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What are the fees when submitting to a paper to a conference as an independent researcher?
I am very inexperienced in this process and could only find generic information.
I would like to submit a paper to a particular conference, and I am not sure if there are fees tied to the submission. ...
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Is it ok for a thesis chapter to start with a figure?
Slightly different to the question here which asks is it ok to put a figure in the introduction of a thesis, is it ok to start a thesis chapter with an illustration like a figure or table?
An even ...
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Is publishing a chapter in a book considered as valuable as a journal publication?
I received an invitation from a Prof. in an highly ranked University to publish a chapter in a book (Computer Science). The book publisher is a well known publisher. As far as I know, the chapter will ...
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What factors do distinguish undergrad physics textbooks and grad physics textbooks?
I'm an math student pursuing to Master's degree, and I'm taking physics classes as an auditor. (My campus marks them "applied math" and "applied physics", but I don't think that ...
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How long does Springer give reviewers to peer-review an original book?
It can take months for articles in journals. But a proportional amount of time would make it years for a book, so that cannot be it. Does anyone have a ballpark recent figure for a 90,000 word ...
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Does collecting some peer-reviewed articles in a "self-published" book promote it to a valuable scholarly book?
I have two scholarly books self-published in the field of physics. However, some parts of my books have previously been published in peer-reviewed journals and the editors of my books have academic ...
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Why does Springer need 85,000 words in a monograph?
I'm dealing with Springer about a monograph proposal. My draft was 80,000 words and they asked me to make it 85–100,000 words. I don't want to bother the editor with a question that is just out of ...
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What happens if you cannot pay OA fees after publishing in an elsevier journal?
What happens if I am unable to pay the article processing charge after my paper was published in a open access journal? I had asked for a full waiver from the very beginning and clearly communicated ...
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Do conference organizers make a good profit?
I was shocked to learn that the participation fee for a large annual European conference almost didn't change when the host country changed from one of the most expensive Western European countries to ...
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Can coauthors split the article publishing charge?
Is the article processing charge paid only by the corresponding author or can it be split among all coauthors, with separate bills and receipts?
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In google scholar my book and its 2.5k citations is assigned to the wrong author: what can I do?
In 2008, myself, Bill Langdon and Nic McPhee wrote a book entitled "A field guide to genetic programming". We made it freely available on the internet so as to maximally benefit the field of ...
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What are some good resources to adapt oneself to academia and its customs? [closed]
I am an engineer in Academia, coming from a Master's degree that is pretty distant from Academia. I am ten months into my job and I still feel a bit distant about Academia, scientific research and the ...
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When authors from multiple universities contribute to an article, who pays for open-access fees?
I am part of a postdoc research with a grant that requires publishing in open-access. An article of mine was just accepted for publication within a journal after some major revision. Given that the ...
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How correctly write ordinal numbers in a scientific thesis?
I'm wrtiting my Master of Science thesis in Aerospace Engineering and I've a doubt about wrtiting of ordinal numbers?
Let' us consider the following alternatives:$i$th, $i$-th.
What is the correct ...
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How should a textbook structure its answer key to minimise contamination of the student's memory?
I read many textbooks (mainly multichoice questions or short answers) and they seem to put all the answers together and that seems bad because the student can't do a section without seeing the answers ...
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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?
I want to cite a theorem from a book written by two computer scientist that I consider to be influential and renowned. If you want the specifics, I want to cite Theorem 11.8 from the book ...
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up-to-date database of open access policies *and* publication fees?
Sherpa Romeo does a good job aggregating open access policies for a large number of academic journals. This lets me see what OA options (self-archiving of various kinds, full 'diamond' OA with fee, ...
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How often do popular academic books use unacknowledged ghost writers and is this a form of fraud or plagiarism?
My impression is that the use of ghostwriters is common and sort of accepted / an open secret in some contexts (e.g. books by celebrities or politicians). I'm curious if others have that impression, ...
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Is it ethical to use an illegal pdf of a book that you bought?
Let’s say the situation is this: you bought a physical copy of a textbook, and for whatever reason you want to view a pdf version of said book, maybe so that you don’t have to carry it around, etc., ...
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Uploading a preliminary version of a book/monograph to arXiv
Suppose you're working on a lengthy text that you would like to publish as a book or a "research monograph". For example in mathematics stuff like Springer Lecture Notes, Memoirs of the AMS, ...
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How can I access an eBook or an article?
I come from a part of the world where neither I nor my institutional library can afford to access certain eBooks, not because of any imposed restriction but because of a lack of funds. It is quite ...
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How can i know the fees of the publication [closed]
I need to find the journals that don't take fees for publication in Elsevier. how can I know if the journal I find needs fees or not, please?
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How are exercises in Senior Year Undergraduate Textbooks meant to be treated?
I am studying Averill M Law's "Simulation Modeling and Analysis". It has 30 questions as exercises for Chapter 1. But our exams never ask for such things. They used to ask "exercises/...
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How did the rise in fees for UK universities change the way things function?
Tuition fees for UK universities rose to £9,000 a year for the 2012–13 academic year (not in Scotland for Scottish or EU students).
Other than meaning students had a larger debt to pay back to the ...
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Will people translate obscure books for free? [closed]
This question arises out of this question here. Basically, I was hoping that someone could help me find an English translation of a 1722 work by Nicolas de la Mare, titled Traité de la Police or "...
