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What to do when a result is essentially proven but not stated in an existing publication?
Awarded Sep 20 at 15:16
How to associate an arxiv paper on Google Scholar with the rest of my account?
Awarded Sep 20 at 6:07
Should I endorse someone on arXiv who emailed me randomly?
Awarded Sep 13 at 6:05
What are the caveats in pursuing a PhD mainly for fun?
Awarded Sep 8 at 6:46
How to answer 'Is your research going to be in biology text books one day?' question during faculty interview?
Awarded Sep 6 at 18:30
How to supply proof that you are a reviewer for a journal?
Awarded Sep 1 at 13:32
Is it true that people willingly provide their articles that were published in journals?
Awarded Aug 30 at 21:36
Someone I don't know contributed to my program on GitHub. Can I still present that program as my Bachelor thesis?
Awarded Aug 30 at 14:57
When did "Publish or Perish" first become a thing?
Awarded Aug 30 at 5:35
Coworker hiding and stealing lab material
Awarded Aug 30 at 2:05
Dealing with entitled students
Awarded Aug 28 at 2:42
Is declining an offer to give a talk at a conference halfway around the world a bad idea?
Awarded Aug 28 at 2:15
What distinguishes top researchers from mediocre ones? [closed]
Awarded Aug 22 at 15:57
How to deal with constant stress and uncertainty in academia?
Awarded Aug 14 at 11:17
As a referee, how can I avoid being force-opted into marketing?
Awarded Aug 10 at 15:40
How to acknowledge a crappy supervisor at the start of my PhD thesis?
Awarded Aug 9 at 16:57
Why do universities delete professor's personal web pages after they leave?
Awarded Aug 9 at 14:16
Will plagiarism software find my drafts in Overleaf?
Awarded Aug 5 at 1:05
Is it OK to ask the conference chair to waive the registration fee?
Awarded Aug 3 at 9:06
Would you publish a deeply personal essay about mental illness during PhD?
Awarded Aug 1 at 14:42
What should I do after I found a coding mistake in my masters thesis?
Awarded Jul 25 at 9:40
In single-blind peer-review, can you reveal your identity without the editor's consent?
Awarded Jul 24 at 1:47
Paper status "Accept with Shepherd". What does it really mean?
Awarded Jul 20 at 9:17
What are the most important criteria to consider when hiring postdocs for a research group?
Awarded Jul 19 at 3:26
When should one publish code publicly on GitHub: during or after journal review?
Awarded Jul 18 at 7:35
Why did my papers get repeatedly put on the last day and the last session of a conference?
Awarded Jul 18 at 0:17
Co-author uses ChatGPT for academic writing - is it ethical?
Awarded Jul 16 at 7:52
How should I ask my new chair not to hire someone?
Awarded Jun 30 at 2:46
How can I supervise a careless student?
Awarded Jun 29 at 18:07
Commercial company wants me to list all prior "inventions", give up everything not listed [closed]
Awarded Jun 23 at 17:07
Is humor unacceptable in referee reports?
Awarded Jun 23 at 4:55
Asking for removal from acknowledgement
Awarded Jun 19 at 19:06
Backing out of a signed tenure track offer due to changing legislation that alters tenure and abolishes DEI
Awarded Jun 16 at 18:50
Should I agree to review a paper that I've already recommended that another journal reject?
Awarded Jun 16 at 13:50
How should someone choose a PhD topic so that they don't fail?
Awarded Jun 13 at 16:04
Suspicious referee report, are "suggested citations" from a paper mill?
Awarded Jun 13 at 8:15
Recently published paper does not cite my very relevant work
Awarded Jun 10 at 9:35
How do I continue work if I love my research but hate my peers?
Awarded Jun 9 at 9:52
What should I do when I can’t replicate results from a conference paper?
Awarded Jun 6 at 17:43
Editor rejected my paper stating that reviewers had refused to review it long after submission; How can I understand what is wrong with my paper?
Awarded Jun 6 at 14:43
Should a figure/table go before or after the first paragraph that references it?
Awarded Jun 6 at 12:31
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Awarded Jun 5 at 15:08
Who said that one should change one’s direction of research every seven years?
Awarded May 29 at 16:33
What can/should be done about journals that spam potential contributors?
Awarded May 25 at 10:51
Received an ultimatum from PhD advisor to leave that broke me completely. How to cope emotionally?
Awarded May 24 at 5:05
In general, do students like or dislike classes that are taught jointly?
Awarded May 23 at 8:15
Should I suggest to use version control for writing a paper with new collaborators?
Awarded May 22 at 22:05
What is the difference between "Green" and "Gold" Open Access?
Awarded May 22 at 4:58
Are experiments described in scientific papers *actually* peer-validated today?
Awarded May 19 at 22:00
Is it right for a professor to assume every CS student has a laptop?
Awarded May 18 at 20:55
Is it wrong for students to report suspected / borderline plagiarism?
Awarded May 16 at 18:20
I published an article developing and applying a method that I thought new. Someone had developed it before, outside of my applied field
Awarded May 16 at 1:30
How can I be up-to-date on recent papers, practically?
Awarded May 12 at 3:13
How do I develop the big-picture vision for my future research?
Awarded May 10 at 2:16
How can I export my Google Scholar Library as a BibTeX format?
Awarded May 7 at 10:57
Been offered a post doctorate position in Germany but now pay has changed
Awarded May 5 at 5:56
Does "minor revision" mean "accepted with minor revision"?
Awarded May 4 at 23:09
How should I refer to the presence of racial slurs in data presented at a conference talk?
Awarded May 4 at 16:01
How to act as an editor?
Awarded Apr 29 at 4:49
Phd Advisor with Apparent Mental Deterioration
Awarded Apr 28 at 7:15
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