Unanswered Questions
1,563 questions with no upvoted or accepted answers
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Is there a "blind" e-print service?
Motivated by questions such as Double blind review allowing arXiv submissions :
is there a respectable e-print website (ideally Arxiv itself) that allows me to submit a "blind preprint", i.e....
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What is an example of a journal based in China which "warns authors that they are not affiliated with any paper-selling companies"?
Regarding the following quote:
... editors say an increasing number of journals based in China warn authors that they are not affiliated with any paper-selling companies.
Mara Hvistendahl, China'...
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Google scholar doesn't send me citation alerts
Google Scholar fails to send me citation alerts or alerts when articles have been auto-included in my profile. This happened about a year ago; before that, Scholar faithfully sent me the updates. In ...
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How to search for C++ on Web of Science?
Is there a way to search for the exact keyword "C++" (i.e. the programming language) in the Web of Science database? Unfortunately, by default the ++ signs are ignored and I get millions of ...
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Number of international doctoral students in the US: how to reconcile OECD data and SEVIS data?
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the US Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) apparently disagree on the number of international doctoral ...
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Volunteer Research Positions in German Academia: Desperate or Strategic?
I'm seeking advice on re-entering academia in Germany and finding research opportunities. I'm a foreigner with a permanent residence permit in Germany and a B1 German language level.
I hold a PhD in ...
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Lack of publications as a barrier to apply for a master's degree?
My name is Rafael. I'm 24 years old and from Colombia. I'm an agronomist, and I have been working at a small regional university, the University of Tolima, for two years as a research assistant on an ...
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Is there a book equivalent to « Good work if you can get: How to succeed in academia » but for European / UK academia?
I found Jason Brennan’s book very useful when applying to my PhD and planning long term about my academic career.
However I am doing my PhD in Europe and although I’d like to explore US academia at ...
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How would graduate studies in Japan differ from those in the US, specifically for mathematics?
I have decided to make an academic transition from Electrical and Electronics Engineering into Mathematics after graduation. Although my first degree is from an Asian country it is a well accredited ...
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Can I map ISO standards to DOIs?
DOIs are specified in ISO 26324, but can I refer to that standard by DOI? In other words, is there a systematic mapping from ISO standard numbers (possibly including parts and release years) to DOI ...
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What are specific instructions for writing a Methods section of a research paper to documents the use of an AI tool?
I am tryin to support graduate students in documenting their use of AI tools for data science capstone projects. I know to include in the Methods or Acknowledgements section, but I need to provide ...
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Do APA article titles that include the title of a book italicize the book title within the article title?
I have an APA question that I cannot seem to find a clear answer to within the APA 7th edition Style guide. When citing the title of an article of an article whose title includes the title of a ...
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Make Google Scholar re-identify a paper's citations
A few weeks ago, Google Scholar asked if I wanted to update the title of my thesis (the publication website and the document itself had different titles for some unknown reason). I accepted the ...
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Potential Plagiarism by a reviewer (that we recommended to PC chair)
I recently submitted a paper to a conference and received four positive reviews and one negative review. The negative reviewer did not want any discussion on the paper, so we contacted the program ...
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What is important when creating a set of research notes
In the process of trying to improve my efficiency I came across this question (which recently appeared in the active section): What are the efficient ways of keeping track of research literature?
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