with a broken link to "view all publications".

Publons, in principle, is similar to what I'm looking for, but it does not have any agreement with Elsevier (and in fact, the peer review part of my Publons profile is currently empty).
Any ideas?


texts: In Indonesia, are research grants extra income that go directly into academics' pockets?

texts: The average base salary for academics in Indonesia seems to be quite low. It seems likely that they receive various extra incomes that can be higher than their base salary; otherwise, they won't be able to survive. Are research grants one of these incomes? How do universities in Indonesia manage research grants?


texts: What happens after my paper is accepted?

texts: Today I was informed by a journal that my paper was accepted.  So am I done with it, i.e. is my input no longer needed? Do I just sit back and wait for it appear?


texts: Disclosure of academic dishonesty during background check for tenure track

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I am a CS PhD student in my final year in North America and I will be applying for academia jobs starting Fall 2020. As far as I know, there will be some sort of background check during the hiring process.

As for my past background, I had an incident during my undergraduate year where I submitted a project with citations at the end, but omitted in-text citations and so I was charged with plagiarism. The committee decided that it was unintentional and allowed me to redo the assignment with a 30% grade reduction penalty and the incident didn't show up on my transcript. So how should I report this incident with my prospect employers? Is this considered a crime or misdemeanor conviction?

Any suggestion is appreciated. Thanks!


texts: Competitiveness and Success Caliber in Academia

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Every day, I am figuring out that competitiveness in academia is high. Of course, there are thousands of academics, but only a small number really make an impact with outstanding research.

My goal -- since I was a young girl -- is to be a prominent researcher.

I got an assistant lecturer position at my home university, which is not top-tier, where I worked with incompetent professors. I travelled later and found that I am not good at all and figured that my goal is far beyond me, after I was forced to leave my PhD, after just one year, which is as a black mark on my record.

Maybe this off-topic, but at 28 years of age, I didn't achieve what I was looking for. I am quite disappointed. My female role-models' paths were straight; I had some bumps in my life that made the delay. I wish I can know how to find a good lab, I wish to work with a really good professor.

My question: How can one survive in academia beyond publications, because there are thousands of crappy researchers and only a small number who made a serious impact?

I'm really passionate about learning and exploring, I feel I am in a cage and I want to find the place where I belong, but I didn't yet, and I am afraid it is too late.


texts: When should one change advisors? When should one keep going?

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I see the continuous growth of research potential as the most important measure of success of an advisor-advisee relationship.

I do not think there is the perfect advisor for a person. I see the relationship between advisor and advisee more like a romantic relationship where success is not so much dependent on the initial conditions but on the willingness to work on the relationship. But just like in real relationships it is sometimes better to break-off and try again with someone different.

When is it a wise choice to change advisors? What are the deal-breakers? When is it better to mend and keep going?

Personally, I am a first year master student and thinking about changing my advisor. My advisor is quite hands-off so that I have more independence in my research approach which I find quite valuable and fitting. However, the ideologies, ideals, and personalities of me and my advisor are quite the opposite. These opposites caused some conflict as my blog posts (my field explained to lay-people) and similar scientific communication clashed with my advisor's personally held views. I apologized, changed some blog content to be less offending towards his views, and promised to be more careful in the future which improved the relationship. But I feel that our relationship still remains affected by what had happened and feel that I cannot express my personal views freely anymore.

Additionally, I feel that my advisor on his own is not competent enough to help me grow my research potential for long. His PhD students and post-doc are more competent in some key-areas and provided valuable advice so far, but I feel that they lack expertise in my special sub-field and due to the lacking experience of a seasoned researcher they cannot provide the holistic advice that is required for long-term success in research.

One main long-term goal of graduate studies is also to become independent enough to publish research and acquire grants without supervision and I think in my current environment I learn a lot in this direction. However, looking one year from now to the point where I have to write PhD applications an approach which is more short-term oriented (to improve my PhD applications) might be more fitting for a successful path in academia.

I would like to know what you would consider signs that it is better to change advisors? What would you consider unfavourable in the advisor-advisee relationship but not detrimental to growth in research potential? What constitutes a good advisor-advisee relationship in your opinion? How does all this depend on where someone is in graduate school at the moment (e.g. 1st year masters vs 3rd year PhD)? What would the ideal advisor-advisee relationship look like?

You can orient your answer along my issue but more general answers should be more valuable to the community.


texts: How long do the Marie Curie IF grant results take to come out?

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I submitted a Marie Curie postdoc fellowship at the beginning of September and as of now (Jan) I have not heard back —I have checked the ECAS portal. The website does not give a single Gantt chart or time frame ironically. So I would like to know how long have people waited?

I am also wonder if a long wait is a possible hint of rejection, like with jobs. Has anyone got a feeling that this is case?
I know there is a accepted, reserve, rejected list, which would suggest that this isn't the case.


texts: Is it "fair use" to use figures from a publication in monetized educational material?

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Is it considered "fair use" (i.e. legal) to use figures and/or images from a journal/conference publication, in educational material (possibly for a lay audience) that is monetized or monetizable, assuming proper referencing is done?

Example: suppose someone has a Youtube channel that discusses science, and wants to cover some immunology. Can they display a figure from a Nature review during their video (say for a 2 minutes in a 30 min video)? Such channels do make money (or can, at least) from advertising.

