Impact factor description, which Factor is most important?

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Do we need to have a PhD to be a scientist?

A researcher is usually a trained graduated university in a certain area, but should be a PhD holder. To be a scientist, is it to have postgraduate degree in a certain field?

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Has science become more ethically corrupt by time?

All journals are now screening for fabrication, falsification and plagiarism before publications, is that an indicator for corruption.

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Is citing meta-analysis data and literature review than original research paper is fair?

Usually we cite and read carefully the original paper than review article than other forms of paper, however, is it fair to cite meta-analysis and review article and not original articles?

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Locally published print articles are usually not available to all researchers and hard to follow. How to avoid such a problem if found in late stages?

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Who is more responsible for the research article (quality), the first author or the corresponding author?

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What's the average of total students and new admittance per faculty staff member?

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Can animal models address the mood changes that define the human condition?

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Is there a correlation between blood lipid profile and blood pressure (systolic and diastolic)?

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For what, when and why is the Letter to Editor found in some journals?

We know why review articles and research articles are written and published and the associated process. However, the aim and the core structure of a Letter to Editor is unclear to me. Any insights?

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APA 7th In-Text citations with two references with three authors with the same surname, but four different author?

I have an issue with APA 7th in-text citation. II have two papers where the first three authors are the same, and the fourth is different. I am using the Mendeley desktop app, and automatically it...

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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.?

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How Download/Extract citations of 1 given year ALL my publications in Google Scholar?

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01 March 2021 1,121 9 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

Which one carries more value? A research paper in a Scopus Indexed conference proceedings or the same paper in a Journal without Scopus indexing?

I am looking for the suggestion among which one to pick from the above two categories for a research work.

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Why do my MCFs not form monolayer?

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Is there a fast method matching citations to bibliography (manually typed references)?

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How to add missing citation?

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Which indexation is better Scopus or Web of Science?

Both are very repetitive indexing agencies.

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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.

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