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Can i publish a book chapter independently?
My question is can I publish a book chapter independently? I have completed my PhD and currently I am not enrolled anywhere, in this case can I publish it without approval of guide or institution?
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What are options for a second edition of an article
I've seen second editions of philosophical articles. For example, Quine's From a Logical Point of View is a collection of articles, some of them updated. But I have never seen a second edition of an ...
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Recommendation for a journal for an amateur to publish a biblical archaeology article in [closed]
I have a theory about the chronology of the Exodus. I am in retrospect neither a Minimalist, a Maximalist, nor a supporter of the New Chronology. I'm not a believer in actual miracles, but nonetheless ...
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Best way to read academic/scientific books [duplicate]
I’m a computer science student in the second semester. I passed all my first exams fairly well and can follow my lectures quite decent (usually).
But whenever I want to dig deeper into a topic and try ...
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Fee for Recommendation letters?
My college demands a fee (equivalent to $10) from the students for every LOR that the student asks for. The fee goes to the college authorities and not to the professors themselves.
Is this a ...
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How do you release a previously published, copyrighted work as open access?
I am working on an open-access textbook. I have the permission of an author to use material from a previously published book from 20 years ago which the publisher returned the rights to digital ...
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Do academic libraries preserve the contents of books before selling them?
I’m a mathematician (after a fashion), working in industry, and I find great value in older books about geometry, written between around 1850 and 1920. I notice that my favorite books are often ...
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Moving abroad with books marked "for sale in Indian subcontinent only"
I am soon going to move from India to Norway. I own multiple reference books that will be relevant to my work in the future as well and I plan to move with my books. Several of the editions that I own ...
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What is the point of an academic monograph / peer-reviewed book?
I'm currently co-authoring a book-chapter with another scientist. We're writing a review of sea ice variability and trends in an "AGU Physical Monograph" (published by Wiley) on Earth's ...
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Does the color of the leather binding for a thesis / dissertation denote anything?
I'm getting a couple bound copies of my dissertation for myself and my parents. Just like academic regalia has meanings behind the colors of the uniform, I was wondering if there was also some ...
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example of department letter in support of waiving article processing charges
Looking for examples/ drafts of letters from department head in support for waiving/ getting discount on article processing charges. The journal is asking for such a letter stating that there is no ...
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What are some good techniques for reading a textbook?
I'm a newly admitted grad student for computer science. I've always had an extremely difficult time with taking notes, reading, and retaining information from reading. I find that I'm only able to ...
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I'm publishing a paper without an affiliation and cannot afford article processing charges. Suggestions? [closed]
I am a retired scientist looking to publish a viewpoint/review article on radiation and cancer. I do not have an affiliation (university or industry) and cannot afford high article processing fees ...
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Is there something like presenting a book review at a conference? [closed]
Excuse me if I tickle your fancies.
But it is really on my mind, and what better place could I find than this one to put it upfront!
Can one present or read a mathematics book review at a mathematics ...
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Maintaining a Public Handbook: Collaborative editing, online viewing, plus good-quality PDF output?
This is a question for anyone who has had to maintain a set of guidelines or handbook which might be fairly long (book-length) with multiple sections. The ideal case would be a system where revisions ...
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Is it legal to share some exercises with solutions of a book with students?
I am going to teach a course in the Winter term and I have access to the solution manual provided by the publisher. Is it legal to share some questions (not the whole questions) with their answers ...
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Is it unethical to download a pirated copy of a textbook to evaluate its content, then buy if worth it? [closed]
Textbooks are expensive. If I want to buy one, I want to make sure that the content will be worth it. The sample chapters on Amazon might not be enough to make a careful evaluation. Some websites ...
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Are niche topic textbooks normally published by vanity presses or traditional ones?
My understanding is that while a traditional publisher invests its own resources to market and publish a book with the hope of getting enough revenue to cover their costs, vanity publishers charge the ...
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Is it a good idea to lend or rent textbooks to students?
I teach in a college and I have a small annual fund allowing me to purchase textbooks. If I do not use this fund, it will expire every academic year and thus I am considering creative ways that I can ...
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How do I actively learn NEW CONTENT from text based content?
How do I improve my ability to learn?
Here is a similar question. I will tell why it doesn't answer my question here.
Solving exercises is not my problem. My problem is learning the theoritical ...
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Is it allowed to publish an extended version of book chapter in as a journal article
In computer science, it is usual practice for researchers to publish the expanded conference paper as a journal article. In most occasions, journals request a 30-40% extended version. However, I am ...
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What is going on behind the binding of this textbook? [closed]
I’m not sure if this is the right SE for this, but since it’s a textbook, I figured Literature or any other fictional genre SE wouldn’t be right.
I have a hardback cover of Classical Mechanics by John ...
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How do you study a graduate-level textbook that doesn't have any exercises?
I am trying to self-study a graduate-level physics book that was recommended to me, but it doesn't have any exercises. Also, it's a specific enough topic to where I can't really find any other ...
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How is perceived an open access academic book without a publisher among academics
I am currently working on my second book and I want to make it open access this time. I know there is many way to put the book online (github, bookdown, etc.), but I am worried on how it will be ...
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What books to review for this journal?
I wanted to do a book review for a journal. I enquired the editor whether a book review for the journal is commissioned by the editor or anyone can write. He answered anyone can write and included the ...
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