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Travel grant for undergraduate researcher for attending conference

I am an undergraduate student doing independent research. My research work is selected in a very reputed conference in US. I am from India. I cannot afford to attend the conference at all. How should ...
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Writing Literature review for a paper that is an extension of my own research paper?

I am a Masters student in Computer Science. I am planning to write two papers. The first is based on computer simulation and queuing theory. I have written its literature review and everything else. ...
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Journals(Computer Science) that are suitable for low impact publications? [closed]

I have a small idea for my first publication. It's a low impact publication but I have to publish it in order to complete the requirements for a course I am taking. The course requires a small ...
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If one wants to generate several papers from a single research project, what is a reasonable way to do so?

As a follow-up to "Does number of research publications matter?": Suppose one wants to generate a number of publications from a single research idea or project, because other things being equal, more ...
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Does number of research publications matter?

Let's say I invented a system to solve a problem. To run this system, I made my own algorithm.I also created some other things for that system. The main contribution was supposed to be the system.So ...
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Can a research publication have a bad impact on your career?

When I was starting out in my Masters degree, I had an idea of a publication that could be completed in a small amount of time. I was starting out and I felt it would get me at ease with research ...
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Is it necessary to show what improvements you have made to similar work in literature reviews section?

I have seen quite a few research publications where the literature review section doesn't compare past work to the author's work. It's like: [1] did this using X technique. [5] used Y technology. ...
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What does “Publish or perish” really mean?

In this site, I quite often see answers containing this "Publish or perish" sentence. What does it really mean? Is it limited to a particular academic system (i.e. U.S.) or it is the general case ...
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Where can I get presentation slides of research papers

When I go through the Abstract section of a research paper and find a subject that I'm interested in, then I go through the whole paper. But going through the whole of it, takes lots of extra time ...
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can we earn money through a research publication?

Is there a way we can get money for our research paper? Do research journals pay us for a research paper? or can we sell the research paper?
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Has anyone ever written a paper and put your name on it?

I am a professor and researcher in mathematics and my research is kind of on the theoretical side. Online, I discovered a mathematician who had written some papers with ideas similar to mine, and we ...
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Worry about stealing of research ideas

I have gotten an idea in the field of Computer Science that it can result in a research paper. The problem is that I lack the adequate background in one part needed for this research, mostly ...
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Are there any acceptable reasons for omitting data in a publication (i.e. “data not shown”)?

I was recently going through an article (which I was told is fundamental in the area of my new project) published in a respectable medical journal. In short, the paper is about the similarities ...
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Related work in an article

(This is a junior researcher's question.) Scientific publications contain a part discussing related work and the context of the paper. However, it is not clear where to put the section discussing ...
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How to come up with research ideas?

As a very new researcher who is exploring the best way to generate ideas, some guidance on this question would be very helpful. I have found that this is NOT easy. Ideas seem to pop out of my ...
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Optimal journal publications strategy (academic career)

Suppose that I've written 10 academic papers. Which CV is the best for academic appointments? 5 publications in mid-high ranked journals, 5 in low ranked (but nevertheless peer-reviewed) journals. 5 ...
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Asking for official e-mail address from ex-employer University for publication?

I am no longer affiliated with a University. In the instance that I publish a paper (co-author or otherwise), is it appropriate for me to e-mail my old University and ask them for a staff e-mail? This ...
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Article grammar and spell check

I'm not a native English speaker. My supervisor and I have read our manuscript at least twice, but after two months the reviewers say the grammar is unsatisfactory. I want to know if there is any ...
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Doubts about writing research paper?

I am writing my first research paper in field of computer applications and artificial intelligence. I have following doubts, please answer them to help me out.. a) When explaining my research, do I ...
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Are there hacks or smaller scientific search engines offering you context-sensitive/semantic search?

The many upvots on Gerrit's answer show how the majority of researches currently does search, filter, read scientific journals and books, as the best way, a context-sensitive search(X Algorithm near ...
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How do we know if something relevant is already published?

I keep reading European Conference on Computer Vision, International Conference on Pattern Recognition, and others, and I find so much in common in those papers. For example, half the papers seem ...
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From blog posts to research papers; successful cases?

I am subscribed to many interesting blogs. Some of them are related to my research field, while others not. Sometimes I am really impressed that some of the posts are in fact real pieces of scientific ...
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How to find all of the responses to a published research paper?

While searching through various journals with my library's on-line journal search tools, I have occasionally found short articles which are simply comments on other published papers. These short ...
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How to prepare a Journal Club (or Methods) presentation?

I recently gave a presentation that was poorly received by my PI. I presented a technique that I have been trying to master (Patch Clamp). My PI thought I was not adequately prepared but gave no ...
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What is research, specifically in Computer Science?

I have a Bachelor's in Computer Engg from India but the education system here is pathetic and I have no idea about research. I'm about to join an Ivy league university in the US for the Master's ...
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How is lambert academic publishing?

I was contacted by the Acquisition editor of Lambert publishing house to publish my bachelor's thesis that i did in college in the form of a printed book . Have a question in mind is LAP any good? ...
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Research publications for Masters by Research

I do have little research experience on "Web Security" and I made some inventions in that. I have patented my inventions and now when I was trying to apply for Masters by Research in Information ...
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Requesting raw data from previously published research

I am working on a mathematical model to help explain some experimental results and generate new hypotheses. Unfortunately, I have neither the resources nor interest to gather experimental data, but in ...
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Sample Research Grant White Paper

I am working on a research grant proposal and the funding agency requires us to turn in a white paper before the actual proposal. I have no clue how a research grant white paper should look like. I ...
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Being quoted for an incorrect statement

Once I expressed an opinion on a question in a discussion with a person working on the problem. My opinion didn't work in its original form but could be modified a little to make it correct, i.e., ...