User Snijderfrey

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PhD supervisor wants me to quit after break

answered Jan 11, 2020 at 7:44

51 votes

Should I review papers according to my conviction about correct methodology or according to the usual methodology applied in published papers?

answered Mar 20, 2022 at 11:30

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What is the geographical location of Python (and other open-source software projects)?

answered Mar 23, 2022 at 10:26

47 votes

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Being a reviewer for a conference I found the exact same claim of my last year paper that got rejected

answered Feb 18 at 12:39

39 votes

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Asked to referee a paper on a topic that I think another group is working on

answered Jan 21, 2021 at 18:44

38 votes

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Shall I review a paper for my advisor?

answered Jan 4, 2020 at 15:33

36 votes

Will taking a vacation hurt your academic career/recommendation letter?

answered Dec 30, 2019 at 21:59

35 votes

Do German professors in a Master’s program respond to students who email them interested in their research work?

answered Feb 5, 2020 at 9:01

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What to do when I can prove a conjecture of a paper I'm peer reviewing

answered Jan 3, 2021 at 19:05

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Is there a time limit to publish PhD research?

answered Mar 20, 2022 at 9:35

28 votes

Was I unreasonably left out of author list?

answered Nov 17, 2021 at 19:35

27 votes

How should I acknowledge a friend for giving me a RAM module, which enabled me to run bigger simulations?

answered Oct 7, 2021 at 20:32

20 votes

Is paying someone to fix LaTeX issues in one's thesis ethical?

answered Mar 6, 2020 at 13:45

18 votes

Is it impolite to send the professor a pre-written letter of recommendation for approval?

answered Mar 20, 2022 at 18:51

17 votes

If you know the original source for something you found in a more recent paper, should you cite both?

answered Apr 8 at 11:14

16 votes

Slightly incorrect information in recommendation letter. Will it get my applications rejected?

answered Dec 21, 2022 at 11:18

15 votes

What to do if you've organised a conference at current institution but been offered a job elsewhere?

answered Apr 14 at 18:45

13 votes

Are journals biased towards more famous authors?

answered Feb 15, 2021 at 18:44

12 votes

Why aren't more research papers/textbooks written in a "thought process" style?

answered Jul 28, 2021 at 14:41

12 votes

What is the status of foreign cloud apps in German universities?

answered Jan 1, 2021 at 16:34

12 votes

Can I accept a review invitation after prior email contact with the author?

answered Apr 1 at 22:12

11 votes

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What do I do with my advisees while on parental leave?

answered Apr 1, 2022 at 18:43

11 votes

Font used in scientific articles diagrams/graphs

answered May 6, 2022 at 8:37

10 votes

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Can I use equations from a paper with proper citation?

answered Sep 12, 2022 at 14:58

10 votes

Past or present tense, when reporting results?

answered Dec 3, 2021 at 18:50

9 votes

Unexpected email from Computational and Applied Mathematics registering me as an editor and then sending me a paper to review - thoughts?

answered Apr 23, 2022 at 13:02

9 votes

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Paper accepted subject to minor changes – should I comply if I do not consider them minor?

answered Mar 8, 2020 at 7:58

9 votes

Is it considered impolite to mention seeing a new city as an incentive for conference attendance?

answered Apr 15 at 17:57

8 votes

Does making the second author an equal contributor affect its supervisory role in a 3-author paper?

answered Mar 24, 2022 at 11:18

7 votes

Should I let professors know of their potential mistakes?

answered Apr 27, 2022 at 11:02

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PhD supervisor wants me to quit after break

Should I review papers according to my conviction about correct methodology or according to the usual methodology applied in published papers?

What is the geographical location of Python (and other open-source software projects)?

Being a reviewer for a conference I found the exact same claim of my last year paper that got rejected

Asked to referee a paper on a topic that I think another group is working on

Shall I review a paper for my advisor?

Will taking a vacation hurt your academic career/recommendation letter?

Do German professors in a Master’s program respond to students who email them interested in their research work?

What to do when I can prove a conjecture of a paper I'm peer reviewing

Is there a time limit to publish PhD research?

Was I unreasonably left out of author list?

How should I acknowledge a friend for giving me a RAM module, which enabled me to run bigger simulations?

Is paying someone to fix LaTeX issues in one's thesis ethical?

Is it impolite to send the professor a pre-written letter of recommendation for approval?

If you know the original source for something you found in a more recent paper, should you cite both?

Slightly incorrect information in recommendation letter. Will it get my applications rejected?

What to do if you've organised a conference at current institution but been offered a job elsewhere?

Are journals biased towards more famous authors?

Why aren't more research papers/textbooks written in a "thought process" style?

What is the status of foreign cloud apps in German universities?

Can I accept a review invitation after prior email contact with the author?

What do I do with my advisees while on parental leave?

Font used in scientific articles diagrams/graphs

Can I use equations from a paper with proper citation?

Past or present tense, when reporting results?

Unexpected email from Computational and Applied Mathematics registering me as an editor and then sending me a paper to review - thoughts?

Paper accepted subject to minor changes – should I comply if I do not consider them minor?

Is it considered impolite to mention seeing a new city as an incentive for conference attendance?

Does making the second author an equal contributor affect its supervisory role in a 3-author paper?

Should I let professors know of their potential mistakes?