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15 months with no feedback from Top 5 journal — Normal or time to withdraw? [duplicate]
I am seeking advice regarding a submission to a Top 5 mathematics journal (analytic number theory).
Timeline:
September 2024: Article submitted, immediate acknowledgment from editor E1
March 2025 (6 ...
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can i investigate why i was not shortlisted for a job interview after serving as a current teaching assistant [closed]
legal concern towards reporting academic staff
law issues concerning job rejection
ethical issues about reporting the University
nepotism and tribalism avoiding qualified cadidates
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What does a verbal recommendation mean for postdoc and faculty applications?
I am a math postdoc in the US. I am working with a senior prof in my field on a project. Let's call him Bob. I have not asked Bob for a recommendation for any job applications, as I only started ...
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What's the universal terminal goal? [closed]
The answer to the question is important for anyone who wants to build Artificial Super Intelligence, also anyone who will be affected by them.
It's necessary to prevent catastrophic potential of a ...
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Apart from possible copyright issues, is reusing text from one's past papers a breach of conduct if it is merely unoriginal, preliminary material?
I have found similar discussions on the internet, but not pertaining to the exact same situation.
I publish in a STEM field using a mathematical framework not many researchers in the field are ...
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Formatting requirements for first submission to Nature Cities?
I’m preparing my first submission to Nature Cities and I’m a bit confused about formatting requirements. My supervisor suggested I “put it into the actual Nature Cities format — replicate everything.”
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What is the potential harm of using AI to check calculation error/ doing routine but boring calculations?
There are many answers on this website saying that generative AI like ChatGPT should never be used in Maths,
and the main reason seems to be it may provide false answers that the user can not ...
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Failure in PhD supervision, can I realistically publish alone?
I’m a PhD student in Quebec, and my supervision just collapsed after four years. I had a PI who funded me, and a co-director who handled the computational side. For the first two years, things were ...
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PhD student using work without acknowledgement and claiming sole credit for teaching
Over three years (from 2019 to 2023), I developed or co-developed with a PhD student I was supervising a dataset, a corpus, Python and R codes, questionnaire, hypotheses/research questions, and course ...
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What to do when mental health interferes with PhD?
I just started my PhD programme in a very wet, cold place (Northern Japan). I come from a tropical South Asian country, and this is my first time living in such extreme conditions. I also speak only ...
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AI Generated paper summary [closed]
Is it a good idea to use generative-AI to do the summary for many papers we intend to review for our research before we dive in and select which paper to read.
How helpful is it?
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Is "We will review application starting from..." a deadline?
A job offer for an academic position, which I will not link to maintain anonymity, says "we will evaluate candidates on a rolling basis starting from September 30".
This is the only date ...
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What should I do if my theory is plagiarized by a famous scholar?
I had a psychological theory plagiarized by a renowned psychologist. When I filed a complaint with their affiliated university, one institution used plagiarism detection software to confirm no ...
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Is there any point in sharing a scientific discovery as a "nobody"?
I think that I might have discovered something that could bridge a gap between two major scientific theories. Is there even any point in sharing it? I don't have any higher education or any kind of ...
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What academics in Brazil really mean by "extension", as in "Research-Education-Extension"?
I am a postdoc in Brazil applying for tenure-track positions locally, and I am honestly very confused. During the (very convoluted) interview process in Brazil a great emphasis is placed on the "...
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When should I send e-mail to a potential supervisor if I want to start an individual PhD in April 2027? [Germany]
(hey - thank you for the replies to my previous post, I've already found the information and the PhD I wrote about is possible at the universities I'm interested in :) Using the moderator's answer ...
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AI generated a proof that I don't understand - what to do with it? [closed]
I asked ChatGPT to prove Navier-Stokes Clay Math problem using my (obtained without help of AI) theorem, that has been recently accepted in peer review.
The theorem basically states that lim (limit) ...
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Impact of dual nationality in PhD admissions in the US
Say I have dual Nationality of United States and Russia (or Iran or some other countries with trouble relations), and I feel wrong to not fully disclose it.
I am currently applying to programs/...
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Is there a website where we can find the average stipend/salary for the PhD and Postdoc for each country?
I am doing my Ph.D. in Hungary via the Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship. The stipend is extremely low: ~470 Euro per month for the first two years, ~570 Euro per month for the last two years.
I’m ...
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How to add your paper published under CEUR WS into Google Scholar?
Recently I found, that some of my papers aren't indexed by Google Scholar and so it seems, that parts of my record are only Arxiv pre-prints, while they're already peer-reviewed and were presented at ...
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The Jolly Kitten Plagiarism [closed]
This man named Maddox tried to copy my claim for an essay word-for-word, but fortunately, I stopped him in time. Should I report him to my teacher, or is it okay? In my opinion, I should report him, ...
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Which HAL preprint license is compatible with subscription-publishing in major publishing companies (Elsevier, Springer, Wiley, etc.)?
Prior to submitting my work to an academic publisher such as Elsevier or Wiley, I would like to upload it to the HAL open archive, which is similar to arXiv.
I usually do that with my "author&...
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Strategies to overcome frustration when research becomes a bunch of soul-crushing debugging
I'm a postdoc in machine learning + engineering. I'm trying to complete my first main research output and write my first paper but at this project stage I'm constantly stuck on Python package issues, ...
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Basic questions about starting an individual PhD in Germany that I haven't found answers to [closed]
I have a few questions about individual doctorates in Germany. I've found answers to many questions online and on university websites, but I can't answer a few rather simple ones. I should add that in ...
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20 minute presentation for phd interview [closed]
The professor email me to prepare 20 minute presentation for my phd interview based on the computational methods i have used in my previous projects.
