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What does the typical workflow of a journal look like? How should I interpret a particular submission status?

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Should I report a PhD student’s incompetence to their supervisor?

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How to react to a student’s panic attack in an oral exam?

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Who said that one should change one’s direction of research every seven years?

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Are there any examples for an ArXiv publication nurturing or preventing plagiarism?

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Can authors from certain origins really not know about the gravity of plagiarism?

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Is my paper under review (or similar) for too long and if yes, how should I react?

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What causes some students to be selectively impervious to supervision of their thesis writing?

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VG Wort – why would I agree to share with the publisher?

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

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What is the explicit meaning of “corresponding author”?

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When exactly are you “promoviert” in Germany?

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Do most customers choose predatory publishers knowingly?

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How to state that you “rigorified” an existing paper without sounding arrogant or condescending?

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Acceptance to online publication – Why is everybody I know faster than average?

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Is it acceptable to look up a student on the Internet to find out whether I have a conflict of interest?

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Citing into the future on ArXiv – good or bad idea?

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How does the COVID-19 crisis affect durations of peer review and editorial handling?

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Can I predict the fate of my manuscript (from information other than a decision letter)?

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How to make clear tasks for students about resolving paradoxes?

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Why are some journals for research papers called “review”?

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Surface plots vs. colour maps

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Alternative ways to use lecture time when only one quarter of the students can attend?

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Students self-assess which exercises they attempted – how can I make this more homogeneous?

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Am I missing something or is submitting from the ArXiv really that unfeasible?

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How could publishers, in particular disreputable ones, prove that you “signed” a copyright agreement?

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31 Questions

What does the typical workflow of a journal look like? How should I interpret a particular submission status?

Should I report a PhD student’s incompetence to their supervisor?

How to react to a student’s panic attack in an oral exam?

Who said that one should change one’s direction of research every seven years?

Are there any examples for an ArXiv publication nurturing or preventing plagiarism?

Can authors from certain origins really not know about the gravity of plagiarism?

Is my paper under review (or similar) for too long and if yes, how should I react?

What causes some students to be selectively impervious to supervision of their thesis writing?

VG Wort – why would I agree to share with the publisher?

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

What is the explicit meaning of “corresponding author”?

When exactly are you “promoviert” in Germany?

Do most customers choose predatory publishers knowingly?

Pros and cons of having your doctoral degree on our ID

Term for the opposite of salami publishing

Where to draw the line for authorship for a software-announcement paper?

How to state that you “rigorified” an existing paper without sounding arrogant or condescending?

Acceptance to online publication – Why is everybody I know faster than average?

Is it acceptable to look up a student on the Internet to find out whether I have a conflict of interest?

Citing into the future on ArXiv – good or bad idea?

How does the COVID-19 crisis affect durations of peer review and editorial handling?

Can I predict the fate of my manuscript (from information other than a decision letter)?

How to make clear tasks for students about resolving paradoxes?

Why are some journals for research papers called “review”?

Surface plots vs. colour maps

Alternative ways to use lecture time when only one quarter of the students can attend?

Students self-assess which exercises they attempted – how can I make this more homogeneous?

Am I missing something or is submitting from the ArXiv really that unfeasible?

How could publishers, in particular disreputable ones, prove that you “signed” a copyright agreement?

How to increase the replay value of presentation karaoke?