User Caleb Stanford

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Referee wants me to add a plot – because the paper has none

answered Mar 2, 2020 at 21:19

133 votes

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Colleague blames me for not spotting typos when I only reviewed the structure and content

answered Jun 16, 2020 at 17:44

87 votes

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Rejection from a legitimate journal, with reviewers recommending me to try a Beall's list journal

answered Mar 16, 2020 at 15:50

79 votes

Is it immoral to advise PhD students in non-industry-relevant topics in middle-lower ranked universities?

answered Feb 3, 2021 at 2:02

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Are 'please cite my paper' emails socially accepted?

answered Apr 7, 2020 at 22:50

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Why is it forbidden by the IEEE to post 'author-submitted' papers on ArXiv?

answered Mar 21, 2020 at 22:20

53 votes

Is it ethical to ask students to proofread a textbook?

answered Mar 3, 2020 at 14:38

48 votes

Whom to cite from an article: the reporter or the person who provided a quote to the reporter?

answered Apr 6, 2020 at 14:00

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Advisor to spend some funds to buy things that make group members feel better working at home. Is it selfish to request a tablet and stuff?

answered Apr 5, 2020 at 14:15

39 votes

Is it wrong for students to report suspected / borderline plagiarism?

answered May 15, 2023 at 16:32

38 votes

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Advisor wants first author. Do I have any leverage?

answered Apr 20, 2020 at 16:34

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Is it good to leave hyperref activated on a conference paper?

answered Apr 13, 2021 at 2:18

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Missed April 15th deadline to accept grad school offer. What can I do?

answered Apr 17, 2020 at 0:53

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How do I use lemmas that are probably already proven, but including the proof myself is quicker than looking up a source?

answered Sep 1, 2020 at 1:08

21 votes

Will writing a thesis in MS Word or LaTeX impact my future career?

answered Apr 18 at 15:22

18 votes

What to do when a reviewer is late while daily posting about other activities on social media?

answered Apr 8, 2020 at 12:49

17 votes

Is it unethical writing two papers addressing two aspects of the same research project

answered Apr 2, 2020 at 13:29

17 votes

How do I get an email alert when my paper is cited?

answered Jun 2, 2018 at 16:35

16 votes

Is giving condolences to a professor socially acceptable?

answered Apr 11, 2020 at 16:33

15 votes

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Etiquette for whether to send a follow-up email to a professor who will not have a reliable internet connection?

answered May 1, 2020 at 1:46

14 votes

Graduate Admissions Gender Bias

answered Mar 22, 2020 at 20:14

13 votes

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How should I interpret a suggestion to "synthesize" two sections of a paper?

answered Apr 12, 2020 at 16:37

13 votes

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How do you respectfully remove someone from your research group?

answered Apr 9, 2020 at 2:04

13 votes

Assessing a potential supervisor who had a fallout with a previous PhD student

answered Apr 18, 2020 at 15:08

12 votes

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How to cite quote from Gutenberg Project ebook?

answered Mar 16, 2020 at 16:41

12 votes

Cancelled Summer Program due to COVID-19

answered Apr 2, 2020 at 15:23

12 votes

Is "because it's fun" an acceptable justification for choosing a certain research path (when communicating to peers/colleagues)?

answered Apr 6, 2020 at 14:51

11 votes

Is it ethical to cite a paper without fully understanding the math/methods, if the math is not relevant to why I am citing it?

answered Feb 28, 2023 at 3:54

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Is it common to make seniority distinctions between coauthors of a paper in math?

answered Apr 2, 2020 at 13:51

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How do I handle plagiarism professionally and emotionally?

answered Jul 20, 2018 at 18:40

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Referee wants me to add a plot – because the paper has none

Colleague blames me for not spotting typos when I only reviewed the structure and content

Rejection from a legitimate journal, with reviewers recommending me to try a Beall's list journal

Is it immoral to advise PhD students in non-industry-relevant topics in middle-lower ranked universities?

Are 'please cite my paper' emails socially accepted?

Why is it forbidden by the IEEE to post 'author-submitted' papers on ArXiv?

Is it ethical to ask students to proofread a textbook?

Whom to cite from an article: the reporter or the person who provided a quote to the reporter?

Advisor to spend some funds to buy things that make group members feel better working at home. Is it selfish to request a tablet and stuff?

Is it wrong for students to report suspected / borderline plagiarism?

Advisor wants first author. Do I have any leverage?

Is it good to leave hyperref activated on a conference paper?

Missed April 15th deadline to accept grad school offer. What can I do?

How do I use lemmas that are probably already proven, but including the proof myself is quicker than looking up a source?

Will writing a thesis in MS Word or LaTeX impact my future career?

What to do when a reviewer is late while daily posting about other activities on social media?

Is it unethical writing two papers addressing two aspects of the same research project

How do I get an email alert when my paper is cited?

Is giving condolences to a professor socially acceptable?

Etiquette for whether to send a follow-up email to a professor who will not have a reliable internet connection?

Graduate Admissions Gender Bias

How should I interpret a suggestion to "synthesize" two sections of a paper?

How do you respectfully remove someone from your research group?

Assessing a potential supervisor who had a fallout with a previous PhD student

How to cite quote from Gutenberg Project ebook?

Cancelled Summer Program due to COVID-19

Is "because it's fun" an acceptable justification for choosing a certain research path (when communicating to peers/colleagues)?

Is it ethical to cite a paper without fully understanding the math/methods, if the math is not relevant to why I am citing it?

Is it common to make seniority distinctions between coauthors of a paper in math?

How do I handle plagiarism professionally and emotionally?