texts: Should there be a theorem or proposition that uses lemma?

texts: I was thinking the following: suppose that one writes an article or lecture notes where he or she uses some lemma. I have understood that every lemma should be used somewhere in the document. But is it enough if I use some lemma in an example, or should there be a theorem or proposition that uses that particular lemma?


texts: Where to find journal impact factors stripped of self-citation?

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Where can I find a database of impact factors where self-citation has been removed? A journal's self-citations are defined as those citations by that journal's papers towards other papers in the same journal.

The reason I want to know this is to know which journals are engaged in coercive citation so that I know which journals I should avoid.


texts: Is it necessary to report every single finding, even if they're not relevant?

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I conducted a study a while back that I'm writing a manuscript on for publication.

The study was broken down into 5 different parts. Let's call them parts A, B, C, D, and E for simplicity.

Suppose that parts A through D were all connected to each other, but part E only provided descriptive data from a set of items that hasn't even been tested for Cronbach's alpha. I included part E more or less out of sheer curiosity, but it presents no reliable data or relevant information to the understanding of parts A through D. It also isn't important in replicating the study, nor does it counter any findings in parts A through D. In other words, it's more of an extension to the first four parts, but not directly related to the findings of them.

Is it necessary to include part E in the manuscript (i.e., in the methods, results, and discussion sections) since parts A through E were administered in the same overall study?
Or is it okay to simply not report parts of the study, so long as it does not bias the results of the parts you are reporting?


texts: Do my country and the standard of my supervisor affect the quality of my PhD?

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I'm almost going to start my PhD. Out of curiosity, I searched for several effective researchers in several fields over the internet. Most of the common property among almost of them are

1) Working under the supervision of another effective researcher.

2) Not doing PhD in my country.

The second rule fails if and only if his/her supervisor satisfies both rules.

I considered some other factors such as time of spending, passion on the subject. Although many people I saw in my colleagues, friends, seniors etc., have these qualities are not as successful as the people who have the above two points (country, supervisor).

In this context, even I have so much aspiration, the two factors are pushing me back due to this empirical evidence.

Thus, my question is, whether the country and the standard of the supervisor affects my PhD quality and hence my career?

Note: I was neither a child prodigy nor an exceptional person but an average student. Hence please answer realistically.


texts: Preventing Verbatim Answers that Match Examples?

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When teaching students (especially in code, but this can apply to any subject), how do you prevent near verbatim answers that match your examples?

For example, I tell students how to find a document by ID in an array of documents. I show them the code foundDocument = documentArray.find(singleDocument => singleDocument._id = id). I then ask students to find a fruit in fruitArray. The answer I'll get is foundDocument = fruitArray.find(singleDocument => singleDocument._id = id), which works, but not the ideal answer.

Some notes based on the content discussion and answers so far:

This is sort of for a project. I teach both one off weekend classes and long term coding mentorship and this comes up in both. The goal of the weekend class is to build a website by the end. The goal of the mentorship is for the singular student to have built an MVP of their product.

The array example above was the simplest and shortest example I could think of to demonstrate my issue. I also see this happen where whole files get copied and the students expects something different to happen.

What I'm hoping to prevent is the pattern matching that students sometimes do but they don't fully understand the why of what they are doing. I've also seen (and done this myself) often in the STEM fields. You find a formula that works and re apply it but not understand what you're doing.


texts: How to find an internship place in a different city than my university is?

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Long story short: I moved to Germany to do a Msc in molecular biology. Since corona, all my lectures and exams are online. Because of financial reasons, I decided to move to a different city (Berlin). But I have 2 internships to complete.... one is for about 5 weeks and the other is for 10 weeks (for my thesis). They should be at the same place.
But I don't have connections here. I tried to cold-email professors, but some of them don't answer, another ones simply don't have time because of corona. I tried to get some advice from my home university, but ofc they can't help me (apart from advising cold emailing :D )
How could I approach research groups? I am kinda lost in this situation. My last option is to move back to my home university, only for the internship, but it would be very costly and I don't want to do that.


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I'm searching for a PC program, that syncs to the cloud (to Dropbox?), that will allow me comfortable management of PhD research, kind of a digital lab book. That includes -

Comfortably adding daily/weekly progress reports
Organizing material on several projects, including pictures, summaries, presentations and analytical results (build in Latex/Overleaf support?)
optional small calendar/event feature - manage PhD progress reports, talks, travels, etc.
optional link to Mendeley, or comfortable resources management.

Preferably free programs, but not expensive solutions (less than 100$ per year) are welcome as well.
My friends recommended Microsoft OneNote, however it's less comfortable for me.
My field is physics, so biology or other field focused programs are less desirable.


texts: Using others' dissertation theme and layout

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I have been working on my dissertation and when doing the literature review I stumbled across another dissertation with similar research ideas as myself.

When reading it I reallly like the layout and structure as they based it around a specific well known framework. I have found myself using a similar layout and theme but with my own content, data collection, analysis and findings.

Can someone confirm if this is ok? Or will I need to restructure it?


texts: If I have an academic dismissal from a school should I ever go back there?

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As a 19 year old I had to withdraw from a university because of depression. However, at the time, one professor refused to let me withdraw and gave me an F. On the strength of that grade I was dismissed from the university.

I got myself together and went to DePaul and graduated Cum Laude. Now I have received an offer for an assistantship (full ride) and a stipend from the university I had to leave as a young student.

I want to teach at university level and will someday be sending transcripts on to a PhD program from my MA. Will the dismissal show on my transcript? Will it matter? I appreciate you help and input.


texts: Peer-review: Reference to unpublished work

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Paper I am reviewing

I am reviewing a paper from authors Xs. In their paper, they assume that a function f was equal to g. In my opinion (see below paragraph), the particular choice of the function f can have important impact on the end results. I would note that most people in the field assume that f is equal to g (without good justification for this assumption).

Unpublished work from a colleague

A colleague of mine (let's call him Y) had the idea that depending on the field of application the choice of f might be important. He worked on it and we recently talked about his first results which suggest that he was right; if f equals to h for example, the results of interest might differ. He has not published his work yet.

Issue

I would like to suggest to authors Xs to comment on the potential importance of the f they chose. However, by doing so I would give author Xs the credit of being the firsts to recognize the importance of the choice of f while it is Y who first came up with this idea. I obviously want to avoid that. If the work of Y were published, I would just suggest Xs to cite this work but it is not published.

Should I just remain silent?


texts: When should we contact the editor to follow up on our submitted manuscript?

texts: We have submitted our manuscript for publication on June 18, 2020. Until now, we haven't heard any decision from the journal. The status of the manuscript on the online system is 'under review' since July 09, 2020 (this was updated twice). According to the journal's website, the review speed is 5.0 weeks for the first decision and 7.1 for the final decision. I am a bit confused if I should contact the editor or if I should wait until I receive an answer without contacting them. Do you recommend me contacting the editor in order to follow up on our manuscript? Most importantly, if yes, when should we contact the editor to follow up on our submitted manuscript? Thank you in advance


texts: Can I have multiple research jobs totalling > 1.0 FTE in the United Kingdom?

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Is it permitted in UK academia to have more than one Research Associate post which totals greater than 1.0 FTE? *. What's the general opinion if no definitive answer is possible.

Obviously 2.0 FTE would be a stretch, but I was thinking more along the lines of 1.2 FTE or 1.3 FTE.

FTE = full-time employment.


texts: How to deal with scooping when doing open-source tools development?

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I am developing a tool for bioinformatics ... it is an application that will be open source when finished. It is something that has use outside of bioinformatics as well.

I am also using some open source tools to develop my application. When I need help with the open tools I'm using, it's kinda difficult for me to get the help I need without telling the people what I'm using it for.

I asked my prof if I could make the app public while it's in development, and he suggested it might be a bad idea to do that because of the potential of someone scooping the work and publishing it before we get a chance to do so.

My questions are:

How serious is this problem? Do people really just take someone else's work and publish it as their own? And do journals really allow this?
My prof mentioned this in terms of someone developing the tool on their own and then publishing it (i.e. take the idea but not necessarily the code). Is there anyway I could have my cake and eat it too - i.e. make the tool public and still guard against scooping?
How does your lab deal with open source tools? Do they get released to public before the publication?


texts: In Europe, is it common practice to ask an external member of your PhD committee to be a reference on a resume for job applications?


texts: How can I convince my postdoc advisor to end my contract early?

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I am currently a postdoc in a Computer Science discipline.
By some odd artifact of the way our university handles postdoc contracts, we are given fixed-duration (1 year) contracts with no exit clause. The only way to amend the contract (i.e. end it early) is through a mutual agreement with the advisor.
(Side note: this came as a nasty surprise to me when I started looking for jobs.)

I have found a job that is a great career opportunity for me, and I intend to take it as I believe it's acceptable to leave my postdoc early.
The job is in industry (again, my choice), and while I would much prefer to not burn any bridges I understand this is a lot to ask of my boss.

I am personally aiming for the smoothest transition possible,
with a reasonable notice period (1.5 months) and a plan for transitioning my duties, but obviously this mutual agreement issue is a big sticking point.

