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Request for Changes to the Author List

I need to change the corresponding author in my paper. The journal asked to submit a form which is about changes in the author list. The text is as follows : Do I still need to submit this form. I ...
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Is it possible to edit name in a paper at the stage of pre-proof correction after acceptance?

I am a part of a collaboration in an article. The paper is accepted in a journal and we are asked to check the pre-proof version. Now I see initial part of my name is missing. For, example if my name ...
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Paper with potentially inappropriately-ordered authors, should a journal act?

A journal I handle recently received a paper that looks like a student's project. Reasons to think this include the research conducted, the writing style (e.g. the paper describes things which ...
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Found error in my journal paper, correct preprints?

I found an error in one of my journal papers several months after publication. The error doesn't affect my results, but I mistook the prior state of the art. I misreported a feature of a prior work. ...
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Would most prestigious journal editors reject one-author papers written by newbies?

I have heard over and over again that most journal editors have a negative attitude against papers with one author when the author is a less-experienced non-academic (let's say a Master's graduate), ...
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How should fair credit assignment work in this situation?

Person A suggested to person B that they implement a certain existing methodology, X, to solve problem Y. And offered to lead by advising while B be the driving force. Now B found another key question ...
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Authorship disagreement between PhD student and supervisor

I completed my PhD thesis two years ago. My thesis subject was supported as a project by my university scientific research committee. In this project my supervisor was principal investigator and I was ...
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How to submit paper if the student has graduated (and does not return emails)

I was working with a student of mine on a paper, and we completed about %90+ of the work - implementation, experiments and paper writing. He had to graduate before his student visa was up, so after he ...
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Adding name to previously published pre print in new journal

Can we add a coauthor to a previously published preprint and submit it to a peer-reviewed journal? I know we can publish the pre print in many journals but how about adding name? Please note that the ...
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Submitting two articles to the same journal at the same time similar ideas but different surgeries?

I am part of two different labs that are studying very similar things. One is the impact of smoking on elbow or shoulder replacement, and the other is the impact of smoking on wrist replacement. They ...
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Former colleagues listed me as a coauthor on a paper without consulting me. Should I make an issue of it, or let it go?

Google Scholar notified me this morning that I had a new paper in my profile, which I was not expecting. The work in question was published by a collection of former colleagues and regards work done a ...
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How to identify the pronouns to use for a single-author when citing them? [closed]

I am writing a paper and want to cite an author's work. I don't know the authors pronouns and while I could go by pictures I find of the author online, I cannot find their pronouns anywhere. I can ...
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Request an extension for revision for a second time

Is it normal to request an extension for the revised version of the article for the second time? I have a manuscript submitted to a journal, and although I have requested an extension for two weeks, ...
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Is it possible to resubmit a manuscript to the same journal by a different author?

I received a response from the editor in chief saying that he cannot recommend my manuscript for publication. But he encourages me to address all the 4 reviewers' comments and resubmit a substantial ...
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Finding authors who published in a certain journal

I was told by faculty in my field that top journals A and B sort of have an arch-rivalry in the sense that people either choose to publish in A and not B, or the other way around, due to some huge ...
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