Is being fashionable worth the negative impact on the environment?

While social convention dictates that we wear clothing, should we be destroying the environment for it?...

11 December 2018 2,632 8 View

Higher Education: If you could give yourself advice about your education and career path before you set foot on it, what would it be?

For me, I would have taken more classes that were specifically labeled as Statistics classes and not under the program track (though they were very helpful but they don't count if you want to...

05 June 2018 1,785 2 View

Open Access Books?

Many publishing houses are pushing Open Access leaving the author/subject matter expert without compensation. Is there a moral obligation for the educated to volunteer a year or more of their...

01 February 2018 9,965 1 View

How can faculty improve supported funding opportunities without sacrificing research objectives?

06 July 2016 5,960 15 View

Should teachers stop grading on a curve?

02 March 2016 7,123 26 View

Would you like to collaborate on a medical device regulatory book contracted through a reputable organization?

03 April 2015 3,231 9 View

Editing/Resource/Rewriting Co-Authorship?

If you edit and substantially rewrite a paper to make it publishable, including the addition of resources, should you get co-authorship even if you are paid for editing?

08 September 2014 3,545 10 View

What is your opinion on the sampling methodology for statistical analysis using SEM?

08 September 2014 7,797 10 View

Domo for decision-making?

I have seen several ads referring to DOMO as a better method for tracking data vs. Excel Spreadsheets because it has the capacity to inform decision-making. Has anyone seen a demo and/or used the...

06 July 2014 7,993 3 View

In today's push for collaboration across multiple specialties, is it necessary for an editor/peer-reviewer to be a SME in your topic?

Conditions to be accepted as an editor require the ability to generate new concepts and a certain level of experience measured by the H-level. Journals are also expected to arranges for subject...

01 January 1970 8,137 12 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

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

How to increase DPI in my image?

I'm submitting manuscript to a journal that requires 1200 dpi in my images. I have changed the dpi from 96 but when I upload the image with 1200 dpi, the image looks super blurry when I review my...

16 February 2021 2,803 3 View

How would I get a "certificate of English approve" ?

I need a "certificate of English approve" for my manuscript to be published in a reputed journal. It should be from a native speaker.

04 February 2021 1,331 3 View

How to remove unedited version of the manuscripts from research gate?

Our manuscript was published ahead of print. The edited and revised version is now available. How do I remove the old version of the manuscript from the research gate?

01 February 2021 5,965 1 View

Where can I find the receptor binding domain (amino acid sequence) of ALL pathogenic viruses?

I want to compare the RBD of all pathogenic viruses? Is there a database or manuscript that anyone knows of where I can access these?

25 January 2021 3,843 4 View

When reporting mediation in a manuscript being submitted for publication, what have you found to be the easiest way to create your path diagram?

I am most familiar with using text boxes in WORD but I wasn't sure if that would be acceptable.

11 January 2021 3,585 1 View

Is not POLITICS involved in science these days?

Respected Fellows, First and foremost, wish you all, all the very best for the year 2021!. I was formerly a faculty member in Canada (2006-2011, Assistant Prof.), then came back to my...

04 January 2021 7,886 4 View