I am looking for good arguments to help my case, ideally focusing on the positive (it's great for them), for example:

it looks good on their "CV" to have lab members go to great places
This increases their visibility in the community
people are defined by where they've worked previously, this can increase the reputation of the lab

What arguments can I use to convince my postdoc advisor that we should end the contract early?
I realize there are many "legal" reasons why I can/should be allowed to leave, and I would have posted on workplace.sx to look for those.
My hope here is to look for some of the often-intangible "academic" benefits, and take a step in the direction of a win-win compromise.


texts: Supervisor with no expertise in the field

texts: How feasible it is to be supervisored by a professor who doesn’t know the area? She told me it’s my research and she will only provide general research guidance.


texts: When applying to grad school: GPA vs Prestige

texts: For undergraduate studies is it preferable to go the a prestigious school and get decent GPA or to go to not well known school but be top of the class?


texts: Does translating an article for a magazine require permission from the author?

texts: Is translating an article (that could be found written in a popular science magazine or online in a science blog or personal webpage say) for a public newspaper or an online blog ...etc, requires permission from the author?


texts: Grants: how to acknowledge collaboration, techniques from postdocs or students?

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Grants for the NSF/NIH/many other government agencies often only allow people who are in "faculty-level" academic positions to be PIs and co-PIs*. When this is true, what is the best way of acknowledging a postdoc/student's contribution to the grant if they wrote large portions of it or made significant intellectual contributions?  In addition, sometimes a postdoc/student has significant relevant experience that a PI lacks. What is the best way to highlight this, both to credit the postdoc and prevent reviewers from raising this as an issue?  (I'm most interested in NSF here, but NIH/others would also be interesting.)

Possible answers:
 - including the postdoc on the grant as a co-author, but not a co-PI (I believe this is possible for NSF)
 - Highlighting the postdoc's skills in the proposal itself/including postdoc's bio.
 - Adding a "letter of collaboration" from the postdoc. (If, for instance, the postdoc is in a somewhat independent position and can't be listed as personnel.)

(* This of course depends on the agency, the institution, probably even the type of grant.)

This question is essentially the PI-side version of this one: What to do when an advisor takes credit for a grant proposal?


texts: Old Cambridge examination: Draw, from memory, a wheelbarrow turned upside down

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I came across the following story about the exams students sat in 1858 see page 4 here.

The following questions are taken from the first examinations set by
the The University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate in 1858.
The Junior papers were for candidates “under 16 years of age” and the
Senior papers were for candidates “under 18 years of age”. [...]
On another paper, candidates were asked to draw, from memory, a
wheelbarrow turned upside down. They were allowed an hour to do so.

I was hoping someone could provide more context for this wheelbarrow question. Such as, what was the purpose of the exam? Why was such an usual question on the exam?


texts: Physics Courses in Undergrad to Apply for Physics Grad Program

texts: I am a sophomore physics student with an interest in studying applied physics or engineering in graduate school. I will take as many applied physics courses as I can in undergrad (and CS courses), but was curious as to what opinions most physics grad programs have toward Chemistry courses in undergrad. I have a strong feeling that Chemistry (2 semesters of it) would look great, but it would be hard for me to squeeze them in to my schedule. I know that it will vary by grad school, so I am wondering if anyone has a general rule of thumb when it comes to this?


texts: PhD Student reapplying to other PhD program, what to indicate in CV?

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My advisor decided to move to Industry and it is likely that he might not come back. I do not have an option of continuing with my current PhD program or finding a co-supervisor as suggested. I am in my second year at the moment, and I think it is best to reapply to other PhD programs.

I was enrolled as a full time PhD student and our department does not offer a Masters+PhD program, so officially I was enrolled just as a 'PhD student' and not as a 'MS/PhD Student'. I might likely be given a Masters, give that I have completed the course requirements.

However, for writing Statements of Purpose and CV for my applications, I am stuck with the following:

How should I describe my 'education' section? I did have a PhD topic assigned with a pending publication on the same. Should my current status be of a 'Masters' or a 'PhD' student?
Does it make sense to explain my situation in my CV or Statement of Purpose to describe what exactly made me reapply to PhD programs?
My advisor is less responsive these days and I am unsure if it is a good idea to give his name as my potential recommender. A fallback option is to ask my course instructors at Graduate school which would probably not guarantee a strong recommendation as compared to recommendations from people I have actually worked with during my undergraduate. If I do not have any recommenders from my current program, will that go against me?


texts: How to improve my Analytical Writing skills for the GRE?

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I took the GRE for the first time recently and my Quantitative and Verbal Reasoning scores were somehow good. However, I've scored only 2.5 on the Analytical Writing section and I believe that would kill my application even to a small graduate program (I'm an international student applying to chemistry grad schools).
Now I am studying to retake the GRE and I've found plenty of materials for quantitative and verbal reasoning, but I am struggling to find (free) content on the internet on how to prepare for the AW part of the exam. Are there any resources online or books that can help leveling my writing skills in the short term? (I'm planning to retake it by october)


texts: Editor rejected manuscript claiming it is similar to a not-yet-published manuscript (that I haven't seen). How to proceed?

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A few months ago, I submitted a manuscript. After the reviews were completed I received a rejection decision from the Associate Editor (AE). The rejection was based on the basis of a single rejection recommendation by one of the four reviewers. The journal has very high standards so this is not uncommon. However, the reason for the rejection appears really awkward to me. The reviewer wrote in his/her report that another paper with a similar idea was submitted (not published) in another journal. He/she wrote that the submission date of the other paper was earlier than mine so the originality of my idea is questionable. The AE agreed with this report and adopted this argument in the rejection letter.

I want to emphasize that my results were independently developed and I have no knowledge whatsoever of the other manuscript which according to the reports that were attached has not been published yet. The whole situation seems rather awkward and I am not sure how to react. Of course the reviewer's identity is not known to me, but I find it hard to believe that he/she is not an author or somehow related to the author of the other paper.

Furthermore, I feel really offended by these comments  as it appears to me that I am implicitly being accused of plagiarism. I am considering writing a letter to the Editor in Chief. I do not want to change the decision, but I would like to make clear that my results were independently obtained. Also, what are your thoughts on how should I proceed with my manuscript?


texts: Should I list my degrees chronologically, or in order of relevance in my CV?

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Say that I have achieved a Masters degree in Physics, then a Masters degree in Mathematics. Then for a couple of years, I focused on different fields. I have had placements related to agriculture and botany, as well as taken online courses in Machine Learning. After careful consideration I decided want to pursue a PhD in Physics and so I am preparing for applications.

Normally CV's are written in (reverse) chronological order, most recent experiences first. However, my path is not straightforward, and so I am confronted with a choice.

On the one hand, since I have been told that a CV could be glanced at in less than 10s, I would want to put the most relevant (and prestigious) elements first. On the other hand, I am required to have those degrees to simply be eligible in those courses, and to provide the relevant certificates. This makes me want to keep the CV in reverse chronological order, for the sake of clarity and simplicity.

In the motivation letter / note of research interests I can also briefly explain my path, highlight my relevant experience and thus perhaps reduce the need of highlighting it in the CV.


texts: Is there any limit to the amount of data that can be taken from a research paper for writing a review paper?

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I am writing a detailed literature review of some twenty papers available on a newer topic of interest, which form the core of the topic. I am extensively using data from all of those twenty papers.

I want to know whether there is any limit to the amount of data that can be  taken from a research paper (with proper citations and referencing) for writing a review paper. Will the excessive use of data (methodology,  experimental results, author's proposed and unverified hypothesis etc.) from a research paper be called plagiarism?


texts: To what extent are reviewers influenced by other reviews?

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Is there any research/study/survey/... that looked at to what extent reviewers are influenced by other reviews?

For example, ICLR 2019 published reviews publicly before all reviewers had written the reviews.

I am especially interested in the field of computer science (machine learning / natural language processing).


texts: Transitioning from pure research to a teaching position

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I have a PhD in Computer Science and have been working as a "pure researcher" in an academic setting for the past 10+ years. I have a decent publication record, with a large number of citations to my work. As part of the research role, I have also been a co-supervisor/advisor of several PhD students and done presentations in front of conference audiences. I've done a bunch of "guest lectures" in a few undergraduate classes.

I'd like to transition from the current pure research position to a mixed teaching and research role. My motivations are to have more contact with people (as research can be lonely) and better job security. To than end I've applied for several teaching positions (tenure-track associate professor), but I've been told that the lack of teaching/lecturing experience (undergraduate students) is a problem.

Why would the selection committee see the lack of teaching experience as a deal-breaker?

I do understand that teaching requires a different set of skills than research. However, teaching skills can be learned, so is this a case of demonstrating the capability of learning such skills?  If so, what would be some acceptable strategies for obtaining such skills?


texts: Is it fair to reject manuscript with few words of comments after long 9 months of review?

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In January 2016 I had submitted my work to Elsevier mathematics journal. For 8 months they kept my manuscript under review and for one month under status 'Decision in process'. Now the editor responded rejection with comments like following; "The manuscript is of limited interest to the readership of this journal, and I can not recommend it for publication".
Is this fair to respond with such short review after such a long period of review ?

