Questions tagged [research-dissemination]
Getting the word out about your research to the (general) public through methods other than publications. Questions may refer to topics such as media, public relations, out-reach, open days, use of social networks for research, content of academic homepages, etc.
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Why does research cost so much money?
I have been dragged into an argument with someone who can't understand why millions are being raised to fund ALS research (that's the "ice bucket challenge", love it or hate it). He doesn't get why ...
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How do I communicate my research with a general audience more effectively?
I really enjoyed my research but it happens that whenever I tell somebody about it, I have the impression I'm making it sound boring, unimportant and not exciting.
Americans have a way of telling a ...
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Why do some universities not allow dissertations to be publicly available?
After reading a comment (now deleted) saying
My university's policies does not allow me to share my thesis PDF file completely.
I was wondering why some universities do not allow dissertations to ...
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I have made my independent research available as a book on my website. Why is it not celebrated by the mathematics community? [closed]
Some mathematicians said that general topology in general and theory of proximity spaces in particular are dead (meaning that no new discoveries appear in this field of mathematics).
I have ...
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Why do professors give talks on published work without their coauthors present at the seminars?
They simply say that it is joint work with somebody.
Is it primarily because one is a better speaker than the other? Like, do some professors publish a lot but choose to stay behind the scenes and ...
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How can I cite interviews for radio and TV on CV?
I have many contributions related to interviews in radio, TV, web magazines and print magazines, and would like to know the different ways it might be "cited" in a scientific CV. I was thinking about ...
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Is there a clear etiquette on providing full text paper when you are a coauthor?
As a coauthor, I occasionally receive requests for full-text pdfs of research I have worked on in the past (vis Researchgate for instance). Thus far I have generally ignored those requests - leaving ...
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University asks not to promote other university's research
A university sent a letter requesting/advising its staff members not to interact with or promote a media coverage of a research study by a another university.
The letter didn't include any ...
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Is there benefit to publishing the abstract of an English article in multiple languages?
I noted from a previous paper I worked on, that when it was published an abstract was included in Spanish as well as English (https://bjssjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/bjs.11422 and ...
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What’s included in a press kit for a research project?
I work at a research lab. During a periodic review, the board asked us to add a press kit related to our research. I surveyed a bunch of similar projects and found a huge array of content referred to ...
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Project websites - Increasing visibility or wasting time?
I'm from an empirical social science background and observe that several research projects build project websites, similar to job market websites of academics. Those that I am aware of are often ...
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Making a standalone publication out of the English translation of a paper
I came across two venerable and valuable papers that are not so well-known in their community of interest. One of them is a short technical report, both concern mathematical and physical matters, for ...
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Is social media helpful for research dissemination?
Is there any quantitative evidence that using social media helps academics disseminate their research results? What about the cost-effectiveness of social media?
My guess is that search engines are ...
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Continuous article publishing
Is continuous article publishing (CAP) a good thing?
Many journals are making the transition to CAP.
It seems to alleviate costs for publishers. Also, I suppose it is a natural thing, in view of the ...
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Do I need to embargo my dissertation if I submitted portions to journals?
It seems that most math journals, including the one I'm submitting to, are very forgiving when it comes to preprints (ArXiv). But what about dissertations? Will they consider it previously published ...
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