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What to do when reviewer wants p-values, but I prefer to use significance stars to prevent clutter in table?

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Is it ethical to obtain journal articles from places other than the publisher's official sites?

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Is it good to have all the PhD publications in one journal

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How do I cut ties with a bad supervisor?

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Is it ethical to offer a student a job during the final weeks of his thesis if you are partly grading it?

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How do advisors typically apply pressure on PhD students to get work done?

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Why do academics write peer reviews?

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Is sharing R code for a dissertation consider to be plagiarism?

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How to politely decline an interview for a PhD program?

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How does the US government shutdown affect academics?

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How to cite my own submitted but not yet published work?

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What are the main differences between undergraduate, master's, and doctoral theses?

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Should I omit some of my qualifications in my application materials to "surprise" with during an interview?

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How to add citation for a whole paragraph?

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Can I list a grass-roots organisation as an academic affiliation?

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Is it normal that journals strongly suggest a professional English editing service?

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Can I use images from Wikipedia in my paper?

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Is including an own paper in the literature review a bad practice?

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Can two universities have the same name?

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Do we ever, in a research paper, mention methods we tried but did not get a satisfactory result?

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Conferences as publication venues – black and white or is there a grey or third way?

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Maximum allowed time for PhD (Doktor) in Germany

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Is it accepted to cite an entire issue of a journal?

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PhD without previous academic degree: truth or myth?

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Is it bad to ask the editor about the status of a submission on seeing that referees' reports were submitted a week ago?

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Who owns things bought with research funding after project ends?

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Can I get inspired from Patented Algorithm?

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What makes someone deserving of a Ph.D.?

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Use of first person in a PhD Thesis

Donating money to scientific research after my death

What to do when reviewer wants p-values, but I prefer to use significance stars to prevent clutter in table?

Is it ethical to obtain journal articles from places other than the publisher's official sites?

Is it good to have all the PhD publications in one journal

How do I cut ties with a bad supervisor?

Is it ethical to offer a student a job during the final weeks of his thesis if you are partly grading it?

How do advisors typically apply pressure on PhD students to get work done?

Why do academics write peer reviews?

Is sharing R code for a dissertation consider to be plagiarism?

How to politely decline an interview for a PhD program?

How does the US government shutdown affect academics?

How to cite my own submitted but not yet published work?

What are the main differences between undergraduate, master's, and doctoral theses?

Should I omit some of my qualifications in my application materials to "surprise" with during an interview?

How to add citation for a whole paragraph?

Can I list a grass-roots organisation as an academic affiliation?

Is it normal that journals strongly suggest a professional English editing service?

Can I use images from Wikipedia in my paper?

Is including an own paper in the literature review a bad practice?

Can two universities have the same name?

Do we ever, in a research paper, mention methods we tried but did not get a satisfactory result?

Conferences as publication venues – black and white or is there a grey or third way?

Maximum allowed time for PhD (Doktor) in Germany

Is it accepted to cite an entire issue of a journal?

PhD without previous academic degree: truth or myth?

Is it bad to ask the editor about the status of a submission on seeing that referees' reports were submitted a week ago?

Who owns things bought with research funding after project ends?

Can I get inspired from Patented Algorithm?

What makes someone deserving of a Ph.D.?