User Herman Toothrot

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Stay in academia or become professor without overworking, is it possible?

asked Mar 2, 2018 at 18:19

43 votes

4 answers

6k views

Has there ever been a strike of peer reviewers?

asked Feb 5, 2018 at 17:30

31 votes

4 answers

14k views

What are the long-term advantages of a US PhD compared to Europe/Oceania?

asked Nov 10, 2012 at 11:58

30 votes

4 answers

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Why do non-governmental organizations tend to publish non peer-reviewed "grey" literature?

asked Sep 27, 2018 at 8:01

29 votes

7 answers

9k views

Why are textbook authors often not the most famous/cited researchers?

asked May 23, 2018 at 10:13

29 votes

5 answers

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PhD application asking what other insitution I am applying to, how to answer?

asked Nov 25, 2012 at 18:26

28 votes

4 answers

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Prospective PhD contacts potential supervisor but receives no answer after 2-3 emails, what to do?

asked Nov 19, 2012 at 15:07

28 votes

7 answers

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Is the rise of pre-prints lowering the quality and credibility of researcher and increasing the pressure to publish?

asked Feb 14, 2021 at 17:11

23 votes

3 answers

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What is a good length for the statement of purpose in a U.S. PhD application?

asked Nov 26, 2012 at 18:34

18 votes

4 answers

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Should PhD students pay out of pocket for their PhD expenses?

asked Apr 29, 2015 at 15:43

18 votes

6 answers

3k views

Why is personal information (DOB, marital status) listed on CVs in Europe and can it be omitted?

asked Sep 5, 2017 at 8:09

17 votes

3 answers

46k views

Indicate Journal name for "under review" and "accepted/in press" publications on CV

asked Dec 28, 2014 at 19:23

14 votes

1 answer

3k views

How to prepare and what is discussed with professors at a PhD interview session? US application

asked Dec 19, 2012 at 10:40

14 votes

2 answers

10k views

Do I need to send e-mail to follow up a PhD interview day?

asked Jan 24, 2013 at 13:17

14 votes

1 answer

14k views

What is the consenus of IntechOpen, open access books, are they predatory? [closed]

asked Sep 26, 2018 at 8:42

13 votes

2 answers

652 views

Offer for a pre-PhD visit, how to handle the situation with other PhD applications in the queue?

asked Dec 3, 2012 at 23:37

12 votes

2 answers

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Reapplying to same PhD program after one year, should I state I applied the previous year?

asked Nov 25, 2012 at 18:18

12 votes

4 answers

1k views

Is participating in open peer reviewing good or bad for early career scientists?

asked Jan 2, 2021 at 17:22

11 votes

2 answers

2k views

How to ask PhD advisor to work remotely on thesis for extensive periods?

asked May 28, 2014 at 23:33

10 votes

2 answers

4k views

How much time should someone take to respond to a PhD admission offer?

asked Jan 29, 2013 at 23:26

10 votes

2 answers

11k views

How to define “self-citation”?

asked Sep 10, 2017 at 8:49

10 votes

1 answer

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Publication dates: accepted date, version of record online, issue online – which one to use?

asked Dec 14, 2017 at 14:20

9 votes

1 answer

13k views

Nature Communications and Nature subject journal differences from Nature

asked Jan 4, 2018 at 15:01

9 votes

3 answers

3k views

Should I inform the people that I acknowledged in PhD thesis? [duplicate]

asked Jan 25, 2018 at 14:13

8 votes

1 answer

11k views

what does [citation] mean in google scholar search results?

asked Mar 12, 2015 at 16:19

7 votes

2 answers

3k views

When is it appropriate to contact the editor before submission to avoid rejection without review?

asked Apr 16, 2015 at 18:48

7 votes

1 answer

272 views

Letters in high-end interdisciplinary journals – how much do they weigh in a CV? Are they only for experts?

asked Jun 16, 2015 at 2:46

7 votes

1 answer

6k views

Should scholarship/fellowship monetary amount be listed in CV?

asked Dec 29, 2014 at 23:09

7 votes

0 answers

278 views

Why do universities/research agencies allow their employees to do free peer reviewing which financially benefits a third party? [duplicate]

asked Feb 6, 2018 at 9:34

7 votes

5 answers

3k views

Past or present tense, when reporting results?

asked Dec 3, 2021 at 18:03

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Stay in academia or become professor without overworking, is it possible?

Has there ever been a strike of peer reviewers?

What are the long-term advantages of a US PhD compared to Europe/Oceania?

Why do non-governmental organizations tend to publish non peer-reviewed "grey" literature?

Why are textbook authors often not the most famous/cited researchers?

PhD application asking what other insitution I am applying to, how to answer?

Prospective PhD contacts potential supervisor but receives no answer after 2-3 emails, what to do?

Is the rise of pre-prints lowering the quality and credibility of researcher and increasing the pressure to publish?

What is a good length for the statement of purpose in a U.S. PhD application?

Should PhD students pay out of pocket for their PhD expenses?

Why is personal information (DOB, marital status) listed on CVs in Europe and can it be omitted?

Indicate Journal name for "under review" and "accepted/in press" publications on CV

How to prepare and what is discussed with professors at a PhD interview session? US application

Do I need to send e-mail to follow up a PhD interview day?

What is the consenus of IntechOpen, open access books, are they predatory? [closed]

Offer for a pre-PhD visit, how to handle the situation with other PhD applications in the queue?

Reapplying to same PhD program after one year, should I state I applied the previous year?

Is participating in open peer reviewing good or bad for early career scientists?

How to ask PhD advisor to work remotely on thesis for extensive periods?

How much time should someone take to respond to a PhD admission offer?

How to define “self-citation”?

Publication dates: accepted date, version of record online, issue online – which one to use?

Nature Communications and Nature subject journal differences from Nature

Should I inform the people that I acknowledged in PhD thesis? [duplicate]

what does [citation] mean in google scholar search results?

When is it appropriate to contact the editor before submission to avoid rejection without review?

Letters in high-end interdisciplinary journals – how much do they weigh in a CV? Are they only for experts?

Should scholarship/fellowship monetary amount be listed in CV?

Why do universities/research agencies allow their employees to do free peer reviewing which financially benefits a third party? [duplicate]

Past or present tense, when reporting results?