I am not in anyway want to justify that my work can not be rejected, but after such long wait I was expecting some decent comments.


texts: Want to get MS in Computer Science but in a predicament due to low GPA and lack of references

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I have a BS in computer engineering from a state school with a GPA of 2.56 (out of 4.0). I had a pretty serious and unmanaged illness from the second half of freshman year of undergrad to one year after undergrad graduation. I went from doing physical training for ROTC with no problem to throwing up from doing 7 jumping jacks. It practically happened overnight. When you look at my transcript, I have had probation over two semesters due to extremely low GPAs and a leave of absence due to illness. Yes, I could have taken a longer leave of absence while figuring out my health problem but I was told that I would lose my financial aid and would not get them back. I was advised to just plow it through since it would be the best course of action for me.

A lot of courses I took had attendance integrated into the final grade. I would often get A's on exams but end up with C or B as the final grade. I tried explaining to professors that I was not physically able to get to the class to attend the lectures. Even with doctor's note (although it said "reason unknown/severe pain" at the time). Some professors even scoffed at me and told me to "take Tylenol and man up."

I had the option of retaking some courses before graduation to improve my grade but that is when the state started cutting the budget so a lot of courses were canceled. I was stuck with F's in some instances without being able to remedy them.

After graduation and finally being able to manage my health problem, I was able to refocus on education. Since I knew getting into a grad school with my academic record would be near impossible, I even considered going back to school for a second bachelor's degree in computer science. That proved to be a challenge since not many schools would accept me since my degree is too closely related to the major I am applying for. A lot of classes I should take to prove my competency for grad schools are not available to non-degree seeking students. If they are, those are only offered during work hours.

Now I have 2 years of experience as a software test engineer (more like DevOps) and 1.5 years of experience as a software engineer. During my professional career, I learned a lot. And fast. I taught myself a lot of computer science topics since those courses weren't available for my major in undergrad (thank you 2008 financial crisis). I did not get along with managers at work due to differing opinions on how much/fast I should learn... Managers didn't like that I became de facto tech lead for some projects under a product as one of the most junior members in the company.

Now that my background story is over... How do I approach grad school applications with my GPA? It seems near impossible to make up for the GPA while working. And how do I approach the letters of recommendation problem? I'm only able to secure one from a professor in undergrad days. My former colleagues at all levels are more than eager to write me letters. None of my direct managers nor other professors are willing to write me a letter. Managers from a different organization within the company are willing to write me one. Do those carry any weight? The ones not from direct managers/supervisors?


texts: Should I mention the reason I changed labs so often on my C.V. and/or cover letter? (Due to lack of funding)

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I have changed labs 5 times in the past 13 years as a research lab technician. Every time the reason was only because a lab ran out of funding. Unless the recruiter contacts my references, they might think it is due to a personal problem.

So should I mention that the reason was due to a lack of funding on my C.V. and/or cover letter? If so, which one(s)?  If not, why not?

These are molecular biology and biochemistry nationally-recognized labs in the U.S.


texts: Automatically updating ORCID, etc, from arXiv?

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Generally, whenever I write an article, I will always upload it to arXiv first. So, my list of publications on arXiv is essentially the most official version of my publication record.
Is there a way to automatically update my profiles from other websites (ORCID, Google Scholar, ResearcherID) directly from my arXiv record? (I do have an arXiv author identifier). i.e. whenever I upload a new article to arXiv, it will automatically be populated on those other platforms I mentioned.


texts: Who should I ask for recommendation letter after graduation?

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After graduating for two years, I decided to apply for the Master program. I have prepared essays and scores but now I am stuck with recommendation letters. I have got 2 - one from the current manager and another one from my undergraduate institute. However, I am struggling with one last letter.

I came from a big public school (UC system) and for some reason, a lot of my upper-division classes were taught by instructors, not professors. And unfortunately, at least three of the instructors either left the department or left academia (got into the industry) and I am not exactly sure if I can contact them (even if I could, they are no longer in the department and that might be an issue..).

I have previously contacted one faculty that I have TA(undergraduate IA) for months ago. But that doesn't work due to some complicated issues (the faculty's schedules). My latest research volunteer experiences(short) were 4~5 years ago and it was extremely hard to contact supervisors as well.

Is anyone can give me any suggestions? I am living in another country right now, so visiting the campus is not really feasible. Understanding that Master's program does not care about LORs as much as Ph.D. programs, I am worrying that I couldn't have all the required documents.


texts: Handling collaboration requests from the authors of double-blind reviewed papers (after submitting the review)

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(I apologize if this is a duplicate, but I was not able to find any similar case on AcademiaSE)
I am finding myself in a very odd and unpleasant situation. The subject is "ethical" peer review in Computer Science.
I am a sub-reviewer of a conference. As such, I was assigned some papers to review (in double-blind format); however, for the papers I am assigned, I am able to see who the other reviewers are, and also their reviews on these papers. As a sub-reviewer, my name does not appear on the listed TPC of the conference.
Among the papers I am assigned, there is Paper A. I reviewed this paper and I liked it, albeit it had some flaws. After submitting my review, I was able to read the other reviewers' remarks - some were positive, some negative. My (positive) comments allowed the paper to pass the first round of review.
Now the problem: I received an email from a Researcher X who I did not know, asking a collaboration proposal; the email had Paper A in the attachment. Apparently, Researcher X found it relevant to include a proof that they're working on something to corroborate the collaboration request. I would be very willing to collaborate with X, as I consider their research group to be strong.
You can easily understand my awkward situation: what to do?
Things to take in mind:

My review has already been submitted and evaluated. Hence, I cannot turn down the review-request.
I can turn down the collaboration request, but I would lose a significant opportunity for my academic career.
Even if I warn the TPC of the conference to "retract" my review, I was still able to see the reviews of the other reviewers (as well as their names).
Moreover, my review has already had an impact on the future of the paper.
My name did not appear on the TPC list, meaning that Researcher X acted in good faith.


texts: Can i submit a revised version of a retracted paper to another journal

texts: One of my paper was retracted die to honest error (statistical error). is it possible to submit the revised version of the paper to another journal for consideration of publication. Thank you


texts: What to do if an advisor does not give enough time of his to you

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I am a student of  Pure Mathematics and wanted to work in Linear Algebra,Abstract Algebra etc.. I entered a PhD program in 2015 in a University.

My adivisor wanted a scholar to work in the field of Graph Theory.

My advisor works in the field of Cryptography and said previously that though he could not publish anything in Graph Theory but he is very keen to work here.
He said that he has connections in this field to whom he can send me if I have doubts in Graph Theory which he can't answer.Also he said he will start reading with me and told me that we two will have a great time.

Believing him I took up research in Spectral Graph Theory.I read some books in this field and  started having doubts.I asked him about that but he simply said that he is too busy  to look into my problems because of his conferences and asked me leave them.

Also he told me that he is developing ties with other advisors in this field but he has not yet succeeded and it will take time.

In one year,he has not ever sat with me and discussed any problem nor has he advised me which books to read as he says that it is the work of the scholar to find out new problems and decide what to read and what not.He says his guide also treated him the same way.

Though he has 6-8 scholars where some have completed and 2-3 have submitted there PhD and working as part-time lecturers. I am his first scholar in the recent 3-4 years and he assured me all sorts of co-operation if I join him.
He told me that he wants to broaden his field of research and that's why he wanted me to work here.

Can I leave him?But if I join somewhere else they will ask me what I was doing in these two years,what should I say them?

What should I do?Is this what happens in  a PhD?

Isn't there any role of a guide in ones PhD?

Please help me with some of your advice.Thank you very much


texts: Six months have passed since paper has been accepted and it was not yet published - has the editor changed his mind?

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About 10 months ago, I submitted one little article to a journal and six months ago I received the acceptance. I uploaded the latex file and since then I didn't hear anything about it being published.

Today it appeared a new issue of the journal so I must wait at least another 3 months.

This will be my first published article and I started to become a little nervous about it.

Can you tell me if something happened, like editor's changing his mind or delaying because they consider it less valuable than other submissions?

Should I contact my editor about this?


texts: Is it appropriate to ask an author for an English translation of a paper?

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I have found an interesting paper which is very relevant to my research. After reading the abstract in English, I would like to continue to read through the methodology and its discussions. However, only the abstract is available in English, and the content is in another language which I don't know.

I really want to read through the content as some of the figures are very interesting to me. I have tried to translate it using Google Translate, but it is very difficult to understand.

Is it appropriate to send a polite email to the author, asking for a translation of your paper in English? Does the author have the obligation to do so?


texts: What types of higher than undergarduate degrees look exceptionally good relative to other equal level degrees?

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I've heard a few people get exceptional job offers (huge pay and great benefits) just by getting a masters in certain fields. This has happened more than once. They describe a wild job offer as though their grades and institution (inside the US) had little or no impact. Instead, it was more about the degree title alone. (If I recall correctly, one individual was not even interviewed. The employer saw they had a PhD in some field, and gave them an incredible offer.)

To be more specific, which masters or PhD level degree did you have observed graduates get exceptional (almost over the top) job offers? Also, why do you think that degree is viewed so highly?


texts: Easiest way to get a bibtex citation of a paper that scholar is still not showing its proper published paper?