In some sense, this is similar to science journalism I suppose.

My thought is that the safest thing to do would be to ask the publisher (since I think that usually the author is not the legal holder anymore). But would that have to be done, say, for every video and every figure in each video (using the example above)?

I am not looking for formal legal advice, just whether an academic doing such a thing is uncommon, if people have some experience in such matters, whether one should feel confidently safe (or not) to do such a thing, etc...

Edit: I'm mainly interested in the USA and Canada.


texts: What happens if a professor is unable to get a PhD student for a part of their grant?

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Suppose a professor has received a grant from which they have to hire three PhD students, two for experimental studies and one for computational. The grant started from January 2020 and will end in 2023. Now, the professor is able to hire 2 positions for experimental research. However, they are not being able to fill the computational research spot.
What will happen to the grant money if they are unable to find anyone for that position? Will they have to hire just anyone to fill the position out of desperation?
This is a question about Canadian academia.


texts: Does peer-reviewing for journals/conferences which advertise to attract reviewers; harm one's academic reputation?

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I always thought that the way journals elect their reviewers is that probably they or their editors ask some famous researchers to review some of their papers. I mean, reviewers are probably asked to review papers.

Recently, I have seen some journals and publishers which advertise on their websites saying something like

  If you want to be a reviewer for our journal/conference, please send your CV to our email address; we will assess your background and if you are accepted, we will inform you where to start reviewing our papers.

This is very good opportunity for students who are not very famous in their field and want to start reviewing for journals and conferences to send their CV and assess their opportunity to review for a journal or conference; but I want to know if somebody does reviewing for these journals which have such system for attracting reviewers, and mentioning involving in such volunteer paper reviewing in his CV; will this harm his academic reputation?

Is it acceptable for academic community that somebody send his CV for a journal and ask them to accept him as a reviewer? How such advertisement on a journals website is considered? Do reputable journals and publishers have similar advertisements for attracting reviewers to their publication group and can such advertisements be considered a sign of a non-reputable journal/conference?


texts: When does it make sense to send more inquiries asking about review progress to PLoS ONE?

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My paper has been under review for 2.5 months now at PLoS ONE. I am still waiting for the first review result.

I have sent three inquiries to ask about the progress, and all the responses were telling me that the paper is out for review and PLoS ONE is doing their best to process my paper efficiently.

In the title of the PLoS ONE website, it writes "accelerating the publication of peer-reviewed science". I am really disappointed. PLoS ONE is the slowest among all the journals to which I have submitted.

My question is, does it still make sense to send additional inquires about the progress to the journal? If it does, what should I write in the inquiry?

===update===

Three months now from the submission, I still have not got the first decision. My case is an example showing Plos One is very slow. If you want to publish something quickly, Plos One is the wrong choice! Indeed, it is the slowest among all the journals I have submitted to.

===update===

Just got the first decision a few days ago. i.e. The first decision is made around 3 months after submission. The review results are very simple and positive actually, simply asking to cite more references and add some discussions. Still can not understand though why so simple and straightforward review comments need 3 months to conceive!


texts: How to validate scientific ideas outside the academia?

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Long story short, I have some ideas regarding the field of psychology and I looking into ways to validate them with people with experience.

Options I see:

Submit a paper and wait feedback from a journal. I understand the hurdles that come with this option. I'm wondering if this is totally unrealistic for non statistics based psychology.
Contact people in the academia. I'm not sure If anyone would even listen. Moreover, I am not very familiar with the jargon and I can't quite communicate my ideas in a casual conversation.
Write a book. This is definitely a non-scientific approach but may be more feasible considering how revolutionizing was Eric Ries and Lean Startup in the field of management.

I appreciate deeply any insights, personal experiences or comments.


texts: Should phd candidates spend time on extra-curricular?

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Suppose an engineering PhD candidate in the USA is trying to pursue an academic profession (e.g. Assistant Professorship in a Research Institute), is it even worth-while to commit to extra-curricular activities like student leadership during PhD candidacy?

More specifically, are soft skills like leadership evaluated in isolation from your research portfolio during faculty recruitment? I understand that such skills will help with interacting with current faculties who are recruiting you, but could this kind of credentials ever elevate a research faculty candidate?


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Is it ever appropriate to ask to be included in an acknowledgements section of a paper?

I contributed bug fixes to proofs in a CS paper without which it would have been incorrect in significant ways. Others who made writing-level contributions were acknowledged. As a female student, I worry I don't stand up for myself enough when I deserve credit and wonder if this is a situation where I should do so. On the other hand, it seems really awkward to demand that someone acknowledge me - it seems like a faux pas even to admit that I noticed.


texts: Does obtaining citizenship somewhere help in applying for a faculty position there?

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Would obtain the citizenship of a country help to be a more successful applicant for an academic job?

More specifically, for example consider that an international scholar, who currently holds a postdoctoral position, obtains a permanent resident or the citizenship of a country. Would this help to be a more successful applicant for a tenure-track faculty job at universities, such as in US, Europe, China, Japan, Australia, etc? Comparing to those who don’t have the resident permit/citizenship, with a similar background and academic contributions.


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I am applying to PhD programs in different universities and while for some universities it is asked that I write a personal statement (PS), for other universities I have to write a letter of intent (LoI). I have already written a personal statement. My problem is that I do not know whether or not there is a difference between PS and LoI (some websites state that both are similar while some other ones state the opposite).

