I am a PhD student in Civil and Environmental Engineering and have just finished writing a paper which contains a statistical details. Is it acceptable to ask a faculty member in the statistics department in my university to revise my paper before submitting it to a journal to get it published?
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5Yes. You can ask even your brother's mother's son if you want to. He/she may say no, if they are too busy.– Dave ClarkeMar 31, 2015 at 16:05
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As @DaveClarke writes, you can always ask. This question may be informative: When does a statistical consultant become a co-author or collaborator?– Stephan KolassaMar 31, 2015 at 16:10
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7It is acceptable, but consult and inform your co-authors and advisor about your decision to avoid unwanted issues and problems.– enthuMar 31, 2015 at 16:16
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Of course, as Enthusiastic Student says, you should check with your co-authors before sharing your unpublished work with anyone. Once that is done, you can certainly ask.
Statisticians are very often asked to consult on the use of statistics in papers from other areas. So it's possible that your institution has some system in place for such requests. You should check with your advisor and/or other people who have done this before. For example, some statistics departments have a "consulting pool" of graduate students who are available for jobs like this.
Some statisticians may only be interested if they would be doing enough work to qualify for co-authorship on the paper (see When does a statistical consultant become a co-author or collaborator? as linked by Stephan Kolassa). Or, they may want to be paid.
answered Mar 31, 2015 at 21:57
