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What does the term "camera-ready" mean and why is it used?
I know that the term "camera-ready manuscript" is usually used to indicate a final version of the manuscript that will go to press. But what does the term actually mean and why is it used instead of ...
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What are the boundaries between draft, manuscript, preprint, paper, and article?
In the terminology for a peer-reviewed publication to be submitted to a reputable scientific journal, what are the differences and characteristic properties of the following?
draft
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Why do some conference have an "abstract submission" before the "paper submission"?
I noticed that some conference have different deadline for paper submission: an "abstract" submission deadline, before the usual "paper" submission deadline.
For example, on the International ...
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Article "communicated by"
What does it mean when it says under a journal article that it has been communicated by "XYZ" where XYZ is not the author but some other scholar with a very strong reputation? What is the relationship ...
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Difference between "referee" and "reviewer" in the context of journal manuscript review?
I've seen the terms "referee" and "reviewer" both used to describe a person who gives feedback to a paper in a journal submission. Are there differences between the two terms? Is one used in some ...
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What does "getting scooped" mean?
I hear (and use) the phrase 'getting scooped' to refer to an instance where researcher A uses the ideas of researcher B and publishes before B can publish.
Is this strictly correct, and does it ...
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What is the explicit meaning of “corresponding author”?
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This question was triggered by the comments on this discussion, but comments and answers on these
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confirm the existence of conflicting ideas.
There seem to be two prevalent ...
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Term for the opposite of salami publishing
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Salami publishing refers to the practice of splitting scientific work into overly small pieces (least publishable units) and publishing a separate paper about each.
I am looking for a term ...
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Why do so many papers state the obvious?
There is a pattern I keep seeing and I'm very curious about the reason behind it.
Let's say you're going to read a paper on astronomy: In order to understand it, you need to know some basics about the ...
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Does a preprint include revisions made in response to peer review?
This is related to but not answered in this question about the difference between various stages of a manuscript in the publication process.
After an author has submitted a manuscript to a journal ...
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What exactly is a research paper?
I have heard a lot about people doing research and writing papers about it, but I’m not sure in which cases the papers would be called a research paper.
Here are a few hypothetical example cases I ...
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Publication dates: accepted date, version of record online, issue online – which one to use?
I have seen the other questions regarding which publication date to use, and it seems clear to use what the publisher uses. But what if the publisher provides several dates such as the following?
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Is a IEEE student member counted as a member in a submission to a transaction?
I am going to submit a paper to a IEEE transaction. I am a student member of IEEE. In the auther line of the paper, do I append "IEEE, Member", "IEEE, Student Member" or nothing after my name?
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What are the differences between Peer Reviewed Journals and Refereed Journals?
I would be interested to know the differences between peer reviewed journals and refereed journals in these aspects:
Conditions for the acceptance of papers for publications.
The time length of paper ...
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What is "paper bidding"?
I am currently preparing for the submission of my first paper to an academic conference and I've just seen this table of important dates:
What is "paper bidding"? Why is that before the submission ...
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Appendix vs Supplement
I'm surprised that this hasn't been asked before. What's the difference between Appendices and Supplements?
Also, btw, what is the most widely approved version of "Supplements"? Is it "...
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What makes a journal scientific?
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What exactly is the definition of a scientific publication or journal?
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What fueled this question in particular is the current rise of predatory publishers. Jeffrey Beall had a ...
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What is the difference between a literature survey and a conceptual paper?
What is the difference between a literature survey and a conceptual paper?
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What is the German equivalent of "in press"
Just wondering if any German speakers can tell me how a manuscript "in press" is described in Germany. Writing up a German CV but I've never come across this phrase before. It could be a direct ...
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What are the differences between these kinds of articles: original, review, letter, and short communication?
I am interested in knowing, what are the differences between Original Paper, Review Paper, Letter and Short/ Rapid/ Brief Communication paper?
Thanks to everyone for reading and taking the time for ...
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Salami Publication
I recently read two journal papers from the same set of authors published in different journals.
In the first paper, the authors proposed an algorithm and tested it on a real-world system and ...
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description of papers that have not been submitted to a venue?
I have some published papers and in my CV, I mention them under the heading of "Publications".
However, I have some papers that I have not yet submitted to a venue (conference or journal). I think ...
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What does cfr. stand for?
In a article I saw this expression:
... initial sample (cfr. Härdle et al. (2004))...
What is the meaning of cfr. or does it stands for?
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In a journal, what's the difference between an "article" and a "monograph"?