So are PS and LoI the same thing or not ?


texts: Pros and cons of having your doctoral degree on our ID

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In Germany and Austria¹, it is possible to have your doctoral degree noted on your passport, official ID (Personalausweis) and similar documents of identification.
Whether allowing this is a good thing in general is debatable but the subject of another question (that is arguably too opinion-based for this site).

Having acquired such a degree, I fail to see any strong arguments for or against making use of this as an individual (and the Internet does not provide much searchable information on this issue either). Obviously, it flatters the ego and can be used to impress some people, but then it involves some effort and may come off as arrogant to others. But I am wondering whether there are some situations where there is a more clear advantage or disadvantage or whether I am grossly misestimating the situation.

Note that I do not ask you to make this decision for me. I am fully aware that I have to weigh the advantages and disadvantages myself. I am just asking for arguments.

¹ which seem to be the only countries where this is possible if some websites are to be believed

Finally, for the search engines: Was sind die Vor- und Nachteile davon, seinen Doktorgrad im Personalausweis vermerken zu lasen?


texts: How to avoid getting basic facts wrong in an exam?

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I suffer from the problem that during an exam, I cannot recall basic facts, such as:

In a given equation, is a given variable the numerator or the denominator?
Is this a capacitor or a inductor?

I’ll know everything afterwards, but I will get stuck on these simple things.

I had nearly the same question on a practice test that doesn’t count and had proper mental clarity on the answer. However, as soon as it comes down to it, I get confused, waste time, and end up writing the wrong answer when my first natural instinct was the right one.

A little googling shows that it could be stress related, but I don’t really feel that that’s the case with me.

How can I address this issue?


texts: What are the reasons for not using title and designation in publications?

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In primary publications, such as journals or conference proceedings, it is a common practise not to use the title or designation of authors in the front-matter.

What are the most compelling reasons for not including those information? Or in other words, are there any disadvantages?


texts: Has anyone heard of the "Central Library of Medicine Foundation"?

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I recently got a request for an article I'm a coauthor on, which reads:

  Dear Dr. NAME REMOVED:

  My name is Victoria Hornos and I am contacting you on behalf of the
  Central Library of Medicine Foundation.  Dr. SANTIAGO ATEHORTUA has
  contacted us asking for a reprint that you wrote. He is a Terapia
  Intensiva and Dr. is in need of your article as Dr. is making a
  research on this subjet .

  JOURNAL NAME 2013;XX(YY):ZZZZ-ZZ On the Reasons Why This Is Clearly A
  Paper That Needs To Be Read, Cited, And Manifest Itself In Fame And
  Fortune For the Authors.

  If my request is possible, please send it to the following e-mail
  address or by fax so I can send him or another doctor on the same
  situation the article.

  Thanks very much in advance for your response.

  E-mail: victoria.hornos@fbcm.md Fax: (+34 91) 133 30 81 Post Address:
  B1638 CAA Central Library of Medicine Foundation. Zufriategui 627 8º
  (D4D7) - Vicente Lopez Buenos Aires Argentina

  Sincerely yours,  Victoria Hornos

I'm not really clear on the legality of this request. I know many people are fine with sending PDFs to particular people, but this sounds like sending it to a clearing house, and that makes me a little nervous. Beyond that, I'm not the corresponding author, 'fbcm.md' doesn't resolve to a webpage, and well...this feels like many, many scam journal requests, but this time as a paper request.

Has anyone encountered this? Thoughts?


texts: How and why would I "claim ownership" of a paper on arXiv?

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My colleague has just published a paper on which I am co-author. This is the first paper that has my name on so I am not familiar with the systems yet.

He has received an email from arXiv to confirm his submission and it gave a "paper password". It recommended he forward this to the co-authors so "They may use it to claim ownership."

What does this mean, why would I want to do it and how do I go about it?


texts: How to address contradictory comments from two reviewers?

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I have got reviews for a Survey paper in IEEE Communication Surveys and Tutorials.
I have got contradictory comments from two reviewers (R-I and R-II)
The first reviewer R-I says that the tutorial part (Section III, and IV) is too lengthy and the Survey is too short (Section V). He asked me to shorten the tutorial and expand Section V. The other reviewer R-II, on the other hand, says to shorten Section V? How can I address this? I do not want to shorten and remove important bits in Section V. Can I mention to the R-II that "I have been asked by R-I to expand this Section and since it is a survey, we tried to cover a large part of the topic" ?


texts: How do you address unknown peers in email?

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This is one bit of academic etiquette I'm not sure about. When I write to another researcher, a peer (we're both professors). I've never exchanged with before and never met him but I know of him (and he probably knows of me).

Erring on the side of formality, I write to him “Dear professor Mortimer”. I sign with my first name, because that's how I've always signed my emails (there's a formal signature block below, with full name and contact details) and I think it indicates a willingness to be called by my first name (which I prefer, but I don't want to force people one way or the other).

Is that going to be well received? Will people take the hint? Or should I just start using first names from the start? (it does sound weird to write “dear Philipp” to someone you don't know)


texts: How do schools typically handle a request for short-term leave from a student?

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A student at my college will graduate soon and go to the US to study full-time, on a visa. His family however, are planning an important event sometime in the middle of the semester, and they hope that he can return to his home country for two weeks, then return to the US to finish the semester.

