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Is it fine to prefix a salutation like Dr. Mr. Ms. Prof. etc. with name in authors' names in research papers?
My question is about rules or formats regarding writing names of the authors under the title in research papers sent for publication in academic journals.
In most of the (research) papers published in ...
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Abbreviating authors' names in a paper
I'm writing a rebuttal to a paper that was recently published. Since I refer to the authors very frequently, I've abbreviated their names to WW for their last names Williams and Wang (I made up these ...
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Journal refuses to cancel submission
Quick one, I have submitted a paper for review to a springer journal (no need to name shame the specific journal here, but clearly it has a major publisher behind them), after 4 months, there hasn't ...
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Is it dishonest to not list papers published in predatory journals when e.g. applying for a job?
Will someone be considered dishonest if they do not list papers published in predatory journals? I'd like to know in the following scenarios, when
applying for a job
listing on, e.g. a personal ...
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High school students publishing math papers
I am a high school student who has recently established a few theorems regarding geodesic convexity in metric spaces. Most of the proofs are accessible to undergraduate students. I don’t want to ...
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How would using pseudonym for an article impact career? How can I still gain credit? [duplicate]
I am a student in the humanities and for my Masters degree dissertation I did an ethnographic research on a rather politically sensitive topic. I would love to publish an article or two about my ...
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My DOI was changed from fake to real
In continuation to What defines legitimacy of a DOI
My paper was assigned a fake DOI, but they changed it to https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8150058 which has the doi.org as the prefix.
Is it allowed ...
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Expired links to open access resources on the sites of the Linguistic Society of America and CiNii
A comment on Japanese SE from a user who has since deleted their account seems to contain some potentially helpful information to me, so I am trying to find the articles suggested by that commenter. ...
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Why did the status of my paper change from "with editorial office " to "with editor" in bioinformatics journal?"
I submitted a paper in bioinformatics journal. After a five days, the status of my manuscript changed from "with editorial office " to "with editor." What does this indicate
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two months with no confirmation from editor
I submitted an article to an academic journal about two months ago (not through a website but directly to an editor's email, because the submission via email is the required way) but received no ...
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Waiting time for editor's decision for an article with status "Reviews Completed" for 4 months?
The academic journal paper I submitted to a Q1 Springer journal has been in the position of "Review Completed" since February 6, 2023, and is still in that status as of today, June 21, 2023. ...
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My boss insists on submitting to MDPI
The title includes my main problem. I am a clinician-scientist in the field of clinical nutrition. I love my job and I have a good relationship with my supervisor who supports me a lot. I have my own ...
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Position of npj journals and Communications journals in the Nature Portfolio
In the Nature Portfolio, there exist two series of journals lower than the 'Nature branded' ones: npj journals launched in 2014 and Communications journals launched in 2018.
However, it is not quite ...
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Do Editorial Articles get indexed in SCOPUS and WOS?
I am editing a couple of special issues for two reputed journals that are indexed in SCOPUS, SCI, and WOS. Currently, I am writing the editorial articles for both of these special issues. Since these ...
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Why are mega journals so popular?
I would like to ask why mega journals (large journals designed to be much larger than a traditional journal and with a very broad audience, e.g. Scientific Reports, PlosOne, BMJ Open, Heliyon, ... to ...
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Should I review for journals where I would not publish my own papers?
Sometimes I receive review requests from journals that are not popular among my colleagues. I'm not so sure about the situation of these journals. They are typically Web of Science SCI Q2 journals (e....
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Revised manuscript for a long time [duplicate]
We have submitted a review to high-impact factor journal in Elsevier, and after 15 days only, the reviewing process has ended with major revision. We addressed the suggested point carefully and the ...
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Need clarification on the status of my manuscript in ScholarOne [duplicate]
I recently submitted a manuscript to a journal using the ScholarOne submission system. After the second round of review, the editor provided some minor language revisions, and all three reviewers had ...
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How to find the right audience for controversial, interdisciplinary research to get published?
In the context of research in topics subject to controversy, what strategies are there for getting it published?
A dutch cardiologist suggests that such research is difficult to get published. He ...
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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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About Hindawi Publishing Group and its merging with Wiley
For a long time, Hindawi journals had a semi-good reputation in my field. Many Hindawi journals used to be on Beall's list in the past. With the merging with Wiley, however, Hindawi now also falls ...
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How to list publication in special issue dedicated to a conference in a CV?
I have presented in conferences A and B. The work presented in A is published in the conference proceedings (in case it is relevant, it is indexed by IEEE), and the work presented in B is published in ...
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IEEE rejected our article after minor revisions because the reviewer did not understand a small issue. Is it likely to succeed if we appeal?
I submitted an article to a certain top IEEE transaction journal, and after a year and a half of peer review, it was finally rejected. During this period, we got a chance to make minor revision.The ...
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Journal Paper Review (Computer Science) taking so long? How to proceed?
I submitted a journal paper to Springer's SN Computer Science Journal.
Below is the time line
18th Nov, 2021 --> Manuscript Submitted
15th Feb, 2022 --> Editor Decision (Major Revision)
1st ...
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How can I find published essays by British undergradute IR university students?
I'm trying to find undergraduate coursework essays that have been published in a journal. I'm looking specifically for international relations essays or if not possible, politics essays.
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Using the same application interface figures in both journal and conference papers?
I am about to submit a conference paper before a journal paper about the same work, which involves the creation of a web interface.
Is it OK to put the same screenshots of the application interface in ...
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Finding a career as a researcher without any PhD, work experience, and/or relevant academic degree
I call myself an "independent researcher", however, I have no relevant academic degree in the field in which I do research (physics, especially relativity, and electromagnetism). I just ...
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How to find old article "B. R. McGarvey, Transition Metal Chemistry 3, 89 (1966)" [duplicate]
I have encountered some experimental results on a molecule ($[V(H_2O)_6]^{2+}$) in various articles. However, the results are not original, and in each article they refer to "B. R. McGarvey, ...
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How should I upload the source files of my paper?
My paper has just been accepted.
The journal needs me to complete a final submission.
A LaTeX or Microsoft Word application file. This should include
keywords/index terms, and bios and photos if you ...
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What are the ramifications of eLife's new publication policy? [closed]
In January 2023, eLife changed its model of publishing.
The main point:
"There is no accept/reject decision after peer review: rather, every article we review is published on the eLife website as ...
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