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Is it necessary to cite all publications with erroneous interpretations in a PhD thesis?
In my PhD thesis, the main topic is to justify that a philosopher P claims that x = a, but a (very) large number of publications assert that x = b, even though their research doesn’t directly deal ...
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How should I paraphrase a paragraph with several primary references?
I have a question about in-text citations. I have read different answers and want to be sure about it: when I paraphrase a text from paper A, I should cite the author; if there is a reference in the ...
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Adding all entries in bibliography of a research paper automatically other than using Excite and wos [duplicate]
Every research paper had a bibliography at the end carrying various earlier research papers, books, web articles, etc. The user has to click on each one separately and then, through Google or Semantic ...
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Is it ok to use several pages of material from a single source to write my thesis? I will cite the source of course
There are very limited sources on the topic I am working on, so I have used quite a bit of information from a single source and I have cited it. That source has citations in its body and I have cited ...
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How to find the work/application related to a paper?
I am doing my PhD research on AI. One paper I read was very interesting for my research, and I feel I should compare my result with theirs.
Datasets we use are different for testing and the only way ...
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Can I include Figures and Texts from IEEE/ACM publications in my PhD thesis?
I am currently writing my Ph.D. thesis. The thesis is in computer science specifically the data science domain. The thesis will be based on my 8 first-authored publications in IEEE, ACM and springer. ...
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Is it okay if you rely heavily in your proposal on information that you got from a PhD thesis rather than a well known book by a well known author?
Would potential supervisors be concerned about whether my main source is credible enough?
(this is for a PhD in Literature)
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How to cite a conference paper similar to thesis topic published during research?
I have been working on a topic for my PhD thesis, since mid-2017. I have found a recent article published in 2019, focusing on the similar topic. Since my research started earlier - I also have ...
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Information with no reference in literature review
I am writing a literature review and I've found information in a thesis written in the literature review in a paragraph with no source, just ending with full stop. While at the end of the whole ...
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Writing theory section of thesis - feels like I am just copying
I am doing a PhD in physics / applied math and have just started writing the theory section. A large-ish part (5-10 pages, estimated) will be setting the scene with some theoretical tools that I am ...
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What is the average number of references in a PhD thesis in the humanities?
How many references on average are typical for a PhD Thesis?
More specifically, I'm looking for a comparison of the average number of references for an engineering PhD thesis and PhD theses in other ...
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Is it ok to cite my own paper, currently in review, in my own thesis?
My PhD thesis is due around October, 2015 (~6 months ahead of the time of writing this).
I would like to submit a journal paper which contains substantial results from my research, mainly the reasons ...
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Is it common to cite conference papers in a PhD?
I tried searching for a similar question but most I read dealt with published papers and not a PhD, so apologies if this is a duplicate. I will remove this question if it is.
I've read a number of ...
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Should you cite somebody's Transfer Report? (Confirmation Report)
Context: At UK universities at least, before progressing from the first year of your PhD (or transferring from an MPhil to a PhD), it is required to write a fairly substantial report detailing the ...
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How to write a good PhD literature review?
I am in the early stages of my PhD and I am trying to put together a literature review of my topic. My intention is that this review will eventually be included in my thesis, something like "the ...
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Should student or supervisor be corresponding author for publications based on student research?
Papers published from an academic project (MSc or PhD) usually have two authors; the first author is the student who mainly conducted the research, and the second author is the professor who ...
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How to cite in an appendix (and where to put the Citation list) of a PhD thesis?
I have a table of studies and formula per study in the appendix, so sth like
study A E = mc²
study B v = ma
etc. For each study I need to cite a source. Now normally the citation list for ...
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