Do you think that knowing the authors' names and their affiliations by the reviewer can affect his decision?

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Do you know the last updated list of journals discontinued from Scopus on May 2019?

Dear colleagues, Greetings The attached file contains an updated list of journals discontinued from Scopus (May 2019). Regards

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In making relationships, which one is the right choice: fixing the equation type or choosing the highest R-square value?

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What are the parts that permitted to be excluded from the manuscript during the similarity index check?

What are the parts that permitted to be excluded from the manuscript during the similarity index check? For example, Authors' names or bibliography (references list). Regards

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Does the low acceptance rate, for a certain journal, of the submitted manuscripts is considered as an indication of the high quality of that journal?

Hi dear colleagues. Does the low acceptance rate, for a certain journal, of the submitted manuscripts is considered as an indication of the high quality of that journal? The acceptance rate of the...

04 May 2018 7,257 4 View

What is the average (or acceptable) number of citations in review articles?

Hi dear colleagues. For the question to be more general, what are the criteria (including the acceptable No. of citations) that should be followed for writing a good review article? Regards

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Is there a relation between the speed of publication and (1) the access type (open or subscribe), (2) the cost of publication (free or not)?

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From the copyright viewpoint, is it legally permitted for the researcher to add the full text of the published paper on the research gate platform?

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Do you know the latest list of the journals that discontinued from Scopus?

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Dear colleagues, what is the program you use to manage the references during writing the manuscript and why?

For example Mendeley, Endnote...etc. I have recently used Mendeley because it is free and easy to use. It pleasures for me to hear your experience with such programs. Regards

02 March 2018 7,722 16 View

Is there any useful book or standard to interpret the concrete microstructure tests (for example SEM, XRD,....etc.) results?

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Is it possible to remove a preprint posted by a journal which is already rejected?

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Rearranging abbreviation list in LaTeX ?

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Can anyone provide an advice on running a validation study of a commercially available product in collaboration with the manufacturer?

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Is not POLITICS involved in science these days?

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Mohammed Salah Nasr

Many thanks dear Dr. Derek Pyne

for the useful links. It can be concluded that the double-blind review provides more fairness to the author.

Segun Michael Abegunde

Yes, it is possible that revealing author's name and affiliation affect the sense of judgement of reviewer though not always.

Many thanks dear Dr. Segun Michael Abegunde and Dr. Sivanathan Sivaruban for sharing your opinions.