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Where to publish research if I do not want a peer review process?

answered Mar 3, 2016 at 15:03

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Is it normal for collaborator to rerun experiments himself?

answered Nov 9, 2017 at 6:27

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What to do about "grade grubbers?"

answered Mar 31, 2013 at 18:31

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Have I embarassed my supervisors by solving a problem that a PhD student in my group was working on without success?

answered Apr 13, 2016 at 6:36

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Thesis reviewer requests update to literature review to incorporate last four years of research. Do I need to do this?

answered Oct 20, 2016 at 17:24

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How does an Erratum on one's own paper affect one's career as a researcher?

answered Jun 8, 2018 at 8:16

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Is improving a simple algorithm without beating the state of the art still publishable?

answered Dec 17, 2016 at 18:23

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What prevents reviewers from providing biased and very negative reviews?

answered Mar 14, 2016 at 10:34

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What can I do about undergraduate students cheating?

answered May 11, 2018 at 10:26

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Are authors of papers okay with receiving questions from people in industry?

answered Jan 19, 2019 at 12:11

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Is it true that foreign students have very limited academic prospects in Germany?

answered Mar 4, 2020 at 5:31

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Is it rude not to attend courses which have no attendance requirements?

answered Dec 15, 2016 at 14:21

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What is the difference between Abstract, conclusion and summary?

answered Apr 11, 2013 at 20:11

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I'm feeling discouraged after getting tenure; should I quit?

answered Dec 13, 2016 at 14:16

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What is considered appropriate women's attire for a PhD interview in Germany?

answered Feb 15, 2017 at 17:25

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How to handle a common misconception when writing a Master's thesis?

answered Nov 10, 2016 at 16:34

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How to overcome difficulties of social interaction at my first academic conference

answered Jun 1, 2017 at 13:10

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How detailed should proofs be in a mathematical PhD thesis?

answered Feb 3, 2015 at 12:37

42 votes

How can I avoid being "the negative one" when giving feedback on statistics?

answered Jan 16, 2017 at 20:34

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What level of audience should one aim for in the introduction of a STEM thesis?

answered Apr 29, 2022 at 8:27

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When and why did conferences pick up the habit of giving out conference bags to attendees?

answered Jun 13, 2016 at 6:43

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I found published results of my mentor to be wrong. How to tell her?

answered Sep 11, 2016 at 15:03

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Should a student be penalized for using a theorem outside of the curriculum?

answered Dec 2, 2016 at 15:47

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Should I put the papers that I contributed only a little to on my CV

answered Dec 4, 2017 at 11:49

38 votes

When to use a table vs. a plot to present numeric information?

answered Aug 14, 2014 at 9:29

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Is it appropriate for an undergrad student to ask a professor to sign a non-disclosure agreement?

answered Feb 2, 2016 at 9:05

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My co authors backed out after paper acceptance, how to proceed

answered Jan 8, 2023 at 16:34

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Second author being lead presenter on paper at a conference?

answered Mar 7, 2016 at 9:10

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How to handle students who try to negotiate away penalties for late submission of coursework?

answered Nov 29, 2016 at 16:56

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How to deal with a very weak student?

answered Sep 29, 2016 at 11:22

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334 Answers

Where to publish research if I do not want a peer review process?

Is it normal for collaborator to rerun experiments himself?

What to do about "grade grubbers?"

Have I embarassed my supervisors by solving a problem that a PhD student in my group was working on without success?

Thesis reviewer requests update to literature review to incorporate last four years of research. Do I need to do this?

How does an Erratum on one's own paper affect one's career as a researcher?

Is improving a simple algorithm without beating the state of the art still publishable?

What prevents reviewers from providing biased and very negative reviews?

What can I do about undergraduate students cheating?

Are authors of papers okay with receiving questions from people in industry?

Is it true that foreign students have very limited academic prospects in Germany?

Is it rude not to attend courses which have no attendance requirements?

What is the difference between Abstract, conclusion and summary?

I'm feeling discouraged after getting tenure; should I quit?

What is considered appropriate women's attire for a PhD interview in Germany?

How to handle a common misconception when writing a Master's thesis?

How to overcome difficulties of social interaction at my first academic conference

How detailed should proofs be in a mathematical PhD thesis?

How can I avoid being "the negative one" when giving feedback on statistics?

What level of audience should one aim for in the introduction of a STEM thesis?

When and why did conferences pick up the habit of giving out conference bags to attendees?

I found published results of my mentor to be wrong. How to tell her?

Should a student be penalized for using a theorem outside of the curriculum?

Should I put the papers that I contributed only a little to on my CV

When to use a table vs. a plot to present numeric information?

Is it appropriate for an undergrad student to ask a professor to sign a non-disclosure agreement?

My co authors backed out after paper acceptance, how to proceed

Second author being lead presenter on paper at a conference?

How to handle students who try to negotiate away penalties for late submission of coursework?

How to deal with a very weak student?