Timeline for May my distinguished referee award be withdrawn if I inform the editors that I've actually left academia?
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| Dec 28, 2022 at 15:10 | comment | added | Azor Ahai -him- | Probably this could be a very much shorter question. | |
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| Dec 22, 2022 at 13:05 | comment | added | Michael Kay | A little anecdote: one of the most prolific contributors of quotations to the OED was a country vicar, and eventually the publishers decided to acknowledge his many contributions. At this point it emerged that it was actually the vicar's wife who had been posting the letters for many years, continuing to do so after his death. Once you've decided to acknowledge the value of the contribution, you have to be prepared to discover new things about the contributor. | |
| Dec 22, 2022 at 13:00 | comment | added | Michael Kay | It's true that some academics have less than 100% respect for non-academics. But surely, many academics retire into a post-institutional life where they continue to make an invaluable contribution doing exactly the kind of thing you describe, like reviewing papers in their field? Or move into industry where they can apply their expertise gained from their academic careers? | |
| Dec 21, 2022 at 19:55 | comment | added | Michael Hall | "...they might just refer to some allegedly existing internal rules so that I couldn't really complain." Are there not clearly stated rules or conditions for participating as a referee? If you are in compliance with their criteria there should be no problem. If, however, there is a stated requirement that you remain affiliated with your institution then clearly you haven't done that and must now face the consequences. Read the terms and conditions, it really should be that simple. Secret, alleged rules have no place in such an environment. | |
| Dec 20, 2022 at 13:39 | answer | added | Wrzlprmft♦ | timeline score: 20 | |
| Dec 20, 2022 at 10:56 | comment | added | EarlGrey | why did you spend days reviewing papers? was this your masterplan to be awarded this award? what does this award bring you? I feel you dug a very deep trench that leads nowhere, and now you are asking how to get out the last chip of gravel from the trench ... surely a huge effort, not sure about the results from this effort! | |
| Dec 20, 2022 at 10:52 | answer | added | EarlGrey | timeline score: 4 | |
| Dec 20, 2022 at 9:16 | comment | added | Oliver882 | "I will have no problem admitting to having left the institution and having forgotten to update my affiliation data" Saying that you forgot to update it, after this discussion, would be a straightforward lie. | |
| Dec 20, 2022 at 5:07 | answer | added | Moishe Kohan | timeline score: 23 | |
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| Dec 20, 2022 at 4:46 | comment | added | sci152 | @DaveLRenfro "hopefully realizing that they are acting silly will help ease your loss." It won't. I spent many days refereeing papers. I deserved the award as they chose me. And if I am stripped of this award just because of this affiliation issue, saying that I'm disappointed will be a huge understatement | |
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| Dec 20, 2022 at 3:36 | comment | added | Dawn | I think "Why do journals give reviewer awards?" is a separate question... | |
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| Dec 19, 2022 at 20:52 | comment | added | sci152 | @user354948 The Internet abounds in information about this, but if you have a specific question, ask it on this SE, and I am sure you will get some answers, possibly including mine. I think such questions are on-topic here because they are related to academia. | |
| Dec 19, 2022 at 19:39 | comment | added | user354948 | @sci152 Can I ask you for tips on how to make money teaching tutorials privately?? | |
| Dec 19, 2022 at 16:06 | comment | added | Buffy | My vote to close is due to the fact that only they can say what they would do. I doubt it would be a problem, but you have to accept that it could be. But telling them is the right course of action. | |
| Dec 19, 2022 at 15:55 | answer | added | Allure | timeline score: 61 | |
| Dec 19, 2022 at 15:48 | comment | added | Jon Custer | Lots of referees are not in ‘academia’. | |
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| Dec 19, 2022 at 15:33 | answer | added | Oliver882 | timeline score: 17 | |
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| Dec 19, 2022 at 15:33 | comment | added | Dave L Renfro | I understand your concern, but I think you should inform them because not doing so is clearly -- at least it seems to me -- not a correct course of action. If they wind up doing something silly (what it seems to me) as you are worried about, then hopefully realizing that they are acting silly will help ease your loss. | |
| Dec 19, 2022 at 15:31 | comment | added | Dawn | Honestly, in the professional society I am a part of (which chooses our awardees), we would not care about affiliation. However, we do value non-academic (professional) contribution to our society. | |
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| Dec 19, 2022 at 15:27 | comment | added | cag51♦ | Does your self-employment have a name? Being "President of Sci152Consulting" might read differently than "Self-Employed", even if they are functionally the same. | |
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| Dec 19, 2022 at 15:13 | comment | added | sci152 | @DaveLRenfro They might get impressed, but I'm afraid they might also decide to withdraw the award. The situation is highly unusual, so I find it very hard to predict what the editors will do | |
| Dec 19, 2022 at 15:08 | comment | added | Dave L Renfro | Maybe I'm a bit naive about how the world works, but I would have thought they (and others) would be even more impressed by your accomplishments upon learning that you left academics several years ago. Maybe the award is as much for their image/prestige as it is for yours? | |
| Dec 19, 2022 at 15:07 | comment | added | sci152 | @Buffy I didn't. I work outside academia now. To be precise, I am self-employed. | |
| Dec 19, 2022 at 15:05 | comment | added | Buffy | Did you leave because of retirement? | |
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