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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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Using figures from papers in PhD applications
Is it okay to use figures from other papers when writing a statement of purpose for a PhD application, after of course citing the paper? Or do I have to ask for permission from the author?
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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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how to share my research to maximum people across the globe?
I found something very novel during my Ph.D. and we have published this finding. However, many people don't believe in our work and it has been a year since I published my paper but I found very few ...
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Is it accepted that I submit two novel papers at the same time, but one uses the methods in the other one?
I have written two STEM papers (Paper1 and Paper2) and I have already submitted Paper1. Paper2 implements some of the methods presented in Paper1. The conference I submitted for Paper1 and the journal ...
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Can I get my degree revoked for misuse of citations? [duplicate]
I have been accused of not correctly attributing a person in my PhD dissertation that was finished several years ago. The person claimed he would bring the matter to the university I did my PhD at. I ...
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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 can I use email as a reference [duplicate]
I have a question about references. I was reading a paper and I emailed the author asked him about something if it is already known or not. Let make it as example, I asked about basic property say $...
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Should I include all relative publications in my manuscript?
I am a PhD candidate and when i'm writing a manuscript for a conference or journal i have the same question. Let's say my manuscript is about a topic A.
When i'm doing my bibliographic research i find ...
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If a reviewer comments that the overall writing needs to be improved will they reject if some errors remain?
I submitted the major revision and one reviewer's comment was to improve the overall writing. I'm trying to improve the flow and writing, but some grammatical errors and typos are still left.
Will ...
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Can a Peer-Reviewed Article Claim Novelty in Something Introduced in a Preceding Phd Thesis?
My PhD thesis has been available online on the university website for 3 years, and also listed in my Google Scholar profile. Although I have plans to publish multiple papers from my thesis, I have not ...
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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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Are lay articles good enough to be the main source of information for PhD research?
Doing PhD in new field that does not have enough resources in it. Most of the information I find are articles written in websites such as medium.com.
I really feel awkward citing a website article, ...
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Skipping same old introductions
I’m working in the area of adversarial examples against neural networks. A standard research paper generally starts off an introduction with something along the lines of the below, but probably with a ...
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What is the term for a list of interviews?
If 'bibliography' is a list of literature and 'discography' is a list of musical recordings, is there a term for a list of interviews?
Of course I could just cite everything under 'references' but ...
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Fermi problem: How much of the published primary literature is never cited and will this number increase relatively? [closed]
I stumbled over this to me interesting Q&A solving a fermi question by estimating the right order of magnitude. In the age of publish or perish in my opinion it becomes a crucial question for ...
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Should I cite myself in my PhD proposal?
I am writing a research proposal for a PhD, and I am referring to my earlier research, which is published in a scientific journal. Should I cite myself? It feels a little preposterous, but I can ...
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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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Can we cite/use publications from other disciplines?
I reflect about preparing research publications and possibly starting a PhD. The subject matter of my interest has connections with the social sciences different from mine.
Specialised in Law, I ...
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Do researchers actually read all of the papers they cite? [duplicate]
I am a PhD student (middle stage). I have read only 2-research papers from last six seven months. I have seen some research papers in which they have cited around 12-15 research papers and I think ...
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Citing non existence of a novel idea
Can someone please help me out here?
I have a research proposal to present. I had a novel idea to present.
First things first, I googled the idea and could not find it anywhere. So far so good. So I ...
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Can I still claim the novelty of my PhD contribution in later publications?
I understand that it is common to publish a number of conference papers while working on PhD and, then, publish conference/journal articles from your thesis afterwards.
However, when the main ...
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My University's communications office reserves "Dr" for MDs only - is this common?
I recently became aware that, when writing an article, my university's communications office reserves the prefix "Dr" for only those individuals with MD degrees.
For example, if Jane Smith holds a ...
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Does the number of references influence reviewers decision?
For journal article, does the number of references one has for an original research work have an influence on the reviewer? Like if I have say 11 references, in such a case, will the reviewer take it ...
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Is it advisable to cite papers in PhD Statement of Purpose?
I found out some similar questions, such as https://www.quora.com/Should-I-cite-papers-in-my-Statement-of-Purpose, Is it advisable to use formal citations in a statement of purpose?. However, I think ...
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Citing oneself in PhD application documents: Good or bad?
Some PhD applications I've gone through involved submitting a research proposal, statement of interests and/or a sample article review (e.g. of a specific, pre-determined article which has relevance ...
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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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Can anybody help me in letter sample for a journal asking for permission to use figures in the paper? [closed]
I'm a co-author in one paper and I would like to use some figures from this paper in my thesis, any tips how I can write to journal and what I should write on my letter?Usually, they accept or refused?...
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What are some of the smart ways of finding related literature online [closed]
I am in my first year of PhD. I spend a lot of time reading literature related to my broad area of research. I find reading very enjoyable, but finding relevant content online takes up a lot of time. ...
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References in statement of purpose
I'm applying to math PhD programs in the US. In my statements of purpose, should I include references to the literature? I haven't done so yet, but I keep thinking I probably should.
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How to mention a completely rewritten article in PhD thesis?
First of all, I am from Europe. At my university are hardly any regulations of the form of my PhD thesis, especially nothing that concerns the following question:
I published a paper as a first ...
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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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How to reuse complete paper for my thesis?
I am currently writing my PhD thesis, and I have published an article together with my supervisor. The third chapter of my PhD thesis (1/3 of my whole thesis) is basically the paper. I plan to include ...
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How can the choice of "where to publish" affect the potential number of citations?
I study petroleum engineering; however, I want everybody from different fields to express their opinion based on their personal experience.
Let's assume you have the following options: publishing in ...
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What is the scholarly value of a report containing experimental results and the procedure
I have performed some experiments on approximately 400+ data sets, my PI is thinking of publishing online a report that contains some background information, the software and the procedure used to ...
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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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Referencing: Which one is more ideal? (cite as from cited or direct cite)?
Well, while carrying out a review of literature for drafting a proposal I found like these in some of previous works (reports).
Some benefits of the “certain thing” on xyz are abc( person1, date) ...
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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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Is it wise to use the paper reference numbers defined in CV in statement of purpose?
If in my CV I assign to each paper of mine exactly one number, say [1] On ...; [2] On ..., and if I want to introduce my works in my statement of purpose, then is it wise to use these paper reference ...
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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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Number of citations after PhD
I am trying to compare PhD training programs of different universities, institutes and departments in my field of interest. One of the comparisons I made is where did the previous students go after ...
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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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How to tackle the bibliographic work as an entering PhD student?
I'll be starting my PhD in the next fall. I already looked over the internet for advice for a beginner, even read two books on the subjects. Still, there is one point I haven't seen discussed as I ...
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What is the best way of keeping track of academic readings and persons?
I have started a brand new research from start of the year. I would like to know what are the easiest way of keeping track of the academic papers, journals and authors.
I use sites like Google ...
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