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For some reason, even papers published in very places like ICLR, still don't get updated on scholar, for example "HOW POWERFUL ARE GRAPH NEURAL NETWORKS?" paper still shows as arxiv in scholar.
so what is the easiest way for me to get the bibtex citation of these type of papers that scholar still don't update their published place, other than writing it myself? (I know, I'm lazy)


texts: Australian Honours degree for admission into European PhD programs

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I have currently completed a Bachelor's degree in mathematics in Australia and want to go onto do a PhD in pure mathematics in Belgium or Germany. I need to either complete my Honours degree next year at my current university or move elsewhere to do a Masters degree as my current university doesn't offer Masters. I want to stay at my current university due to having good research opportunities here, however, I am concerned I won't be admitted to a PhD program at the universities I want to go to with only a Bachelor Honours degree (4 years).

The universities I want to apply to require Masters for admission, however, state that degrees of minimum 4 years in length considered equivalent may be accepted. Upon contacting these universities with my issue, they essentially just reiterate the information already provided on their website, and it seems I just need to apply to the program to truly find out whether my degree will be considered sufficient for admission or not.

Does anyone know if Australian Honours degrees would generally be considered equivalent to European Masters degrees, at least in Belgium and Germany? Also, does anyone know if it is common for students to be turned away from admission to a PhD due to only having an Honours degree, assuming they have good results and research experience?


texts: The position I applied for was advertised as Associate Professor with Tenure, but now they’re saying it’s tenure-track Associate Professor

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I am an associate professor, who has received tenure in the US in 2014. After receiving tenure, I moved to Europe to help my family with some health issues, and found an associate professor position in a country where tenure is 'by law' meaning the position cannot be revoked or taken away. I am now looking to return to North America, and have begun to apply for associate professor job openings.

I have applied for a position as tenured associate professor. I interviewed and was told I was selected by the department as their top candidate. However, the dean at the new institution just emailed me that the new position will be associate professor "tenure-track," meaning I would need to apply for tenure within 4 years.

Clearly, what I had applied for is not what I am being offered. In my view, there is a flaw in their advertising. The position description clearly stated "the University of X invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor or Tenured Associate Professor in...."

While I understand that each university has its own interest in mind, this seems like a very bad start of a relationship. If I accepted this demotion, I would probably do so with some resentment. The University in question is academically equal to the one I first received tenure from.

I am seeking advice on how to respond to this proposition and would be very grateful to hear people's opinions.


texts: Dr. ‹First Name›: a good nickname or a "professional cancer"?

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Is the informal Dr. ‹first name› something a starting academic should avoid?

As my father was Dr. ‹my last name›, I have, since receiving my PhD, cultivated Dr. ‹my first name›. A senior colleague recently advised me to stop: she called this unprofessional, and suggested that over time it would be a significant drain on my academic career. She went so far as to label this kind of informality a "professional cancer".

Context: I am an engineer and social scientist based in the USA, but I work with colleagues in Europe and Asia regularly.

While I feel that is hyperbole, I have discussed this with several trusted advisers. The responses have been polarized. Concerns raised include sacrificing respect, confusing personal branding (I have a memorable last name), and making more formal colleagues uncomfortable. Is this a real mistake I'm in the process of making? Is this a simple age division issue? Might the informal name actually be a benefit?


texts: Academic Interview: What is your Greatest Weakness?

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A common interview question is "What is your greatest weakness?". Having done some online research on this, there are lots of articles on how to tackle this with generic job interviews, and the idea is to turn a negative into a positive. Some examples have been: "I'm not great at public speaking, but have been attending evening classes to improve", "I have trouble managing my work-life balance, but have recently been working on a more careful personalised timetable", and "I have not been great with deadlines, but I now give myself a personal deadline of 24 hours in advance".

However, academic interviews are often very specific, and focus on research, publications, collaborations, outreach, teaching etc. What are some examples of how to answer this question well, which are specific to academic interviews (e.g. for a postdoc / lectureship / professorship)?


texts: Who to ask for letters of recommendation when changing fields after PhD?

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I want to apply to competitive postdoc programs in a different field than the one of my PhD.  It asks for 3 recommendation letters. What to do if none of my collaborators is well-known in the target field/institutes?

I do have some papers "in between fields", but I didn't have enough opportunity to pursue this interest during my PhD (so neither papers nor collaborators are world-recognized).

Except for advisor, should I aim for:

collaborators in my main field (they won't be recognized in the target field, much less - target institution),
or collaborators from the cross-disciplinary paper (they won't be recognized either, but are from the right field),
or the most recognized profs in the target field (with whom I have been talking, but not collaborating)?


texts: faculty position: personal statement in the cover letter of a job application

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I am applying for a position in a state where my spouse is. Would it be a good idea to mention this fact in the cover letter so that they know that I am really interested in the position? I just want to make sure that it doesn't go against me.

Thanks.


texts: How economically efficient is the grant system?

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I wonder if someone (or eventually some country, organisation, etc ...) already evaluated the costs of the system of grants.

It costs at least the salary of the researcher who writes and gets the grant
but also the salary of all the researchers who didn’t get it, and could have done something else than writing a proposal
plus the costs in administration (e.g. the National Contact Point(s) in Europe at several places in each country)
plus the cost of organising the referral (travels, meetings, ...)
plus the cost of the grant itself, of course.

On the positive side, of course the entire society benefits from a completed grant.

So my questions are:

Are there some studies about the economical efficiency of the grant system?
What are their conclusions?
How much does the granting costs?
Are there other system evaluated?

Partially related questions :

How much time do researchers spend on writing grants?
How to quantify the loss in productivity due to time spent on writing proposals

but this question is really about the economy of research and factual investigations about the system of grants, not about feeling from researchers.


texts: Recent data supported by media report, not by peer-reviewed article?

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In the letter of intent for the dissertation proposal, the student reports data about the number of minority hires for x-number of program positions in the upcoming season. The source for the data is a sports newscast from February 2020; the season starts in September 2020.
The chair wanted a peer-reviewed article (not the newscast) for this data.
We (the student and I) have been unsuccessful in finding peer-reviewed articles for this data. Presumably (because we can't think of any other reason), such an article or article is elusive because the hiring event is so recent.
The recent data is truly relevant to the study.
What is an acceptable way for this dilemma to be reconciled? Initial thoughts are to cite more than one news source.
Note: This is a no-hurt feelings zone. If the question needs to be rephrased to comply with stackexchange guidelines, then ok. And if that is the case, then please give guidance.


texts: Austrian PhD without undergraduate degree?

texts: The Austrian school system used to not have undergraduates. So when graduated from a high school, you just got in a Master's program for about 2 years and then PhD program for about 4 years. However, we called it "Master" and "PhD".  So it means that "it is a PhD degree in Austria", but by American standards, it is actually "a Master's degree". Should I still list as "PhD" degree on my CV?


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I have a master's degree and I would like to study for a doctorate in Austrian universities and among the questions that are in the application is "Where do you want to carry out your project ? (library, archive, institute)".

How can I answer this question?


texts: What incentives do professors have to increase the PhD completion rate in their department?

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In other words:

  How do professors profit if a larger (rather than smaller) proportion of entering PhD students in their department complete their degree?

(At my department at least, it seems like the only benefit is "warm-glow altruism". A professor gains no more from having more students at her department complete their PhDs than I do by having fewer stray dogs in my town getting killed by traffic. A professor's career prospects does not seem in any way affected by whether 80% rather than just 50% of PhD students complete their degree. Not surprisingly, the completion rate, at least at my department, is closer to the latter.)

Note:  I am not asking whether it is a good idea to give professors stronger incentives to increase PhD completion rate. Neither am I asking for suggestions as to how PhD completion rates can be increased. Rather, I am asking what the incentives at present are (granting of course that this varies from place to place).


texts: What is the possibility of being rejected by Graduate school if a professor has already acclaimed to give me a RA offer

texts: I have passed several loops of evaluation by a professor, who would like to be my future advisor. He told me that he made his final decision on me and was pleased to offer me a RA position in his lab. He asked me to submit my application and he could expedite the application so that I could get the admission quickly. But I have a weakness of undergraduate GPA(3.01/4, he didnt ask for any transcript information during our connection). I'm waiting for the admission information but very uptight about the result. I'm super worried about being rejected by the graduate school because of my undergraduate gpa.


texts: Can a poster and publication have the same title?

texts: Can a poster and its related publication have the same title or do they have to be different?


texts: Quantity vs Quality of Publication during PhD

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My question is similar to this one but it applies to PhD who wants to find a postdoc position after graduation.

I am a PhD student who publishes a new paper as soon as there is an improvement in my research. Each year, I manage to publish 2 or 3 papers into high quality conferences but not the top one in my field.

Recently, a senior researcher suggests me to combine few improvements into one paper so that it will have more improvements in comparison to the previous one. It will result in less papers per year but increase the difference in term of research contribution between them. She argues that, in order to get into a good postdoc programme, the quality of paper is more important than the quantity and I should aim for top conference in the field with very high quality paper instead of good-but-not-great conference.

I wonder if my colleague's suggestion is correct and I should reduce the number of published papers per year in order to increase the difference in research contribution between them.

My field is computer science but answers from other fields are also welcome.


texts: Is it possible to get into graduate school for math with a non-math UG degree?

texts: I'm an undergraduate biology and chemical engineering dual major student. I recently got into pure math while I was researching patterns in biology which lead me down the rabbit hole of fractals and non-Euclidean geometry and eventually, lead me to number theory. I really enjoy the subjects. Is it possible for me to pursue my graduate studies in pure math? If so, what would be the necessary steps I should take to do the same? I am in my second year of studies and I do intend to take the GRE Math Subject test but I would really appreciate any other advice you could give me. Also, switching majors is not an option because my uni doesn't have a good math program. If you are reading this, I hope you have a nice day ahead.


texts: Is it a good or bad idea to list declined fellowships (for a PhD program) on one's curriculum vitae?

