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How to add citation for a whole paragraph?
If I write a report and a whole paragraph is based on one source but not cited verbally it seems unnecessary to include the reference after every sentence:
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut…
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Can I use a section of my thesis to "soap-box" about a meta-issue regarding research?
I'm a big believer in FOSS (Free Open Source Software), and a physics graduate student. I believe a lot of current researchers are not aware of free solutions to problems that are usually encountered in a lab, and since money is often tight in…
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Co-authors request that others do not use "he" as a pronoun - is this reasonable?
We are a bunch of people writing a collection of papers. Two of the writers are from Iran (where the common language does not have gendered pronouns), and they have expressed to me some concern with regards to the lack of gender-neutrality in our…
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How to move your field away from a widely accepted practice that has a catastrophic error?
My sub-field has been haunted by the fact that for slightly over fifty years the key foundation of everything we do has been in empirical dispute. The empirical anomalies have generated tens of thousands of articles. There are over 3800 for just…
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One week to go in the final PhD submission and I have lost the will to work on it. Help!
I have less than a week left in my PhD submission - it's due by 9th of December. This is almost the end of my fourth year and I have been able to edit it several times since I completed the first draft.
So I planned out my week to read each chapter…
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If a reviewer makes significant contributions to improving a paper, may he/she suggest becoming a coauthor?
I was asked by the editor of a mathematical journal to review a submission by an author (unknown to me) which heavily relies upon some of my earlier work. I do not have much experience with writing peer reviews, but I have a good grasp of the topic…
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Effective way to deal with misuse of mobile devices in class
I'm at a North American, state-run university (not an elite institution), which is relatively modern in terms of supporting mobile devices. The school is proud of its WiFi coverage in every classroom, and recently rooms were updated to have…
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My adviser wants to use my code for a spin-off, but I want to use it for my own company
I am a PhD Student in computer science.
During my my first 2 years I developed an algorithm that seems to work fine in a certain field of applications.
My adviser recently told me that he is starting a spin-off with a colleague of a different…
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Verification of PhD from Harvard
A person claims to have earned a PhD from Harvard University, but is offering no credible proof. How can I verify their claim?
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How to write abstract for conference when you have no results yet?
This situation is not uncommon; in my case, I have to submit abstract for conference in September by the end of January already. But the problem is I have no results yet. I'm pretty sure that in those 8 months I will get pretty interesting results.…
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Will not collaborating hurt the career of a math postdoc?
I am a math postdoc, and about to start applying for tenure-track (research oriented) jobs soon. Besides writing 2 papers with my Phd advisor while I was in graduate school, all the papers I wrote since then (about 10 papers) were single authored…
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What is the point of a PhD thesis whose content already exists in published papers?
In my area (computer science) it is standard to publish several papers during the course of your PhD and then only "write" your thesis in the last few months of graduate school --- often you only start compiling the thesis once you have secured a…
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What to do if a colleague is reviewing an unchanged paper that has been rejected before on my recommendation?
Around a year ago, I reviewed a paper for a journal. The originality of the paper was questionable, and content and presentation were severely lacking throughout. Consequently, both another reviewer and I recommended rejection and gave detailed…
user42643
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Tongue slip problem in presentation even after a good amount of practice
How can I overcome the tongue-slip problem in conferences, meetings and seminars? I have read many discussions regarding conference presentation, such as delivering a good presentation, staying confident during presentation, avoiding nervousness,…
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Why do tenured professors still publish in pay-walled venues?
I wonder why tenured professors still publish in pay-walled venues. I can understand that non-tenured professors are publication pressured, but once one gets tenured, why should one still place knowledge behind walls?
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