During that semester, he will only be taking courses and will not be receiving any grants.

Do colleges typically have a policy prohibiting such arrangements? Are professors generally willing to accommodate such requests, e.g. adjusting deadlines for homework?


texts: Masters Research versus Undergraduate Research

texts: For PhD programs, do admissions prefer Masters' research (in the case where student focuses more on research / thesis due to less course load) over undergraduate research, in general? Or are they on the same footing? The reason why I am asking is this: a master thesis contains (ideally) original results, while undergraduate research might not.


texts: Are the criteria of faculty positions different in the US and UK?

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I am from Eastern Europe with a strong research record. This year, I applied for similar professor positions in the US and UK. From 5 applications in the US universities, I was invited for interviews for 3 positions. I got one offer and one is still pending.

However, all 4 applications I submitted to the UK universities were unsuccessful. The last position was relisted after my rejection, which means they had not received strong applications.

I prefer to move to the UK since I still do not need a work permit. I am now confused if the standards and criteria for recruiting a faculty member is this much different in the US and UK. The 9 positions I applied for were all similar, full professor in the same field in mid-level universities.


texts: Should I ask my advisor to please pretend that he is happy with me until the end of my contract?

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I am a post-doc in the UK. Today, In online lab meeting, my boss said that the name of my two postdocs are in two different grants and our technician is in both but he did not take me into account as his postdoc. He then asked me, are you going back to your country? I told no please don't kill me and everyone simply laughed. I am in 18th months of my employment as a postdoc with him and my contact is until December 2021. His today statement has been a huge pain by which I have lost myself totally. I admit that after few months of my employment, from his body language and all reactions I realized that he is not happy with me, he is not taking me seriously, he is not eager to listen to me...

Do you think it is logical if I ask a private chat with him and request him at least he please pretend that he is happy with me until the end of my contract? because by each lab meeting I become such a frustrated and desperate that I have found myself in a pure darkness of hopelessness. In the morning turning the Teams app to see my colleagues who they are all happy gives me a feeling of death. I can not change myself, I can not increase my intelligence, seeing them when boss cherish them makes me hate myself and all my day like a nightmare

Update

From all of your comments I can say, my boss is not happy with me. I have started to find a job, I hope I find somewhere needs me. This job is really cruel and you would be eliminated from the system if you are not good enough. Thank you everyone for giving the time to help me.


texts: Quitting PhD for a job, how to tell advisor?

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I've started a PhD last year but due to financial reasons I don't think I can stay for the whole program since it's not fully funded. I've received a job offer from a very reputable company which solves my money problem & looks like a promising career path. I've accepted the offer several months ago and so I've thought very carefully about it and my mind is made up.

How do I tell my university and more importantly supervisor without causing any havoc or emotional strains since they've both been very supportive so far. Another thing is that I'm on a student visa and need to obtain a work permit which requires the school's help so it's very important that I maintain a good relationship even though I'm quitting.

Thank you very much.


texts: Details to include on the cover letter for sourcing part-time tutoring/marking positions

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Many universities have a job section and invite prospective applicants to submit their CVs that (as I understand) are placed in a database and sourced if a part/time tutoring or marking role comes up. The database (as I understand) is searchable. There is no deadline for this submission (i.e. ongoing).

From the point of view of the university (lecturers searching the database), what are some key things they look for when employing a recently minted PhD?


texts: Can I show my long-term research interests on SOP, which are very important topics but aren't constantly researched yet

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I hope you can share your insights with me. I'm struggling to figure out appropriate research questions in my SOP. I'm trying to get into a top CS graduate school in the USA.

I am a cs grad and have done bioinformatics research, which attracts me to tackle computational and statistical challenges of Personalized Medicine. My long-term research goals are heterogeneous data integration, and statistical methods to reduce false positives and negatives. Since those things are really cutting-edge topics and groundbreaking progress has been made infrequently over a decade, not many US researchers list those questions as their primary research interests on their websites, but there is a hope that more researchers would get into those questions in near future.

So my concerns lead to two questions. First, would some of the top 20 CS graduate schools reject me because they don't have any researchers, who are currently researching those questions, but their research could help me work on those questions to some degree? Second, is it okay to state my long-term research goals I mentioned above on my SOP, rather than state which ongoing research at the school I'm interested in? I'm not sure what exact fields/topics would contribute to my long-term goals, but I think statistical machine learning and intelligent systems could offer some hopes.

Any opinions would be appreciated!


texts: What is the function or role of a propaedeutic diploma (in e.g. The Netherlands)?

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I recently came across the term "propaedeutic diploma" in the CV of a Dutch academic. According to Wikipedia, it's a diploma given for successfully completing the first year of university study, and used by many (how widespread is the practice?) institutions.

Does it also have a formal function, or is it just a tradition at this point?

For example, would progressing to second year courses be tied to earning this diploma? If it is, why is a diploma used rather than a simple cutoff in terms of credits earned?

Note: Yes, this is ostensibly a question specific to undergraduate education, but it's not about admissions or "undergraduate life". Rather, it's an attempt to understand a specific academic system, which I hope should be considered on-topic.


texts: websites in which I can look for professors in specific field

texts: I am looking for useful websites like "findmyprof.org" in which I can search and find professors who work on specific field, categorized by country. The problem with "findmyprof.org" is that it does not separate European country.