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E.g. as shown in the example here.

  2011—Centennial Fellowship, Princeton University Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences  (accepted)
  2011—Top Student Award, University of Washington (declined)
  2011—Program in Climate Change Fellowship, University of Washington (declined)
  2011—Faculty Fellowship, Columbia University (declined)
  2011—Charney Prize, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (declined)
  2011—Regents Fellowship, Scripps Institution of Oceanography (declined)
  2011—Chair’s Award, Stanford University Department of Earth and Environmental System Science (declined)


texts: Making your code publicly available: Does it have to undergo review?

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In cases when the authors would like to make their code available online after it is published, is it recommended for authors to make their code available for review when they submit technical papers for review and possible publication?

Side Note: The author may not necessarily choose to include his code for review because he is "hiding" something. The author may have questions like: (1) Is it the responsibility of the reviewer to review code? (2) What if one of the reviewers proves treacherous with the code? Even if he doesn't replicate the idea, he could add a few things to it and publish it without approving the initial submission for acceptance. For instance it had happened that a reviewer rejected a paper and now wants to publish an extension of such work. The rights of the author has to be respected to the letter especially for example a PhD contribution. The author must be confident that all these are addressed. Also, it is usually assumed that a good research is reproducible even when the code is not made available. Besides, several papers have earned the "respect" of researchers far and wide - and their source codes were not published.


texts: How normal is it to get email replies in ungrammatical English by a high indexed journal (in the context of lack of communication)?

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I submitted a brief report (2,000 words) to a high-indexed journal and after some five days sent an email stating that a preprint for the manuscript had been uploaded. A journal assistant replied he was to get back to me on the preprint as soon as they heard from the assigned editor (I thought: Whatever, it’s just a preprint notification.) However, after 20 days, there was no reply, and after a month, the manuscript was still at the With Editor stage.
I sent a short email to check whether an editor had been assigned and received the following reply: “Dear XY, Th editor has mailed to patience that he is working on the same. Best, XY” After the email, the status of the manuscript changed to "In Review". How would you interpret this?


texts: How to request a professor who has moved colleges to acknowledge project work?

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At the end of last semester , I had taken up some research work under a professor of a different department.

Now , I had been updating him with my progress on a weekly basis until my final exams arrived , due to which I was forced to put a hold on the project work.
After my final exams got over, I came to know that the professor has moved colleges.

So, I was thinking of mailing him the progress I have made on the project. Now , the issue is there has been almost a month since he moved colleges but I have anyway been constantly working on the project.

If I manage to get him to acknowledge my work and  get a recommendation from him, it would be pretty neat. So how do I go about framing the email?


texts: In creating a Google Scholar profile, should I use my personal email address or my university email address?

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I want to create a Google Scholar profile. As far as I can tell, such profiles are not transferable from email address to email address.  Should I use my personal email (Gmail) account, which I will hopefully have for the rest of my life?  Or should I use my university email, which is actually hosted and maintained by Google?  I am a post-doc and will be at my university for the foreseeable future -- probably for a few years, but not forever.

I have a personal Gmail account (e.g., johndoe@gmail.com).
My university's email addresses are hosted by Google. (My university email address is jdoe@myuniversity.edu, but it is hosted and maintained by Google


texts: What's the point of conferences on a CV?

texts: I've seen many academic CVs list the conferences the individual participated in, and I can't help but wonder how is this information useful? I can understand citing journal articles because this gives information as to the type of research the individual is doing, but I have no clue as to why listing conferences adds anything.


texts: Should I email a group regarding issues in work they've cited?

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(Preface: I'm just an undergraduate, so none of this actually matters; it just seemed an interesting case study.)
About years ago, a lab published a very unexpected result (in, I should add, a predatory journal).
Last year, another lab produced some evidence to support the paper (in, I should add, an even worse predatory journal, which doesn't matter except that they might not have heard of some of the issues in peer-review).
I failed to replicate the original results. There seem to be some subtle but serious issues with the original paper that might explain this; but I don't intend to publish this rough work. In particular, the method used in the original work is notorious for false positives.
I recently found out from funding reports that the other lab is still working on the phenomena and are probably done with their data-taking by now.
Is it even remotely good practice to send a quick email to the other lab with concerns?
(I wouldn't be concerned about bad work in C- journal, but this has some recent relevance.)


texts: The usage of a literally incorrect phrase to simplify the meaning in manuscripts

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I am writing a survey paper in computer science, where I frequently use the sentence:

  ....videos that are taken from uncalibrated monocular moving cameras....

In long sentences, the above phrase makes the meaning very complex. I found in some papers:

  ....uncalibrated monocular moving videos....

Although this phrase is not literally correct (because the adjectives should describe the camera, not the videos), it is widely used. I would like to know, whether this usage is OK in order to make the sentences shorter.


texts: Is it possible to get into Psychology research after a PhD in HCI (human computer interaction)?

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I'm very interested in psychology research, especially exploring patterns and reason of behaviour, and mechanisms of human mind. During my PhD, I spent considerable amount of time exploring cognitive and neuropsychology literature, and conducted quite a few behavioural and user studies. I'm very confident of my skills in designing experiments and statistics.

My questions are:

Is it possible to be employed by a psychology department merely with
these skills and knowledge?
Should I rather try other types of jobs
which could compromise between my interest and skills?

A little bit more about my background: I did one-year taught master course in psychology, but both my undergraduate and PhD were in computer science departments.


texts: Can I keep items purchased out of my startup funds?

texts: I am a new faculty in US based university. Surprisingly, when I arrived to my new office, there was no computer in it. I wonder, if I will buy a computer with my startup, would I be able to keep it for myself when I will leave the university?


texts: Teacher put all of the answers to the homework in white font?

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We have Science homework due tomorrow and it's basically a "fill in the boxes" homework about energy in Microsoft Word. Well, my friends and I quickly realised that the teacher had put all of the answers in white font in the boxes. So, all we need to do is change the font to black and there's our homework.

I really don't know if this was an accident, intentional or a trap to test which of us are honest or not. So what do I do?

Do I just turn the font to black, read it over and laugh at how easy it was, or do I delete the boxes and actually try? I know which one I should do, of course, but if all the people in my class have done that and the answers are the same, what do I do?


texts: Internships for PhD students (e.g. in data science or programming)

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I still have 2-2.5 years of my PhD program, but it want to try my skills in programing, especially in the taste of data science (needless to say, I do it overnight for some hobby projects and I like it a lot).

Moreover, as working in companies may seem as one of the options "what to do after getting PhD", I would be nice to test how does it work for me in practice, and to learn skills, network, etc.

Is there such a thing as internships (e.g. in data science or programming) for PhD students?

If so, where to search for them?

(If it changes anything, I'm doing PhD in EU; but US would be a nice target.)


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Why  Elsevier Journals don't change status of a paper?

I am new to this publishing world and I don't have much knowledge in this field.
I am Junior Researcher.

I communicated only one paper until now  in Elsevier Journal.

My question is "Do Elsevier Journals not change status of a manuscript"?

I have submitted my manuscript nearly 5 months back and it is still showing the status "With Editor"

I am kinda confused whats going on.

How will a researcher come to know about its status?

I did mail the Editor two times but got no reply.

What should I do? Should I continue waiting and hope that one day I will get some reply and status will change?

Do all Elsevier Journals keep the same status from Day 1 until acceptance which is "With Editor"?


texts: Acceptence of cross-major master application in Germany

texts: I am planing to apply for a Master of Computer Science in Germany, as an undergrads with a major in Physics. Although I have taken a bunch of CS courses covering core concepts such as programming languages, data structures & algorithm, networking and databases, with an additional exchange experience with its major in CS, transferring from a theoretical science to a applied engineering is still not a minor gap. Some people are saying German universities are rather harsh compared to Americans in terms of openness to cross-major application. Therefore I would like to know it is really so difficult?


texts: When should someone be a coauthor instead of being in the acknowledgements?

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We had a master's student working on our project.  He set up a database for us, and wrote some of the initial code with me in a pair programming session.  At one point, he had more commits to the repository than any of the other students working on the project.  Then he went to do an internship for the summer, and after that my advisor did not want to keep him on the project for some reason, even though I thought he was friendly and easy to work with.

My advisor chose not to list him as a coauthor, and put him in the acknowledgements section instead.  However, there was another guy (a professor) who didn't write any code at all, and wasn't there throughout most of the project, but he wrote the introduction and related work sections for us, and he got listed as a coauthor, even though he probably did a day's worth of work on the project (maybe two).  In fact, my advisor gave him the coveted last author position, even though my advisor came up with the idea and directed the whole project.

What determines who gets put as a coauthor, and who gets put in the acknowledgement sections?


texts: How do I tactfully tell my advisor (who's much busier than I am) that I'm too busy to do such-and-such?

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I recognize my advisor is busier than I am. But, nonetheless, I feel the need to tell her sometimes that I am overloaded with too many tasks and I need to push a deadline back or pass on some request.