This journal issue has contents that are grouped as "article" or "monographic section". What's the difference between these two sections?
I checked the dictionary definition of monograph: "a highly ...
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Term for a meta-analysis without a literature review
I'm in the midst of revising a manuscript that compares the results of a sequence of experiments. These experiments, most of whose results have already been published elsewhere, have some components ...
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Why do we call a research paper, a "paper"? [closed]
I am curious to know why we call a research paper, a "paper" in the singular form...?
People put a huge effort in writing this "paper" ... when you talk to an outsider (non-academic) about a "paper" ...
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What is an “synthetic paper”
The Wikipedia page for “Curry–Howard correspondence” has a section on ”Synthetic papers”.
What precisely is a synthetic paper?
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What does [ctb] stand for?
This R package f.x. states:
"Kurt Hornik [ctb]"
I assume this abbreviation is coming from academic publishing - hence why I ask it here.
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Is there any difference between an article and a paper? [duplicate]
Are papers and articles really different in academic context or they are same words for the published manuscripts in conferences or journals?
The only thing comes to my mind is that may be an article ...
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What does "pers. commun" stand for in academic papers?
I have encountered "pers. commun." in some academic papers when referring to a source or reference . Like in :
Authors also made sure that they covered the range of self-focused and symptom-...
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Correct term to address the "academic publications"
I am trying to use/find the correct term for the practice of publishing research results in academia, mainly a reference to the practice of publishing research findings in a formal journal or ...
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What is the name for "section topics" printed in the margins
In older publications of many languages, there are frequently printed text in the margins that detail the topic of a section of the text (see below on the left and right):
Excerpt from Magnum ...
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Term for a document between an article and a monograph?
I'm looking for a term for describing this writeup of mine which is too long and detailed to constitute a paper, but seems to short to merit being called a monograph. Is there such a term?
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Contribution vs Motivation
Can somebody explain to me what is the difference between contribution and motivation in any research paper?
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What is " companion proceedings" in a conference?
“All Web Science track papers will be published in the companion proceedings of the WWW conference." (http://www.www2015.it/call-for-web-science-track/)
What does " companion proceedings" mean？ What ...
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How would you classify these types of research publications
This question relates to medical publications but it is surely relevant to other fields. Consider the following publications:
The first is a textbook type of paper, its goal is to describe the best ...
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Proper name for a new method
We developed a new method to calculate a characteristic value from measurement data. In my thesis I call the existing method 'Original Method'. However, I am not sure how to name our new method. '...
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What is the difference between a Case Report and a Brief Report?
What exactly is the difference between a Case Report and a Brief Report in the New England Journal of Medicine?
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“System”, “software”, “application” or “tool” – which to use in my paper? [closed]
I am in the field of computer science, I developed some software to solve some problems and would like to write some papers about them. But I don’t know what to call the software in each of my works.
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Difference between “notes” and “original contributions” in journals
I noticed that many, if not all, journals have two main type of papers:
A short self-contained original research article of 10 pages or less, focusing on a particular result that does not provide ...
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What is the difference between this "book" and a research paper?
I don't know a lot about the scientific research and its concepts. What is the difference between this book and any research paper?
From my understanding of the research world, I know that link....
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What expression to use when citing a publication for a result bordering one, oneself seeks to publish? (replicate, corroborate, in line with)
The specific reason for citing/referencing a publication may accompany an expression signifying that. One broad reason is empirical results (other broad reasons are theoretical ideas, methodological ...
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What is the difference between the archives and annals of a conference?
I would like to know, when publishing a paper in a conference, what are the differences between a publication in the annals of the conference and the archives?
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How do you call the small numbers close to coauthors in an article?
In a scientific paper, how do you call the small numbers or symbols close to coauthor names that link to their institutions or e-mail addresses, etc.?
Do you call them "calls"....? I don't ...
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can one hypothesis be derived from another hypothesis?
I have a theory and hypothesis indicating that X leads to Y. The analysis proves this wrong, I want to say that it is possible to reformulate theory and hypothesis and show that Y leads to X. Can I ...
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How do research papers differ from research articles? [duplicate]
What is the difference between a research paper and a research article? Frequently these two terms are considered in the same category. So, what features distinguish these two terms?
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Where to draw the line between preprint and author-submitted paper?
I read on https://conferences.ieeeauthorcenter.ieee.org/get-published/post-your-paper/ (mirror):
Preprint: a form of e-print where an author posts a draft paper on the author’s or another ...
