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How honest should one be with their students when talking about the realities of academia?

answered Jan 9, 2017 at 8:11

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What careers not requiring an academic degree might be open to a self-learner who wants to do research on pure mathematics?

answered Jun 9, 2015 at 12:26

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Editor rejected my paper stating that reviewers had refused to review it long after submission; How can I understand what is wrong with my paper?

answered Feb 20, 2015 at 11:27

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Distinguish starting journals from predatory ones

answered Feb 13, 2018 at 10:16

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Is it ethical for advisors to automatically coauthor papers?

answered Apr 15, 2014 at 19:42

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Can a journal withhold referee reports from the authors of a rejected paper?

answered May 24, 2014 at 9:43

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Why does research on the busy beaver function get funded?

answered Jun 14, 2017 at 20:16

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Why would a student go to a lecture at all if everything was in the book already?

answered Mar 10, 2017 at 13:44

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Why are most scientific articles locked behind a paywall?

answered Nov 26, 2016 at 15:28

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PI published my work after I graduated without informing me (and with a different first author)

answered Sep 15, 2015 at 7:02

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Can co-authoring a paper as a new grad harm my reputation/career?

answered Jun 4, 2012 at 18:22

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Does it amount to plagiarism by supervisor?

answered Jun 7, 2013 at 18:52

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How to treat an under-performing coauthor?

answered Sep 30, 2014 at 9:53

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Changing PhD area of math?

answered Jul 1, 2016 at 10:15

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A student in my course does well on exams, but doesn't do the homework: Go easy on them, or make them "pay the price?"

answered Nov 24, 2015 at 13:02

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What can be done about a terrible galley proof of my accepted paper, which would be a lot of effort to correct?

answered Feb 14, 2017 at 19:50

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Can students ask for changing grades?

answered May 27, 2012 at 14:17

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Do we really need gold open access if publishers permit self-archiving and sharing?

answered Aug 23, 2017 at 9:13

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How is sexism unknowingly perpetrated in academia?

answered Jul 4, 2013 at 14:21

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Which are the best journals for letters in mathematics (bordering with mathematical physics)?

answered Feb 19, 2014 at 19:29

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Is there a reason to spread your research into multiple journals instead of just one?

answered Aug 5, 2014 at 13:43

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How to deal with instructor forcing me to do an uninteresting optional exercise?

answered Feb 4, 2017 at 14:01

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How many hours a day on Mathematics as a successful student?

answered Jul 17, 2015 at 9:28

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Conjugation: Do we cite authors or papers?

answered Aug 30, 2016 at 10:10

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Will rejecting more papers than I accept reflect negatively on me as a reviewer?

answered May 19, 2013 at 12:20

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Practical Tips: Mathematical research and discoveries

answered May 10, 2013 at 12:18

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

answered May 14, 2015 at 8:24

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What is the advantage of becoming a full professor if you already have tenure as an associate professor?

answered Feb 22, 2013 at 18:06

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Academic pipeline: How many papers should you have under review?

answered Jan 12, 2013 at 17:53

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why is the impact factor of mathematical journals "often" lower than the impact factor of journals in other disciplines

answered Jan 15, 2013 at 10:15

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How honest should one be with their students when talking about the realities of academia?

What careers not requiring an academic degree might be open to a self-learner who wants to do research on pure mathematics?

Editor rejected my paper stating that reviewers had refused to review it long after submission; How can I understand what is wrong with my paper?

Distinguish starting journals from predatory ones

Is it ethical for advisors to automatically coauthor papers?

Can a journal withhold referee reports from the authors of a rejected paper?

Why does research on the busy beaver function get funded?

Why would a student go to a lecture at all if everything was in the book already?

Why are most scientific articles locked behind a paywall?

PI published my work after I graduated without informing me (and with a different first author)

Can co-authoring a paper as a new grad harm my reputation/career?

Does it amount to plagiarism by supervisor?

How to treat an under-performing coauthor?

Changing PhD area of math?

A student in my course does well on exams, but doesn't do the homework: Go easy on them, or make them "pay the price?"

What can be done about a terrible galley proof of my accepted paper, which would be a lot of effort to correct?

Can students ask for changing grades?

Do we really need gold open access if publishers permit self-archiving and sharing?

How is sexism unknowingly perpetrated in academia?

Which are the best journals for letters in mathematics (bordering with mathematical physics)?

Is there a reason to spread your research into multiple journals instead of just one?

How to deal with instructor forcing me to do an uninteresting optional exercise?

How many hours a day on Mathematics as a successful student?

Conjugation: Do we cite authors or papers?

Will rejecting more papers than I accept reflect negatively on me as a reviewer?

Practical Tips: Mathematical research and discoveries

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

What is the advantage of becoming a full professor if you already have tenure as an associate professor?

Academic pipeline: How many papers should you have under review?

why is the impact factor of mathematical journals "often" lower than the impact factor of journals in other disciplines