How do other people handle this tactfully?


texts: recommendations for increasing the visibility and ranking of a faculty?

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I was wondering what it really matters for a university to climb in the university rankings, for example in Science fields such as Mathematics, Physics or Computer Science?
I found that there are the following different services to let people know about lecturer's research in a Faculty:

Google Scholar, I believe that one can put here even articles not peer-reviewed
Scopus, the service indexed by Elsevier
WebofScience, I have not used directly, but I believe is somewhat like Scopus

But I believe that services like Google Scholar are like arXiv, in the way that one can put a link to any research paper that one has made irrelevant if it was a good conference or not.

It is not better to aim to conferences that would be indexed in Scopus, DBLP, or that will use Scimago to raise the score of an institucion?

So what is the recommendation in these cases, to try that the papers are indexed in well known sites or a new faculty should only aim to have web presence?


texts: When you accept a tenure-track position in the USA, how long are you expected to stay? Does it look bad if you change jobs a couple times after a few years at each university? Is there an unspoken standard?


texts: Withdrawing paper from a conference after presentation due to error

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Please refer to the following link for details. I am planning to send an e-mail to the conference chairs regarding my withdrawal.
I wanted to seek help from the experts in the community for drafting the e-mail since I believe that it should be very carefully crafted since it is going to cause inconvenience to the conference committee(even though I haven't submitted the copyright form and the paperwork hasn't started yet).

What are the details that I should include in my e-mail? Do I need to be specific about the error or just write that I've discovered an error in the paper(considering the fact that I will continue to work on the paper and submit it to a journal)? Also, what possible responses should I expect from them?
Any help would be highly appreciated. I am having problems sleeping since the day I've discovered the error and cannot concentrate on my work. I just want to make the fact explicit and move ahead.


texts: What is "technology in the classroom" that so many job applications ask for?

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I am applying for academic mathematics positions, and I noticed that a few job applications ask for experience using technology in the classroom.

What use of "technology" in the classroom are these hiring committees looking for in an applicant?

The only things I can think of for mathematics is the use of computing programs, or videos and demonstrations shown on a projector.


texts: Recommendation letter for application to CS graduate program from professors in math?

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I graduated from Dept A with a master degree, and then pursued a PhD in Dept B (which is applied math). But I left the PhD program in B this fall. I am now applying to some CS master programs (including some professional master programs and non-professional ones).

My research in Dept A used some computer programming and machine learning methods, although A isn't CS. In Dept B, however, most of my experiences were taking courses and doing TA, and very little research in stochastic processes.

I asked my previous research advisor in Dept A for a letter of recommendation. He politely say no, because we didn't have academic interaction in the last three years after I joined Dept B. Also I guess that the fact that I didn't finish PhD in Dept B may  be another reason. Note that he recommended me when I applied to PhD program in Dept B, and he knew little about computer programming.

So I find some professors in Dept B, whom I took probability and stochastic processes courses from  or was a TA for. I was wondering if their recommendation letter will help my application to a CS master program  (including some professional master programs and non-professional ones), given that these are two different areas and my experience with CS was mostly from my master study in Dept A?

Does recommendation from my previous research advisor in Dept A really not help much, because our collaboration was too old, compared to recommendation from the professors in Dept B?

What if I am applying to PhD Programs in Statistics, instead of CS master programs?


texts: Potential supervisor replied but did not explicitly say if he is ready to supervise

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I sent an email to a potential supervisor for PhD in Computer Science with a concise introduction, research I am exploring and a brief about how one of his publication is relevant to my research. Put in some good question around it as well. Then I asked if he is willing to take PhD candidates in his lab.

I received a response within half an hour of sending the mail. Though the content is a bit ambiguous. It says, "Thanks. There is just one position available in a particular stream. So please go ahead and apply."

How do I interpret it? Does this mean he is ready to supervise? He didn't put in any response to my question though. How do I reply to him further as I'll have to mention in the application if the supervisor is ready to take me in.


texts: Re-typesetting an old paper, what to do with the result?

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I am using an old paper, published in 1986.
It is in the form of a "Letter to Nature" (which is a scientific journal).
It doesn't appear to be typeset in TeX, at least not TeX as we know it today.
Furthermore, it is a scanned copy, so it is just a image, embedded as a PDF.
The lack of multiline equations, and highlight-able text is getting to me.

I'm considering re-typesetting it myself by hand in LaTeX (it is quite short)
for my own benefit and understanding.

The paper is still being cited today, and is used in university courses to teach the subject. It seems a waste to have gone to the effort to retype it neater, and then just leave it in my draws.
If I re-typeset it, what can/should I do with the new version?

Can I host it online myself (giving full credit to the authors)?
Should I send a copy to authors, for them to do with as they will?
Are there issues with the fact that it has been published in Nature? Perhaps they have some copyright on it?


texts: How to learn the format of a scientific paper, to emulate it?

texts: I'm a high school student, and I'm planning on doing a few simple chemistry experiments in my spare time (not as a part of any class). I thought it might be fun to write up a faux-paper on one or more of them. Unfortunately, I don't know anything about the format of real scientific papers - are there any guides I could read? How standardized is paper format?


texts: Do I add an acknowledgement upon initial submission? (to an anonymous review)

texts: When do I add anacknowledgement to a (philosophy of science) article?. Even though the acknowledgement does not specify my name, it does say something about where the work was done. Do I add the acknowledgement only when the article is accepted?


texts: I am going to prepare the draft my Ph.D thesis and plan to submit it to my PhD advisor. Should I write the acknowledgement part in the first draft, or it must be written in the final draft?


texts: Why is online course enrollment limited to specific times when a course is offered?

texts: Online course providers like edX and coursera offer free courses, but you can only take/enroll the courses at specific times of the year (not any time). Why is that? If you just want to learn something (not for a degree in accredited institutions), it would be much easier if you could do it online anytime.


texts: Can you ever get funded while you are in a different country?

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I'm not quite sure where this question fits, but is it possible in any field to get funded while you are abroad? As a post-doc is it possible to get funded say while you work remotely? I'm mainly talking in the EU.

This is purely hypothetical I'm just curious if this would ever be possible for any scientist. Maybe more possible for a theorist, someone who doesn't need a lab or equipment.


texts: Efficient method to receive alerts for new publications

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I am currently using Google Scholar to receive alerts (emails) for new publications in my field. However, to my understanding (I might be wrong) Google Scholar doesn't allow to:

Use regular expression

might very useful for looking at variants (noun, adjective, adverb) of the word of interest

Indicate the field where the matching pattern should be found

author name: if you write the name of an author, you just get all the paper that (s)he publish and all the papers that cite him/her. Also, if the author has a short and common name such as Do then, Google Scholar will basically send tons of articles.
title: If I am looking for a concept that is used in a whole lot of different papers but only few papers really work on it such as the word evolution for example, then it would be useful to be able to ask for publications that contain the word evolution in the title only.
Journal: Well... because we all have our favourite journals.

Use AND and OR statements

Such as for example: Give me all new publications which author is John Smith AND where the word action potential is present in the title OR the article has neurophysiology as a keyword. Something like  author: John Smith AND (title: action potential OR keyword: neurophysiology)

There are probably various algorithms that can be found online that would allow one to receive alerts for new publications. Can you give me recommendations of what (and why) is best to use for receiving alerts?

FYI: My field is evolutionary biology and more precisely theoretical population genetics. I am particularly bothered by the fact that I am working on the concept of robustness in evolutionary developmental biology but the word robustness has meaning in so many different sciences and I just receive tons of alerts that are no relevant to my work.


texts: How do I go about getting into the engineering field with only a design degree from almost a decade ago?

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Due to health problems, I wasn't able to study well enough during my teenage years + 20s and I did not study or pursue something that truly interests me; instead I just graduated with a degree because it was easier for me at that time. My passion has always been in science - especially Robotics/Engineering or Physics. It has been bothering me for years and I know I can't get this thought out of my head unless I give it a try. I've been saving up money to study again and now I have the chance to do it, but I don't know how or where to start, not to mention I don't even know if it's "wise" to do it in my 30s.

My thinking is to ultimately get into a graduate program at a decent school; but before I do that, I'll need to have a foundation in math and science, and possibly a second degree in engineering or some relevant field. I tried so hard to find a school in the US that offers second degree in engineering but still didn't have luck, except for the ones that are less reputable in this field, and I'm not sure if it's going to be a problem when I try to apply for a more reputable grad program. So I assume it would probably take me 5-6 years. And by the time I graduate, I will be in my late 30s. I'm not worried about how much time I'm going to spend but I need to know if it's a field that welcomes older people to seek entry level employment after they graduate. Is there anything wrong with my "plan"? If so, what would be a better approach for me to do this? Any recommendations on schools/programs and how to go about it is highly appreciated! Thanks a lot!


texts: Details an applicant should include/exclude in an introductory letter to a prospective grad school adviser?

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I'm applying for graduate school (PhD in computer science), and I'm considering writing to faculty whose research areas match with what I intend to pursue, to understand:

Whether they'd be looking for new students at all in the coming year?
If they did, would they be potentially interested in my profile (I know no-one would guarantee an acceptance without me going through the process of application), but it would help to know if they would not be interested at all in me - which would leave me  free apply to other schools in which I get a neutral/positive response.

