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?

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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

04 May 2019 9,375 8 View

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

Hi dear colleagues. Do you think that knowing the authors' names and their affiliations by the reviewer can affect his decision about accepting and rejecting the manuscripts? Kind Regards.

07 August 2018 6,145 9 View

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

Hi dear colleagues, If you have groups of X-Y data (for example 5 groups) and it is required to make a relationship (equation) for each group in MS Excel then discussing these equations together,...

06 July 2018 7,904 7 View

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

06 July 2018 6,819 20 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

04 May 2018 4,965 8 View

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)?

Hi dear colleagues Is there a relation in the reputed scientific journals between the speed of publication and (1) the access type (open or subscribe), (2) the cost of publication (free or...

03 April 2018 1,905 5 View

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?

Hi dear colleagues. From the copyright viewpoint for journals, is it legally permitted for the researcher to add the full text of the published paper on the research gate platform? This question...

03 April 2018 969 59 View

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

Hi dear colleagues Do you know the latest list of the journals that discontinued from Scopus? You can see it in this file which downloaded from Scopus website (last updated 26/3/2018). Regards

03 April 2018 2,258 18 View

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?

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

02 March 2018 4,107 14 View

Is SSRN e-Journal Scopus indexed?

I have publication in SSRN. I want to know whether it is Scopus indexed? Does it show impact factor? What is its ISSN No.?

02 March 2021 4,565 3 View

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

As we know many journals are posting preprints (DOI) in advance before the peer-review process. However, there is no guarantee that the preprints get published. The journal's reviewers undergo the...

01 March 2021 5,778 2 View

What is the most reliable source to get Impact factor of journals?

Source to get Impact factor of journals

01 March 2021 6,654 2 View

How to add missing citation?

Dear colleagues, I have found that many authors have a concern regarding their missing citation in RG because often citation in RG is lower than google scholars. I also missed some citation...

26 February 2021 928 6 View

How can we raise the figure when we writing a paper with Latex ?

Hi, everyone. I'm a starter to write a paper by Latex. But I have some difficulty using it. I'm writing the paper with 2 columns. And, there is one figure that occupies the 2 both-sides. I want to...

26 February 2021 3,738 3 View

Is IMPACT FACTOR justified in case of Taxonomy?

There is huge pressure of getting good impact factor on scholars now a days. On the other hand Taxonomy is a very dry subject and the concerned papers can only get citation in same group of organism.

26 February 2021 5,851 1 View

Can't recognize exact phase and PDF card no of Silicon carbide in XRD?

We have deposited silicon carbide on carbon substrate using one PVD technique. Due to amorphous behavior of SiC at low deposition temperature, we performed heat treatment of those films at...

22 February 2021 2,072 3 View

Rearranging abbreviation list in LaTeX ?

Hi, I'm trying to rearrange an abbreviation list for a manuscript such that it would be listed in alphabetical order. Is there a function that does this automatically or is manual my only option?...

18 February 2021 4,870 2 View

If a journal doesn't provide doi after acceptance of the manuscript, is it authentic?

It is related to submission of the manuscript in a Journal and the process of its online availability.

18 February 2021 9,269 5 View

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

We are planning to run a study validating a commercially available product (i.e. software) and while we initially planned to do it independently of the manufacturer, they heard about our intention...

17 February 2021 2,295 3 View