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I failed an exam last year and now I am retaking it but in a different format.
Everytime I sit in front of my laptop to write the assignment I have anxiety. My anxiety is mainly caused by the fear I have to fail the exam or the fear to make the things wrong. The anxiety probably depends also on other reasons(I have a chronic disease plus other families related problems). I did not say anything to my teacher about the anxiety because I don't want he thinks I am using the anxiety as an excuse.

The problem is that I already asked for a small extension but now, I realized I need few more days. What should I do?I am spending all my days crying because I am stuck with this assignment and I cannot procede. I have the fear of the deadlines, I always wait the last days to finish an assignment because of my menthal status and the medical treatment the doctor gave is not helping me as I am feeling sleepy the whole day.

I don't know what exactly to ask to the teacher...If I can say the truth(stress/anxiety related problems) or if I can tell him that I need few days because I would like to achieve better result without talking about my mental status(which is something I need to fix as soon as possible).

Update 09/03/2020: I didn't receive any answer from the teacher :( I am feeling really really bad


texts: Department not giving me TAships after a dispute with professor, what should I do?

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I got in a dispute with a professor I TA'd for, and now my department is not giving me TAships.  What should I do?  I am required to teach more classes in my department in order to satisfy a graduation requirement.  In addition I do not have research funding and I'm dependent on TAships to make money.

Nobody actually told me I wouldn't be allowed to TA again, but I suspect I have been blackballed by my department (and there's no way for me to know, since the application process is opaque, and they can just keep rejecting my applications without telling me why).


texts: What to do when you hear many bad stories about your supervisor on the first day of your PhD?

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Today was the first day of my PhD. It's a very prestigious institution and I was extremely excited to start. However, it seems there is a general feeling of discontentment with people in the group and I was told some stories that, quite frankly, shocked me to the point where I was legitimately considering packing up then and there.

I was told that the supervisor of this group has extremely suspicious working practises, blocks papers from students to give the credit to 'preferred' students, has insanely unrealistic expectations (I was told that some students were expected to work through the night regularly), blocking people from graduating to get more cheap labor out of them, and many more things. The term "psychopath" was thrown about a lot.

I have recently completed my master's in a group where there was an extremely poor PI with an incredibly abusive and parasitic attitude towards the group. I don't really wish to go into it because I want to maintain anonymity, but suffice to say that I do not want the same experience in my PhD.

As you may realise, I'm extremely concerned that I've made a truly terrible decision and I would like some advice going forward. I realise that this is only my first day, and I am not going to make any rash decisions without more context and experience, but what should I be looking out for? How do I protect myself from abusive behaviour? And, most importantly, how do I decide when enough is enough and I should cut and run?

I would really like to get the PhD as I'm extremely passionate about the subject, so in order keep a science career possible I think if the option to quit is on the table, it would have to be in the first year. I don't however think that a career in science is worth the exchange of the toll on my mental health that an abusive boss will cause.


texts: In one of the images I made to illustrate my PhD thesis, I included a "Marilyn" by Andy Warhol (image below), and I cannot find the museum/collection where the painting is exhibited. How should I cite it? Should I change the painting?


texts: What is the purpose of the weekly research meetings that advisers often have with their research group?

texts: Does it usually happen even if all of the adviser's students have very different research interests?


texts: Festschrift articles: is the peer-review as strict as for other papers?

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Many journals sometimes publish Festschriften, i.e. special issues in honor of a distinguished (but still alive) researcher in their field. Articles for such issues are typically invited articles by other groups in the same field, and current and former collaborators of the researcher honored.

A colleague told me that such articles are peer-reviewed, much in the same way regular papers are. I somewhat suspect that this might not be entirely true, and that the standards used by the editor (and even reviewers, if they are aware of the context) are lower for these special issue invited papers.

A quote on Wikipedia (from one Endel Tulving) seems to agree with me:

  a Festschrift frequently enough also serves as a convenient place in which those who are invited to contribute find a permanent resting place for their otherwise unpublishable or at least difficult-to-publish papers

So, my questions are: in your experience, are reviewers given a hint by the editor that the paper they review is intended for a special issue? and is the review process and editorial decisions typically as strict as they would be for a regular paper?


texts: As an American considering a post-doc in Australia, how does superannuation affect me?

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I have been offered a temporary (3 years) post doc in Australia with a salary and superannuation.

As an American,

Can I access this money? Is there a penalty?
Can I transfer it to a tax-advantaged American account?
Is it held in an investment vehicle? Can I choose it?
If I do not retire in Australia, can I still let it sit in an Australian investment vehicle until I am retirement age and then withdraw from it?


texts: Do any NIH post-doc grants besides the K99/R00 have time limits from graduation?

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I didn't immediately find the 4-year death-clock on the K99/R00 grant. I just want to know, is that the only major NIH activity code that restricts eligibility based on time since graduation?

I realize that individual institutes vary a lot in their policies, but I'm trying to get at least a rough idea of which activity codes to filter out before I go through in more detail through the RFAs that remain.


texts: Despite excellent grades, does having no rapport with any member of the faculty preclude my getting LoRs?