Keeping the above in mind, what would be the best way to introduce myself in the first mail?

What should be the salutation - I know "Respected Sir" sounds archaic, but was wondering if "Dear Professor X" sounded too informal or not!
Do I state my credentials (details of where I did my undergrads/masters) first, or do I state my purpose in writing to him/her?
How to mention my background concisely, without giving too much details, while at the same time not "underselling" myself as a potential grad student?
I want to give a link to my resume/profile hosted on my website - should I embed the hyperlink, or is it better to write the link in plain text?
How do I end such a letter - the obvious ones (such as "see you soon" or "till we meet again") being not quite suitable in this case)?

I'm basically afraid of saying too much (causing vexation) or too little (resulting in no response to my missive). I understand that the faculty are accustomed to seeing their inbox flooded with such mails each year, few of which ever get a positive response - which may not always be due to lack of an interesting profile, but the manner in which the mail is worded (Many professors have explicitly mentioned on their websites that they would not respond to generic "Do you have funding" type of queries no matter what the credentials of the student are!).

Though my interest is specific to CS, I believe it would apply to other fields as well. Also, I would be interested in the opinions of both present faculty members (who have to sort through such mails), and past applicants to grad-school (who have the experience of successfully writing to their advisers before applying)...


texts: Can I update my research paper before the camera ready date?

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I am trying to finalize the last version of my accepted paper. I have followed the suggestions that I got from the reviewers. While I am editing, I found that a relevant research paper that could benefit my argument if I include it in the related work.

I am just asking if it is ok to extend my reference list (one of the references is self-citation) will it have any bad implications?


texts: Should I change my Ph.D. department to better reflect the nature of my project?

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I am in the first year of my Ph.D. program and, if everything goes well, in the end I will get my Ph.D. in Civil Engineering.

The problem is that my project, beside finding application to building materials, is way more related to other disciplines, like Physics. In fact, my second supervisor is in the Physics department and physics is also my background. I think that obtaining a Ph.D. in Physics or Materials Science would tell more about the type of research I am doing.

So my question is, do you think it is possible to keep my project, working in the same departments with the same supervisors, but changing the field in which I will graduate? Or is it the type of research that counts at the end of the day?


texts: What to do when haven't heard back from potential supervisor who is moving?

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I had contacted a potential supervisor and got a positive response from him. He said that he is interested but he said we should do a skype interview first. He also stated that he is moving to another university in 4 weeks and explained a few conditions and asked if I am still interested. I had no issue with the place or university since I am interested to work with him so I replied and sent my skype id for interview. Its been a week and I haven't heard back from him. I think he might be busy as he said that he will be moving to some other university.

Shall I write him again and if yes how do I start the conversation again or shall I wait for his response?.


texts: Master's in computer science vs Master's in information technology

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I have a BS in computer science and have been working as a developer for the last 6 months after my graduation. I am interested in pursuing a master's degree and I'm not sure which program, computer science or information technology, would open more academic and professional doors.

I will have ~3 years of relevant experience after completing any program and my job will pay for ~80% of my education.

What program have you taken, what doors has it opened? Has it gotten you interviews, or moved you up the ladder faster?


texts: Would it be weird to cold email former students of a prospective advisor?

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I was accepted to a PhD program, and the two professors I mentioned in my application have reached out to me to discuss research. Now I am wondering what is the best way to gather information on them. Is it considered odd to cold email a recently graduated student from the program? Or current students? I'll likely be in the same community as these people for awhile so don't want to be considered strange ...
Basically, almost all the PhD advice I've come across stresses the importance of talking to an advisor's students. But how do I contact these people? I will be visiting the school but am not sure I will have time to both meet with all of the faculty I'm interested in and their students.


texts: I am an undergrad physics student and my research experience has mainly been in the field of Condensed Matter Physics. Through the experience I have come to realize that it is not what I want to continue with and wish to change my specialization when I apply for my masters. If I were to contact an advisor from a field different from the one I have some experience working in to join a group for say a Research Masters, will the experience (despite it being in a different field) work in my favour?


texts: Does submitting a paper in Latex format enhance the chances of acceptance?

texts: If there is an option to submit your paper in either Latex or Word, which format should be given preference? Does it affect the chances of acceptance? My paper relates to computer science & engineering, with a few mathematical formula, diagrams, and tables.


texts: Citing papers, that are cited within a paper?

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I am reading a paper which discussing the change in a specific idea in a field of science over time. I would like to basically summarize the points in the paper but in a smaller fashion by taking some quotes and explaining how they relate to my situation.

For instance, in the paper I am reading the author said "in 2002, Stanley and Miikkulainen [SM02b] argued that the topology of a neural network also affects their functionality" where the tag [SM02b] is a reference to a entry in the author's bibliography.

Is it sufficient to only cite the author of the paper, or do I need to cite both the author of the paper and the author of the paper the author cited in the paper?


texts: Editorial perception/bias regarding preprints in bioinformatics

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The quality of a journal manuscript submission being equal, does posting a preprint on arXiv or bioRxiv hurt your chances of publication in a journal? I'm asking about bioinformatics, for journals such as

Genome Biology
Genome Research (CSHL)
BMC Bioinformatics
Bioinformatics (OUP)
PLOS Computational Biology … etc.

So what's the perception regarding having preprints of a paper for the journals in the above list? Do you think it could hurt ones chances slightly for acceptance?

I checked the policy of these journals, and preprints are not considered prior/duplicate publications, and are allowed. On the other hand Cell says they will consider it, but want you to talk to the editor first about your motivations etc. Doesn't sound very open to preprints. And ISMB partners with Cell Systems as far as I know.


texts: What is the best way (terminology) for a postdoc (PDRA) to refer to their 'boss'/'supervisor'?

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A postdoc, postdoctoral research assistant in a university on a contract has a supervisor or a boss. They may not be the PI on the grant which pays the salary as it may contain other universities as well.

In conversation and in email, what is the best term to use for your postdoc boss? Something doesn't seem correct with the term boss or manager, or even supervisor.


texts: How can I put my publications into Scopus?

texts: I've got many papers which are not on Scopus, but are picked up by Google Scholar. How do I include all those other papers into Scopus?


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I'm taking for granted several fact about higher-education system in the US, such as:

Professors can move freely between universities, even ones outside US. They are in this regard like professional football players.
(Not every country wholeheartedly allows this.)
Lecturers can obtain tenure position. (Some countries are in the habit of "perpetually in 5-year contracts")
There is such a thing as liberal arts education.  (Not all
countries have this!)
An undergraduate student can take a major and a minor in their study. (Some countries prefer to have only majors)
...

My question: where can I find documents regarding all these higher education system rules and statute? Which part is governed by the government (state/federal), and which part is decentralized to the univ. management?

Links to such documents (US/UK/Australia/Can.) or Wikipedia pages would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!


texts: Font size of text within image/graph for MS Thesis

texts: Can somebody suggest what should be the optimal font size of text like axis ticks, axis label, legend etc. ?


texts: Is there a "Rate my Advisor" type website?

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I am not sure about the incentive effects of websites such as ratemyprof.com, as Professors with tenure may or may not care about undergrad students. However, they may be more serious about graduate students (supervision, co-authorship etc).

Does a ratemyadvisor type website exist?

This is important (I think) because relationships between supervisor-supervisee are probably more profound (given the time investment) and have arguably more ramifications on the future (reference letters bear more weight).

Any thoughts are welcome!


texts: Letter of recommendations from computer science professor for humanities?

texts: I am trying to apply for humanities (PhD is pure humanities) graduate school in USA next year. I am going to graduate with a bachelor in computer science. The application requires three letters of recommendation, how am I supposed to get those letters of recommendations? We studied zero humanities subjects. I study in Europe.


texts: Same review for Math Reviews and Zentralblatt

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I have been serving for several years as a reviewer for both Mathematical Reviews (MathSciNet) and ZbMath.

Earlier this year, I received an invitation for a paper for MR which I already reviewed for ZbMath. I dug up my old review and submitted it to MathSciNet without giving it much thought.

But there seems to be a pattern emerging. I received an invitation from MR for two more papers I already reviewed for ZbMath.

So here are my questions:

Do the editors of MR know/check who reviewed the paper for ZbMath in order
to find suitable reviewers?
What do I do about the double reviews?

My idea was to just refuse to write the reviews. But if the answer to the first question would be yes, then the editors know that I have a thorough review lying around. Just resubmitting this one would save a colleague from writing a new one.


texts: Editor invited after minor revision submitted

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According to editor guideline on springer website "Accept with minor revisions is actually a commitment to ultimately publish the paper, provided the authors answer the remaining concerns (which should be relatively minor) in a timely and proper way."
However, one of my article which was accepted with minor revision is now  under "Editor Invited" status after the submission of revised version. I sent an email to editor, who was handling my article, he said he can not see revised version on system.
Is it possible that an article might be handed over to another editor at final stages by journal office without notifying the handling editor?
How it can affect the overall review process? Should I expect more delay and more chances of rejection even the decision was Accept with minor revisions?


texts: Can a postdoc change his/her supervisor in Sweden?