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Are my chances ruined for this graduate school?
I emailed a professor I had worked with as an undergraduate after applying to the PhD program at his school. I should note that I had talked to this professor earlier this semester, and he hadn't said ...
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On how to handle frustration and an advisor who does not put effort in my success
I am a "freelance" (not yet enrolled as a student) research assistant in lab at a top-20 university in Japan doing computer engineering related research. I am planning to obtain a PhD in ...
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Incorrect (but reasonable) employment dates on CV for PhD application
I'm applying to PhD programs due in a few days, and after turning in my applications I noticed I put the incorrect end date for my main work experience on my CV. Instead of working in a position for ...
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How can I find an arXiv endorser for a new AI evaluation framework (cs.AI category)? [duplicate]
I am preparing to submit a new paper to arXiv in the cs.AI category.
The paper introduces an evaluation methodology for agentic LLMs that includes metrics such as Failure Recovery Rate, Performance-...
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Should I disclose existence of a preprint during journal submission if the preprint is very different?
I am submitting a manuscript to PNAS and they want to know if the work is in arxiv or a preprint server (a definite yes or no).
A few months ago, we had posted a much older version of the manuscript ...
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Can I ask to add a reference after acceptance? [duplicate]
A paper was just accepted by a journal of the American Physical Society (Physical Review Letters, if that matters). However, I noticed an additional reference that is better cited. Can I ask to add it ...
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Topic mismatch in my current PhD program [closed]
I enrolled in a PhD student in computer science at an Italian university that started 1 month ago. Before that, I was a research fellow at the same uni. I initially decided to enroll in this program ...
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Include endowed chairs/emeritus status in recommender titles for grad apps?
I'm currently finalizing my applications for philosophy PhD programs, and have a question about how to specify my letter writers' titles on my application.
Both programs to which I'm applying have a ...
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Need help with "Modulhandbuch" creation for MS applications to German Universities
I will be applying for WS2026/27, and I am a little confused about how to create the "Modulhandbuch". My university does not provide a combined one, but it does provide the syllabi ...
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Recommendation letter for Physics Fellowship being a Computer Science student
As indicated, I am a computer science undergraduate with a keen interest in Physics. There is a fellowship program, and I would like to apply for it in the Field of Physics. They (the committee) ...
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How can I extract the full publication date (year–month–day) from Scopus instead of only the publication year?
I am currently extracting bibliographic data from the Scopus database for my PhD research. The issue I am facing is that Scopus only provides a publication year in the metadata fields I can access ( ...
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How should I describe my relationship with a senior PhD student who is writing a recommendation for my CS PhD application?
I am an international student applying to several Computer Science PhD programs in the United States, and I have a question about how to correctly describe the relationship with one of my recommenders....
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Why do I get so many applications from Mekelle university students?
Every 2-3 weeks, I get an email from a graduate of the Mekelle university in Ethiopia, asking me to do an M.Sc. under my supervision. None of them are related to my research field. It is not unusual ...
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Requesting Deposit Deadline Extension
Edit: It's Grenoble Ecole de Management (Paris Campus). I reached out to their admissions team and they said that they could grant the extension however they cannot guarantee the seat after the ...
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Is it a problem if I don’t have a recommendation letter from my thesis advisor due to retirement?
I completed a thesis-based master’s degree about five years ago and have been working in industry since then. I am an international applicant applying to PhD programs in the US. My former advisor is ...
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Do Biology PhD admissions committee tend to favor applicants whose future goal is to join academia vs do something else like teaching, writing? [duplicate]
Can the Life Science PhD admissions committee in the US look at an applicant as less favorable, if they think his/her future career goal(i.e. what they do after their PhD) is 'not' to have a research ...
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How can an independent researcher get an arXiv endorsement for cs.CC? [duplicate]
I am an independent researcher trying to submit a paper to the cs.CC (Computational Complexity) category on arXiv.
Since I do not have an academic affiliation or prior arXiv submissions, I need an ...
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Is it unethical to mention my PhD Thesis in a double blinded review?
I am a reviewer in a CS conference which has a double-blinded review system.
One of the papers I am currently reviewing is closely related to a chapter in my PhD Thesis. For several reasons, this ...
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Advice needed for transferring to another school as a PhD student (mathematics)
I'm a second-year grad student in the US. I'm interested in stochastic PDEs, and more generally in stochastic analysis. I got into an Ivy League school for my PhD, but, unfortunately, I'm struggling ...
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Remove co-author from Arxiv version of a conference paper
I am a PhD student in computer science. I recently submitted a paper and listed my supervisors as co-authors. They had some early discussions with me without knowing the paper's content, and they ...
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Advice for approaching a co-advisor
I would like some advice on how to approach a co-advisor, basically on the level of "what do I say?". I have provided as much context as I am comfortable sharing "below the fold". ...
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How to parse a Library of Congress classification record prefixed with LCSH?
In the book The Mosquito: A Human History of Our Deadliest Predator by Timothy C. Winegard, the colophon states of the book's subjects:
Subjects: LCSH: Mosquitoes—Ecology—History. | Human ecology.
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Adding comments to a cited paper in README.md
I finished a code-project that's based on several papers. One of those papers has many errors in its mathematical formulas, but presents an idea I believe to be unique and I have implemented.
This ...
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How do independent researchers find supervisors or co-authors for a paper?
I wrote a paper proposing a new pseudorandom number generator design. The paper was accepted to a conference, but the acceptance was later withdrawn because I don’t have a supervisor or academic co-...
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How real is ageism in academia?
First of all please let me know if this question belongs here or somewhere else.
That said, I have seen multiple posts here and elsewhere where a usual concern for potential doctoral students is age, ...
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