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Is it dishonest to not list papers published in predatory journals when e.g. applying for a job?
Awarded Sep 16 at 4:18
Someone I don't know contributed to my program on GitHub. Can I still present that program as my Bachelor thesis?
Awarded Aug 31 at 1:26
Why do " 'inclusive' access" textbooks normally self-destruct after a year or so?
Awarded Aug 22 at 8:41
Is it okay to submit a paper from a master's thesis without informing the advisor?
Awarded Aug 10 at 14:42
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Awarded Aug 3 at 12:18
Is there a single example of an outsider considered a "crank" publishing a ground-breaking result that was found to be correct (in the last 30 years)?
Awarded Jul 6 at 11:58
I am reviewing a very bad paper - do I have to be nice?
Awarded Jun 6 at 13:18
Why does arxiv.org not assign DOIs?
Awarded May 25 at 9:01
Is it Beneficial for Postdocs to Give Talks to Single Research Groups?
Awarded May 14 at 17:56
How should I refer to the presence of racial slurs in data presented at a conference talk?
Awarded May 6 at 6:45
Is it safe to publish research papers in cooperation with Russian academics?
Awarded May 2 at 20:06
Ethical standards in asking a professor for reviewing a finished manuscript and publishing it together
Awarded Apr 30 at 21:45
How to list an ABD PhD when I also have a second, defended, PhD
Awarded Apr 19 at 1:20
Is it okay to criticize authors because of how poorly their paper is written?
Awarded Apr 1 at 12:36
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 10:16
Who is the PhD student to their supervisor?
Awarded Mar 28 at 5:26
Finding a career as a researcher without any PhD, work experience, and/or relevant academic degree
Awarded Mar 13 at 8:48
Are reduced working hours in a PhD a reasonable idea?
Awarded Mar 13 at 3:27
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 Mar 2 at 16:33
How to deal with an unreasonable reviewer asking to cite irrelevant articles?
Awarded Feb 28 at 18:28
As an outsider, how do I get academics to discuss my idea with me?
Awarded Feb 28 at 10:10
"Expect" Nature publication for PhD?
Awarded Feb 27 at 8:42
When citing your advisor's past work, how can I proceed when their papers are poorly written?
Awarded Feb 21 at 14:36
I screwed up a talk - how to move on
Awarded Feb 10 at 8:47
Do peer-reviewers ignore details in complicated mathematical computations and theorems?
Awarded Jan 18 at 8:27
May my distinguished referee award be withdrawn if I inform the editors that I've actually left academia?
Awarded Dec 23, 2022 at 8:55
Is changing some words plagiarism?
Awarded Dec 17, 2022 at 19:25
Is there a rationale for working in academia in developing countries?
Awarded Nov 15, 2022 at 4:25
Are certain conferences or fields "allocated" to certain universities? Should I avoid attending certain conferences?
Awarded Nov 8, 2022 at 14:04
I want to cite a theorem from a book written by influential scientists. However the theorem is not proven in the book. Should I add a proof of my own?
Awarded Oct 25, 2022 at 3:07
What to do with someone that cheated their way through university and a PhD program?
Awarded Oct 22, 2022 at 13:40
Do I have to report all data and how should I deal with outliers if there are too many?
Awarded Oct 4, 2022 at 2:40
Is it ethical to submit papers under a false identity and affiliation to avoid peer review bias?
Awarded Sep 19, 2022 at 21:49
How to know whether my submission to a mathematics journal is significant enough?
Awarded Sep 2, 2022 at 23:22
How can I deal with students who are not interested in the class but the credits?
Awarded Aug 22, 2022 at 19:36
Scientific writing: attributing actions to inanimate objects
Awarded Jul 21, 2022 at 8:36
When do I switch from "Dear Dr. X" to "Dear Firstname" when exchanging emails with a professor that I never seen before?
Awarded Jun 30, 2022 at 20:26
If transitioning into academic position, should I buy my PhD graduation cap and gown?
Awarded Jun 3, 2022 at 8:41
What are the ethics involved in teaching my chair's child in my undergrad class?
Awarded May 30, 2022 at 16:01
PhD student pressured to fabricate data due to bad experiment design
Awarded May 25, 2022 at 11:46
What level of audience should one aim for in the introduction of a STEM thesis?
Awarded May 14, 2022 at 9:41
What are the potential pitfalls of using non-Greek/non-European characters as symbol in scientific writing?
Awarded May 8, 2022 at 18:10
Is it fair to not transliterate non-English sources in the bibliography?
Awarded Apr 26, 2022 at 2:46
PhD advisor switching schools wants me to go with him
Awarded Apr 14, 2022 at 15:10
Is it ethical to deny someone co-authorship who had not had the chance to contribute to the text itself?
Awarded Apr 7, 2022 at 20:36
Where can I find a paper that has been cited multiple times but only ever appears as a citation?
Awarded Mar 31, 2022 at 15:18
I came across plagiarism. Whom should I inform if at all?
Awarded Mar 23, 2022 at 11:36
Valuing coding over physics, how can I address this in applications?
Awarded Feb 23, 2022 at 14:06
Examples of successful push-backs against DEI (diversity, etc.) initiatives in academia?
Awarded Jan 23, 2022 at 4:33
My paper is rejected repeatedly without naming a technical flaw
Awarded Jan 18, 2022 at 23:21
Data used for analysis is not free. What should I do as a reviewer?
Awarded Jan 6, 2022 at 19:26
How to highlight changes made in the manuscript as part of a revise and resubmit?
Awarded Dec 17, 2021 at 9:03
Impress potential PhD advisor with my work, will it backfire?
Awarded Dec 8, 2021 at 23:03
I am invited to a conference as a plenary speaker, who pays the expenses?
Awarded Dec 2, 2021 at 20:50
What should I do if I discover the job posted at the institution for which I had submitted my CV but they didn't contact me?
Awarded Nov 18, 2021 at 21:07
How do you cite a Github repository?
Awarded Nov 7, 2021 at 6:33
What should I do about students' grammar mistakes?
Awarded Nov 1, 2021 at 0:47
Peer review: Is this "citation tower" a bad practice?
Awarded Oct 20, 2021 at 17:10
PhD student hiring a LaTeX expert to typeset thesis?
Awarded Oct 7, 2021 at 15:25
What are legitimate reasons for students to use their personal, rather than university, email accounts?
Awarded Oct 4, 2021 at 10:34
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