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In Sweden, a PhD student can change its supervisor according to the higher education rules and regulations. They actually have quite a lot of rights during their studies. I wanted to know if this is also the case for a Postdoc working at a Swedish university?
Note that this question is purely about the legal aspects of the matter.


texts: Is it okay to ask a professor from another university for class lecture notes of a course that he offered on that university?

texts: I find two very interesting courses that were offered in the Spring 2019 semester at ETH Zürich. Unfortunately, their class lecture notes are not shared publically. I wonder if it is appropriate to email the professors and ask them for class notes.


texts: Doing an individual PhD in Germany from abroad

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In the next months I was planning to start an individual PhD in the Humanities at a German university. However, due to coronavirus restrictions I might not be able (or it might not be advisable) to move there for some months; while remaining in my home country, I might have to get a (non-academic) job in order to support myself.
Hence my question: assuming my potential supervisor agrees to keep most of our interactions virtual (videocalls/mails/etc), with occasional personal meetings, is it possible and feasible to pursue an individual Phd in Germany living (and perhaps working) in another country? As far as I know, both the PhD type (individual doctorate/Einzelpromotion) and the study field (Humanities) may allow for a larger degree of autonomy on the side of the candidate.
Please note the question is largely theoretical -- hopefully, I'll be able to move to Germany as soon as possible and find funding or employment there.


texts: Updating a Professor on Denying School Offer

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While considering my options, I reached out to a couple professors to inquire on their work. Ultimately, I've opted not to go to the school in question, though I would love to work with that professor in the future, if he is willing to be a co-advisor of sorts. While he has not explicitly said he is willing to work with me, I'd like to send an email informing him of my situation.

I ultimately decided to matriculate [elsewhere], but would love assist you in your future work if at all possible.

I feel this comes off as if I assume he is already willing, but am trying to express the opposite, where the burden of "willingness to collaborate" is on him? If that makes sense? Thanks in advance.


texts: Is there an Advantage to have a Teaching Statement with References

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I will be on the job market, again, next year.  I am looking for a position that emphasizes teaching. I wrote a new teaching statement each year for the past two years since I just graduated with my Ph.D. last year, and I am relatively new to teaching, my teaching philosphy continually changes.

I am including writing a teaching statement that includes references.  My teaching statement usually includes a narration of what I actually do in class, and explanation of assignments I give.  Education research also informs how I do things in class, and I would like to justify why I do things with references to education papers.

I am in mathematics, and I notice that a lot of math teaching statements do not include references, which makes me think this is out of the norm.

Will my teaching statement be stronger if I provide references?  Or will this be unusual and better be left out of my statement?


texts: Are magazines (journals) "Scientific American" and "Popular Science" peer reviewed?

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Wikipedia says that New Scientist publishes articles which are not peer-reviewed.

But I found no information about "Scientific American" (SciAm) and "Popular Science" (PopSci).


texts: How to deal with (ex-) supervisor not meeting promise to write reference letter

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Before actually submitting anything, I contacted one of my ex-supervisors and he agreed to write a reference letter for me. That was almost a month ago. Then, the first time he received the invitation to submit a reference for me (invitation self-generated from the online application system), he promised he will submit it "soon" with enthusiasm.

However, days went by, after two weeks of the initial invitation, nothing was received. I therefore sent a reminder to him and he again said he will submit it in one to two days (he did mention he was a bit busy). Now a week has passed and still nothing. The deadline for getting the reference is closing soon (in two weeks).

What should I do? I have options to send him an email reminder personally (I cannot call him because we live in different countries right now). Or I can re-send an invitation via the application system. Which one would be more polite, as well as more effective in getting him to actually write it?


texts: Should honorifics be included in acknowledgments?

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In the “acknowledgments” section at the end of a paper, I currently have a sentence saying:

  The authors thank Bob Johnson for discussions and insightful comments

However, I wonder: Bob’s full name is Robert Z. Johnson, he is a professor and a fellow of the Royal Society. Should his title be used? What about post-nominal letters? And middle initial? Finally, is it “Bob” or “Robert”?

I initially went with “Bob Johnson”, because that’s how everyone calls him (heck, his academic webpage is title “Bob Johnson”!). But is that appropriate?


texts: Is it usual that a master’s program refuses to reveal graduation percentage?

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I’m preparing to apply for two master’s programs. For one of the programs, I asked an advisor how many people graduate each year.

I asked because of the 350 people who apply each year about 120 are admitted. (It’s an online master’s.) This is a very high number to me, especially when compared to the other program I’m considering. So it makes me curious how many people actually graduate, which also can give me insight into competition in the workforce.

She told me they don’t keep records of graduate numbers because it fluctuates from year to year.

This sounds extremely fishy to me. Is this a common practice for master’s programs?


texts: Will anybody actually read your research and teaching statements?

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When applying to faculty jobs, how much weight is given to your research/teaching statements?  Talking with a few folks on admissions committees at Very Good Departments in Big Research Universities, I was told in no uncertain terms that

your letters get you the interview,
your talk and individual meetings get you the job,
nothing else really matters,

where "nothing" includes your research statement, your teaching statement, the content of your publications, or your hairdo.  Of course, I am working with a very small sample here.  How true is this sentiment?  (And if it is true, why keep asking us young folks to write these hackneyed teaching statements that nobody ever reads?)  More importantly,

Question: For those who have been on faculty hiring committees, what are the actual criteria you use to invite applicants?

By actual (in bold and italics) I don't mean "what the job posting specifies" or "what the department charter says you're supposed do," but rather "how you actually make these decisions in a meeting right before lunch while preoccupied with a grant proposal due at midnight and the fact that the cafeteria is going to fill up with noisy smelly undergrads if you don't get there soon."


texts: Writing an Original State of the Art Section When There Are Recent (Meta-)Surveys for the Topic

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Problem
In many fields, it is customary that every paper has a section describing the state of the art of the field, to give a background and show familiarity with related works. While sometimes, this can mean an exhaustive enumeration of related works in the area, other times it is more useful to reference literature reviews or surveys. However, this can be a problem: If a recent survey of the field exists, there is the danger of plagiarizing the survey. This is even more of a problem with meta-surveys, since otherwise you might just use several distinct surveys (if available).
What I found
For a similar question, one answer proposes referencing both the survey and the original work. However, wouldn't it still look weird if the entire section consists of mainly one reference, that is paired with several others?
Question
Which works do you cite in a state of the art section, when there is a recent and thorough survey for the topic of your paper?


texts: Is there a viable path to a top Math PhD program through a non-flagship state school

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I know this is a topic frequently talked about here, but I'm coming from a different point than any of the posts I've found so I figured I'd ask.

This post is less of a "can I do it?" question and more of a "what do I have to do to do it?".

Currently I'm finishing up my 3rd year of high school, but graduating a year early because my school doesn't have any more courses along my paths of interest (Math, Physics, Comp Sci). While applying for colleges, I decided to go to UTSA because of some meetings I had with a few of the professors there who said they'd be glad to mentor me into mathematics and that there would be plenty of research opportunities (one of the main focus's of their honors college), and while I know it's not a top 20 school, I really enjoyed my experience there. I'll be entering taking Calc 3, Linear Algebra, and a Proofs course because the school wouldn't let me skip any more than that on my first year before I prove that I can handle it.

Over this last school year I've taught myself Calc 1/2/3, Linear Algebra, and basic proofs and set theory. (Apostol Calc 1/2, Spivak Calc, Velleman Proofs, Greub/Werner Linear Algebra) and want to continue self studying (under supervision of a prof hopefully) while taking my courses. If I spent a solid 6-8 hours a day basically everyday working towards progressing so I can take graduate courses as soon as I can, do you think this would be enough to be able to weasel into a good graduate program assuming I have good test scores, GPA, as much research as I'm able to help with, and participating in the campus math clubs.

Basically, I'm wondering how much I have to make up for a lackluster high school career. During middle school I was near the top of the state in UIL and Mathcouts consistently, but my high school did not have any academics math teams so I missed out on all that.

Another possibility would be to transfer to UT Austin after my first year to their mathematics program, but I'm not so sure that would be beneficial.

Ultimately, academia is the dream, so I'm willing to dedicate myself to seeing it happen if it's possible.

Thank you for your help!


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In the UK, a number of scientific associations like the Royal Society of Biology or the Institute of Physics offer competitive travel grants to PhD students and early-career researchers. They are typically small in value, around £500. Nevertheless, it is funding that I have independently obtained, and I would like to include such travel grants on my CV for postdoc applications.
What is a good way to include such funding on a CV? I'm not sure if putting them under "grants" is the best approach because that's usually for research funding. Also, should I list all such small awards separately or, if I have several of them, just state that I obtained a number of travel grants totalling £XXX from organisations YYY and ZZZ?


texts: What does it say about someone that accepts adding their name to a publication without doing any of the work?

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I'm a government researcher in R&D and have spent my career doing and publishing my own work.  Some time ago I was asked to take over some research from another scientist that was being transferred.  She barely started the work and all I ended up receiving were some rough notes for background info - no actual analysis.  I told her that since it was her project at the start, I would add her name to the publication as a co-author.

I have since spent several months doing the research and analysis and am ready to submit the publication.  Since I did promise her to add her name, I did so fully expecting her to tell me to remove it since all the work was really mine - I didn't even use her notes.  All she did was thank me for adding it.

I guess I'm disappointed in her decision to keep her name on the publication.  Is that unethical on her part?