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I am a decently good student (3.8 gpa, 4th year undergraduate). I have gotten A and A- in all major courses (except a B- right as I transferred), but I have a concern. I have Asperger Syndrome and dislike social encounters and crowds; therefore, I have always done my work in solitude and avoided interaction with peers or faculty whenever possible. I am sure that I am a good student, so I was convinced on this basis that I'd be a good candidate for a PhD program. Now I am finding out, however, that 3 letters of recommendation are expected to accompany an application to a US PhD program (in philosophy).

None of the professors whose classes I've taken, despite my above average work (including a handful of A+ essays), know who I am or what I've done or what I'm capable of, etc. Therefore I feel very hesitant to ask for a letter of recommendation, as I expect it cannot contain more than a restatement of my transcript in some way. [Even if I explain that I had good reason not to interact with others, that doesn't retroactively cause anyone to know me better.]

If I were to ask my professors/lecturers (past and current) for a letter of recommendation, am I correct in concluding I will likely get none, or at least none that are good? Additionally, is it true that one cannot apply to a PhD program in the US with no recommendations? Finally, if I secure 3 mediocre letters of recommendation, should I apply just in case I'm accepted?

Thanks.


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I am a postgrad PhD student. I occasionally participate in answering academic questions a Q & A site when I hit a block with getting on with my thesis.

I often cite a particular large and well-known academic source in my answers. I have my own copy of this book. It costs between £180 and £240 and is therefore beyond the reach of anyone who isn't a very serious enthusiast or a serious academic. It is a very important resource in my field of study.

Recently, I found that this resource is available online in pdf form at a not-for-profit website called Archive dot org. I have done some cursory research into that organisation. It has an entry on Wikipedia. I can't find any substantial criticism of it.

I am wondering whether it would be academically unethical of me to link directly to this resource in my answers, given the unknown copyright status of some of the content on archive.org. On a related note, I'm also worried whether it could get me into trouble academically to do so. Any insights would be appreciated!


texts: Is it advisable to follow up journal editor for knowing the status of the manuscript submitted?

texts: I submitted a manuscript to one of a popular Indian civil engineering journal 6 months back. They haven't given any comments yet. Is it advisable to follow up them via. mail.?


texts: What can I do when some people stole my master thesis work and published it as their own work?

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Google scholar suggested a paper for me to read, I opened it and boom it was my master thesis work. My work was based on  Arabic language but they claim their work is based on Telugu language. Even they did not bother to change the title. they just switched the Arabic to Telugu. Not only that, they even did not bother to change the experiment results numbers or the figures. They copy/pasted everything with small minor noticeable changes. I tried to contact the journal but I could not find any contact details for the editor. What should I do now?

Link to my master thesis:https://dspace.aus.edu/xmlui/bitstream/handle/11073/7503/35.232-2014.09%20Soha%20Galalaldin%20Ahmed.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

Link to the journal paper:http://www.j-asc.com/gallery/18-august-2018.pdf

Any guidance would be highly appreciated.

Update

I have contacted the journal's editor and as expected, no reply.
I have also contacted Google via the link provided by Stig Hemmer and they have thankfully removed the links to the papers from Google search results after asking me to identify the exact content that I claim infringe upon my copyright.

Update 2

When I contacted the journal editor, I have sent a carbon-copy to the papers' authors to let them know I am aware of their plagiarisms. Nobody replied until Google removed their papers from the search result and put the following statement instead.

  In response to a complaint we received under the US Digital
  Millennium Copyright Act, we have removed 1 result(s) from this page.
  If you wish, you may read the DMCA complaint that caused the
  removal(s) at LumenDatabase.org.

Then, one author contacted me claiming that his student stole my work without his knowledge and that he would take the right measure to ensure pulling the two papers from the journal.

I hope this gives hope to anyone who has been a victim of plagiarism. You should not give up and you should stand up for your self and your work and God will assist you.

Thank you for all your comments, pieces of advice, and direction. I would not have been able to protect my right without the StackExchange community guidance.


texts: Doing research outside of academia, without a PhD?

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I love learning and solving problems (I'm in math/ computer science) and I'm also very motivated. However, I don't have fantastic grades and so I don't expect to get into any top graduate program. This may seem like a discrepancy, but I think it is partly a personal issue (which I'm working on).

Is it possible to conduct research and therefore further any field without being in academia? This post is primarily targeting people who are doing their PhD.

I want to get the opinions of as many people as possible, so let me know if there's another place (forum) where I can ask.


texts: Read both revised and original version to cite paper?

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For papers, these questions advise to cite the original peer-reviewed version instead of a revised edition.

Now, does this mean that one should

read the revised edition, and then, if one wants to cite
also read/skim the original paper in order to cite correctly?

Is this the consensus on the correct approach, or did I misunderstand something?

(It seems like an ineffective use of time, thus the question)


texts: What are suggestions for effective mixed-mode teaching? (i.e., teaching both online and face-to-face students simultaneously)

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Since the start of the semester in September,
my university has been offering only online-only teaching,
due to COVID-19 restrictions.
As the COVID-19 situation in our local region has been improving,
the university is now switching to mixed-mode teaching,
i.e., some students will continue to attend classes online,
while students can apply to attend classes in person.
Teaching classes in person is something I am used to —
I would walk around,
ask students to answer questions,
etc.
I have also gotten the hang of teaching classes online —
I would show my slides by sharing my screen,
I would read the chat,
check if students have raised their hands and have questions,
give students online poll questions,
etc.
I feel quite confused about how to teach efficiently using mixed-mode teaching,
because half of the students could be online,
while the other half are in class.

