Questions tagged [self-promotion]
Self-promotion can be considered the act or practice of promoting one's own interests, profile, etc
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What is the difference between (Green) Open Access and Creative Commons?
I recently published an article, not under Open Access (I paid zero fees), but under Creative Commons, and received an email that indicated I could share my article anywhere in its final form. There ...
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Should I mention an achievement without a proof on my CV?
Several years ago I participated in a conference as a speaker, and my speech was so good it got a third place award for the best speaker.
For many years it was stated on the organizer's website, and I'...
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Post-publication "marketing". Is it necessary?
Upon publication, many of my peers share their articles on Facebook, Twitter or their personal blog. I do not have an account for such tools (because I simply do not need them for other purposes). One ...
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Is it a good idea to put hobby pictures on my academic website?
I understand in general, it is safer to NOT list hobbies on a CV.
My question is about whether is it a good idea to put these on my academic website.
I am a PhD student in a STEM field. Right now I ...
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How to get published research covered by science magazines so as to promote the research among the community?
I am a researcher in the early stage of my career with a few publications. I work on High Energy Physics and published papers in top ranked journals with relatively high h-index. My query is regarding ...
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Is it good reputation for a researcher to publish an article belonging to different research field?
I have a BA in International Relations and MA in Water Management which is the field I want to do research. However recently one of my former professors in my current workplace asking me for ...
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My h-index is very low and I want to increase it
Nowadays universities judge faculty based on their h-index, to be promoted from assistant to associate or to be hired as associate in some universities you need at least a h-index of 10. I am ...
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Is it acceptable to write several small papers that contribute to a larger paper?
To keep this brief, I have two new math ideas that are supporting a larger work. I want to write two small papers detailing these math ideas (plus some other details I figured out about them), publish ...
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What happens if your research doesn't get published?
In research work, I'm guessing that the primary product you want to create is some sort of publication. But what happens if you don't get you published? Does that mean the research you did is invalid /...
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Why publish a research paper when a blog post or a lecture slide can have more citation count than a journal paper?
I am quite surprised to find that a lecture slide for a course has 133 citations from highly reputable researchers across the world. The main contribution of the lecture slides (which seems to be the ...
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Is relevant self-citation an effective way to promote your work?
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How should I respond to a reviewer's complaint about self-citation?
Does self-citation actually promote your previous ...
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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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Counter strategy against group that repeatedly does strategic self-citations and ignores other relevant research
There is a group in our small field that almost exclusively cites themselves. Their latest paper has 35% self-citations, which is 80% of the citations within the field. They only reference their own ...
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Seeking PhD students on traditional job sites
I am considering seeking my first PhD student through a job site (indeed, etc).
I am starting an assistant professorship,hope to attract a PhD student this fall, and lack the name recognition to ...
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Does social media and mainstream presence, through interviews and publishing in the "trade press", help one's chances at tenure?
One of our lab directors, on tenure track, has been active in the mainstream, e.g. doing science interviews on radio, tv, newpapers, and another researcher (post-doc, I think) has published in the "...
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