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Tagged with literature-review peer-review
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Reviewing a paper that is build on a paper not peer-reviewed yet
I am reviewing a paper 'X' that is heavily built on an existing paper 'Y'. The paper Y is available on arXiv; however, it has not been peer-reviewed yet. It is only 4 months since it has been ...
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Does the authors opinions or solutions to the reviewed problem have to be inculded in a review paper?
I have submitted a review article and one reviewer stated "Authors should propose their solution(s) in this topic based on the analysis of different literatures."
So my question is: it is ...
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No mention of previous work = reject?
I am asked to review a paper for a fairly highly regarded conference.
The paper presents some 'novel' algorithms to do a particular job, but it fails to mention any of the various related previous ...
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Can I suggest the authors to hire professional writer for scientific paper as a reviewer during second review? [duplicate]
I have reviewed a scientific paper and suggested a major revision. They corrected it but still, I think the language quality is not standard. In this case, can I ask the authors to hire a professional ...
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What is the benefit of review a scientific paper as a referee? [duplicate]
I got an invitation to review a scientific paper from a journal. I accepted the offer to review but was wondering what benefits I might get if I review a paper? Can I write it in my CV as I will be ...
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How can I quickly sort what is peer-reviewed and what isn't in a wide body of literature?
I have long list of literature to review that I have inserted in Excel (title, authors, year, journal, etc.). I would like to quickly sort out which journals are peer-reviewed and which aren't.
I ...
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What if I misunderstood something?
I am writing literature review at the moment
I read many papers trying to understand the topic i am writing about and put what I have understood in my literature review.
sure i reference every thing ...
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How to save a literature review?
I have done a literature review, but every time I send my article to the journals I receive either major changes or a rejection because I have only searched in journals indexed by Scopus and Web of ...
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How should I respond to a reviewer's complaint about self-citation?
Recently, I submitted an article and got a response from a reviewer that I cited 6 of my own articles out of 44. The reviewer said that it’s a cheap act of self promotion.
If I do not cite my own ...
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How to write/represent the state-of-the-art analysis in a research paper?
I have found that one of the most common remarks from the reviewers is regarding the "state-of-the-art". Especially in terms of applied research. Something like:
The authors have not discussed the ...
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Comparison of current work to the state of the art in a (journal) paper
My last paper evaluations in journals (rejects/major reviews decisions) emphasized I should make more clear the novelty and strengths of my work in comparison to the state of the art.
Which style is ...
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Should I include papers that were published during first revision round of a literature review paper?
I submitted a literature review manuscript to a journal in September. In January, I got the result of the first round of revision. The result was conditional acceptance with a number of corrections ...
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Can I do research in Nanomedicine provided I am a sophomore in chemical Engineering? [closed]
I want to write a Review Paper on Polymer-Based Nanomedicine, but I’am bit confused weather I should proceed, because much of the terminology used is related to Biology not Engineering.
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Literature review in thesis and research paper
What are the major differences between a thesis and research paper literature review? Despite the volume of literature citations between thesis and research article what are the other major ...
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Literature searches in publications when you have limited access to journals
I'm currently at an institution that has a phenomenal library system. I think every journal article or book I've ever needed, no matter how old or obscure, was available to me. I consider myself ...
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