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How do I continue work if I love my research but hate my peers?
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What should I do when I can’t replicate results from a conference paper?
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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?
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Should a figure/table go before or after the first paragraph that references it?
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Who said that one should change one’s direction of research every seven years?
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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?
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In general, do students like or dislike classes that are taught jointly?
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Should I suggest to use version control for writing a paper with new collaborators?
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What is the difference between "Green" and "Gold" Open Access?
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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?
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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?
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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?
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How to act as an editor?
Awarded Apr 29 at 4:49
Phd Advisor with Apparent Mental Deterioration
Awarded Apr 28 at 7:15
Is it appropriate to give a student a "negative grade" (fewer than zero points) for a small portion of the overall grade?
Awarded Apr 27 at 5:30
How to pronounce 'et al' in presentation speech?
Awarded Apr 24 at 4:58
I am reviewing a very bad paper - do I have to be nice?
Awarded Apr 18 at 14:35
Should I disclose to the editor that I am reviewing a similar paper by different authors for a different journal?
Awarded Apr 18 at 11:05
The challenge large language models (LLMs) pose to programming-based homework
Awarded Apr 15 at 19:11
Is it a good idea to add an invented middle name on arXiv and other repositories for scientific papers?
Awarded Apr 13 at 18:42
Somebody plagiarised their master thesis from me – how can I address this?
Awarded Apr 13 at 1:16
What should I do after my PhD supervisor calls me a retard to my face?
Awarded Apr 13 at 0:55
What is the de facto standard while writing equation in a short email to professors?
Awarded Apr 9 at 20:05
Is there a way to edit author name after publication for trans people (at least online)?
Awarded Apr 7 at 17:04
I feel like I'm pursuing academia only because I want to avoid industry - how would I know I if I'm doing so? [closed]
Awarded Apr 6 at 18:05
Balancing coursework, research, and teaching
Awarded Apr 2 at 2:06
Is it okay to criticize authors because of how poorly their paper is written?
Awarded Apr 1 at 14:08
One of my postdocs elegantly solved a problem another postdoc had been working on for years. I have no idea how to navigate this delicate situation
Awarded Apr 1 at 5:10
How to help PhD students when they get blocked (for months) trying to figure out an extremely complicated technical procedure?
Awarded Mar 31 at 16:42
Who is the PhD student to their supervisor?
Awarded Mar 29 at 11:36
What recourse do I have if the disability office grants unreasonable accommodations to a student?
Awarded Mar 28 at 17:03
What is the purpose of the “Comments only to the editors” section in peer reviews?
Awarded Mar 28 at 4:50
How to follow and contribute to a research discussion when less experienced?
Awarded Mar 24 at 14:27
Is it fair to desk-reject a manuscript because it breaks relativity?
Awarded Mar 20 at 20:56
I contacted a professor for PhD supervision, and he replied that he would retire in two years. How should I respond?
Awarded Mar 18 at 18:33
How much technical / debugging help should I expect my advisor to provide?
Awarded Mar 17 at 23:16
What if a student doesn't understand a question because of differences in dialect?
Awarded Mar 14 at 14:09
Are there some fields where having skills in a language other than English is necessary to perform research at an international level?
Awarded Mar 13 at 16:57
How do I ensure that the colormap shows well in black and white?
Awarded Mar 12 at 9:48
I unintentionally self-plagiarized in my graduate courses last semester and just realized, what should I do?
Awarded Mar 10 at 16:08
What tool to use for the online analogue of "writing lecture notes on a blackboard"?
Awarded Mar 2 at 15:55
How to react to a student’s panic attack in an oral exam?
Awarded Mar 2 at 8:42
As an outsider, how do I get academics to discuss my idea with me? [duplicate]
Awarded Mar 1 at 2:46
Is it ethical to cite a paper without fully understanding the math/methods, if the math is not relevant to why I am citing it?
Awarded Feb 28 at 18:11
Being pushed out of a paper by a toxic postdoc - what should I do?
Awarded Feb 28 at 8:27
Is it reasonable to have a mandatory in-person exam for an online course?
Awarded Feb 25 at 5:17
Being a reviewer for a conference I found the exact same claim of my last year paper that got rejected
Awarded Feb 20 at 19:56
What are the pros and cons of being a Mathematical Reviews' reviewer?
Awarded Feb 18 at 22:20
My post-doc is ending and I am applying to faculty positions. In the mean time, does being unemployed look better than taking an industry job?
Awarded Feb 17 at 23:26
Submission on hold on arxiv
Awarded Feb 15 at 21:06
The editor mixed up the reviews and rejected my paper based on the reviews of a different paper! Now they're denying everything. How to proceed?
Awarded Feb 13 at 14:40
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