If I were to walk around and talk to the students in class
using a microphone and amplifier,
the microphone on my computer could pick up what I am saying,
but the webcam will not be able to track me.
Right now I am considering just being present in the classroom,
and teaching online as if there were no face-to-face students in class,
while asking the face-to-face students to watch me on their phones or computers.
Maybe I could interact with the face-to-face students during the lecture breaks?

What are your suggestions for effective mixed-mode teaching?


texts: Is there a rule of thumb regarding the minimum threshold for a person to be 2nd author of a paper?

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I’ve been working on a machine-learning project for the past several months, and I will publish a paper on it soon. On the other hand, there is a person with whom I have worked on various things since a year ago. However, I haven’t told this particular project to him until it was pretty much completed. Even after I revealed it to him, his net contribution to the project seems to me rather negligible.

For example, he made no contribution in terms of original ideas, designing of the algorithm (as he wasn’t informed of my project until later) or writing the paper, and his only contribution to the codes is just one small function, which is a variant of a function I wrote and he thought was useful for supplementing an evaluation of my algorithm. Though he offered to run my algorithm on his GPU; it seems that he hasn’t tested it yet. So far, all the results were achieved with my GPU. Besides, even if he gets a good result on his GPU with the code exactly same as mine, I'm not sure whether he deserves to be a second author of the paper.

There is one project we worked on before but didn’t result in any paper, to which my algorithm can be applied, so that another paper can be published on. My suggestion is that I will help him to apply my code to this past project, so that he can be a co-author of the past project rather than the current project I’m working on.

Does this sound reasonable? Or am I being too parsimonious? Is there any relevant rule of thumb?


texts: In performing a comparison, how can I get authors to actually respond to a request for source code?

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I'm doing my PhD in computer science and am working in computer vision. I have come up with an algorithm that my supervisors consider to be promising and publishable. It took me a long time to get these results.

Now the thing is that I have to compare my code to other recent papers tackling the same issue. Which I understand is very necessary as to show how my work compares to previous work. My supervisors want me to compare against at least 4 or 5 other recent papers.

The problem is that the database I am using is very recent and no journal papers have till yet used it. So the other solution left for me is to read the journal papers, understand it and try to implement their code.

This will definitely take way too long and in my opinion waste a lot of time. These journal papers are very advanced (obviously) and implementing their results on my own will take up a lot of my time whose only sole purpose is to get a result.

One solution would be to email the authors and ask politely for their source code, but I found out that many authors don't reply.

This question Can I request the code behind a research paper from the author? stated that they were more likely to get a response if they promised to add that author as a co-author in their paper. I do not want to do that as that would be being dishonest as I see no sense in adding the author to my paper just because I compared my work against his, and if I am to compare against 5 papers then that will be a very long list of authors.

Maybe I am asking for something that is frowned upon. Or maybe not asking in the right manner?

I emailed the authors and asked for their code solely to test their work on my database for comparison purposes, which gets no replies. Am I doing something wrong?


texts: How to acknowledge a more general result?

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The main result of my paper X (in mathematics) turns out to be a special case of another paper Y.  How should I acknowledge their priority without making my paper look worthless?

This is the situation: in terms of the main theoretical result...

X is a special case of Y
X was posted on arXiv after Y
X was presented at a conference before Y even started (there is no conference proceedings though)
I was not aware of Y until I put X on arXiv.


texts: I love pure math but detest teaching. What non-academic options do I have after finishing a PhD in Complex Algebraic Geometry?

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I love pure math and currently I am at a very low ranked US math PhD programme. My area is Complex and Algebraic Geometry which I love it. But, after some semesters of being a TA, I realized that I detest teaching. Repeating and repeating again. And furthermore, having to deal with those annoying undergrads is horrible.

I really love my research subject, but since I am in a very low ranked US PhD programme at an unknown state university, with probability zero I will get a research job or even a postdoc. What non-academic options do I have after finishing? I do not mind going back to my homecountry, but the only alternatives I have there(Latin America) are working in a Bakery again, which I did during my undergrad, or sell drugs or being a smuggler. I will not even get a faculty position because I detest teaching and my PhD school is very low ranked. I could not get into a math PhD programme in my country nor Spain nor Brazil, so I got into my actual PhD school.

What should I do? Any advice besides learning programming or finance, well I may not have enough time since in my programme all TAs are overloded with work. Thank you very much.

The only reason I remain is for my own self esteem mostly and because I love pure maths; otherwise I would quit. Having said that, I have no issues selling drugs, it is just not to hurt my grandmother, who raised me, that I am looking for an alternative. She made a lot of effort and worked hard so I could finish High school. But I would do anything for not ending up as a lecturer in a crappy community college or another unknown state U or U in my country.


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As a sequel to my previous post “ Redundancy of letters of recommendation for scientific and mathematical majors”, I wish to ask a relevant question.

I have been informed that a master’s student of mathematics is not required to have published a paper in order to be admitted to a doctoral institution. However, my applications all experienced rejection so I am trying to write my first paper.

However, my knowledge in mathematics is limited and in a limited time I cannot come up with an impressive result. On the other hand proving a small result and having it published is against my scientific principles, but I think I will finally do it.

Is it possible that a high gpa (19.5 out of 20), a simple published mathematical paper and a good TOEFL grade, but not good letters of recommendation or lack of letters of recommendation will guarantee admission to a top-tier university?


texts: Should I decline a request to tutor a class I will be taking?

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I am a first semester master's student. A professor has sent me an e-mail with an offer to tutor a bachelor class (this would be a paid job). I do not know him personally but he told me in his e-mail that I was recommended to him by a professor whose class I took this semester.

Now here is the conflict: I did my bachelor's at a different institution and in my country, it is normal for universities to require students who switched institutions to take 1-2 bachelor classes in the first semesters of their master. Among the classes I am required to take is the very same class the professor offered me to tutor. As a tutor, I would be teaching exercise classes and grading other student's solutions to the problem sets.

Can I decline this offer for the above reason or could it be seen as making excuses? I do want to pursue a career in academia so I am afraid that this could be misunderstood as me not being willing to tutor classes or do work for the deparment in general.


texts: Particular tone or rhythm in academic presentations

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I always wonder whether there are some particular rhythms (or tones) people use while presenting their work. It seems many people I have seen talking have some particular style and they repeat that through out the talk.

Personally, I feel very uncomfortable while giving a talk although my English is not that bad. Thought this type of rhythm might help me dealing with this "uneasiness". Looking for your advice..


texts: Is it legal to accept this type of scholarship while on an F-1 visa?

texts: So here's my situation: I am a student on F-1 visa who has been offered a scholarship from another university (not the one where I am studying) for a week long workshop in a subject that I research. This scholarship is not classified as employment, and it is just a scholarship / reimbursement money. Is it legal to accept this scholarship?


texts: What should I do about my supervisor's high demand?

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My research area is Computational Biology. My work involves in silico methods, I do not carry out any wet lab related experiments. My supervisor wants 4 chapters (apart from introduction and conclusions) for my PhD thesis. He said each chapter should be a journal paper (must be SCI indexed, with no article processing charge (my institute does not pay for APC's, and the APC amount is equal to my 3 months fellowship, hence paying APC alone is also not feasible) and above Impact Factor 2). I already have made a review paper, but that goes into the introduction. Hearing his demands I am a bit scared that I might end up doing PhD from 5 or 6 more years, and I do not want to do PhD for 7 8 years. I am in my 3rd year right now. He told me this after 1.5 year of joining. I do not think I will be able to give 4 more journal papers in the next 3 years.

My current work status is, that I am working on 3 papers simultaneously now. One work is 70% complete (can't say it is totally complete unless it gets accepted by a journal). Another work is 50% complete, and the third I have just started.

My questions are:

Do you feel that the demand of my supervisor is too much?
Is it even possible to produce 4 more journal paper in the next 3 years?
Is it possible to bargain the count of paper down to 3 instead of 4? If so, how should I do it?

Note: The advisor's rule is the institutes rule, the advisor has the last say in decising whether I get my degree or not. Many people from our institute graduates with just one journal article too.


texts: Include in-progress paper in CV - UG to Grad school

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I know this question has been asked before, but I didn't find it asked by a UG student.
I'm a senior undergrad student, and I want to start communicating with professors in Canada and the US in order to get a funded MSc position for fall 2021.
Being an undergrad, I haven't published any papers. However, this summer I've been working as a research assistant intern, and our project has reached an state where I've started to write the actual paper as the first author. Unfortunately, the paper is not likely to be ready for when I'll be trying to find an advisor, but I think since it is my one and only research experience, and it has reached the state of being publishable, it should be included in my CV!
So, what do you think I should do?

Add my time as an intern as a "research experience" with some explanation about the paper?

Add the paper in a separate section in my CV?

Something else?

Thanks in advance!


texts: Should I tell my referees that my application got rejected ? (I intend to re-apply)

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I applied to a Masters program and unfortunately, I was rejected.
I intend to re-apply to another school and another program by the end of April, and I haven't had the chance to find other referees.
When I re-apply, should I simply email my previous referees and request for another reference letter? or should I email them now casually and update them that my application was rejected?


texts: Method section: small experiment for parameter setting

texts: The size of a time-slot in a simulation has an effect on accuracy and on computational resource requirements. Trying out possible sizes (1s, 1m and 1h) I identified 1m to be the only smart choice. Defining this at an early point of the method section would greatly simplify subsequent issues like mathematical denotations and data collection. Is it allowed to do this or does all generated empirical data need to be packed into the result section?


texts: Which one is your priority? Writing thesis or writing academic paper

texts: Which one do you recommend and why? 1: Finish writing PhD dissertation and extract papers from your thesis. 2. Start writing papers and complete your thesis based on your papers?


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I'm currently trying to get published journal information (author, title, date published etc) automatically from webpages. I'm trying to avoid scraping since this is against most publishers ToS. The best solution I have so far is:

Get <title> tag from page at URL
Search CrossRef for matching title. Get DOI of top result.
Get the rest of the information from CrossRef

Unfortunately sometimes the wrong journal article is chosen when searching CrossRef. This especially happens with newer publications which have a DOI, but don't seem to show up on CrossRef search at first.
I've also tried using Regex to find a DOI on the page, but this comes up with all the DOIs listed in the references as well so this doesn't help me.
Since the DOI points to the ultimate URL, is there any way to reverse the process to get the DOI from the URL?