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Besides the authors, who should the burden of paying article processing charges fall on?

We have a manuscript accepted by a good journal. Our institute pays for only one article per researcher per year and they have already paid for one. I have also paid for 2 but now broke. Who else...

09 October 2018 5,088 0 View

Can a journal give 2 invoices for one manuscript?

We had an accepted manuscript and we are collaborating with one institution in South Africa. When the South African institution received the invoice for the manuscript, the pronounced that they...

07 August 2018 3,823 2 View

In what reasonable time period should institutions/individuals inform the interviewee of the outcome?

Are there any guidelines?

07 August 2018 4,999 4 View

I got an article after I read another article. Do I cite the first article or both articles?

I have often times got references from the reference section of an article that I read. I then search for these citations and go on to read them. My question is "Do I have an obligation to also...

05 June 2018 6,144 4 View

What is a reasonable upper limit of the number of publications an author can produce per year?

5, 10, 20 , 50 100. Distinguish between a teaching lecturer and a non teachingresearcher

03 April 2018 2,312 5 View

Do you talk to a colleague that is reviewing your manuscript or you avoid him/her?

Some journals request you to nominate colleagues to review your manuscript. If you know that a colleague is reviewing your manuscript, should you avoid meeting him for fear of biasing his judgement

02 March 2018 6,283 3 View

What is your opinion on a reviewer who wants to change your writing style?

Each and everyone of us has a different style of writing that captures his or her readers. Isn't the function of reviewers to check facts?

02 March 2018 8,128 3 View

Is peer evaluation of teaching by collegues in the same department always fair?

We have peer evaluation but I think the system may be abused by colleagues also competing for promotion

02 March 2018 822 26 View

Do you, as an editor first google the names of Authors before you consider sending a manuscript to Reviewers?

I have a feeling that it is very difficult to break into a journal if you have not published before or if you have never published in the same journal

02 March 2018 1,040 4 View

What is a reasonable period of time for editors to make a decision on a manuscript?

I submitted articles to some journals but I still do not know the fate of those manuscripts. I have written to the editors but dis not get any responses. Should I assume my articles were rejected...

02 March 2018 5,523 12 View

How do you delete a duplicate pdf for the same paper on ResearchGate?

The first pdf file I uploaded had an error. So I uploaded an updated, corrected pdf of that paper with a different pdf name. I dpon't want the old copy to be download or read.

07 August 2024 9,508 1 View

What is the ionic radius of Hydrogen anion? And how to know the exact ionic radii of the elements?

I'm trying to calculate the tolerance factors of the hydride perovskite and the value calculated by me and the reported values are contradictory. Need more clarity in using the correct ionic radii...

01 August 2024 2,614 1 View

How to change the version of the article full-text pdf file?

How to change the displayed full article text to its corrected version? In the file on the page of the journal where I published the article, there was an error in the text, the table is...

30 July 2024 3,229 2 View

Entropy measure and QSPR modeling in Graph Theor. How to construct the table for lengthy equation?

The entropy measured of molecular graphs plays a crucial rule. The network structures in some cases are very lengthy calculations to handle. Some author avoid to construct table where as most...

30 July 2024 3,126 0 View

How do I correct that wrong author's profile in my publication?

I am writing to request a correction regarding the affiliation of one of my co-authors, Donald Ho. Currently, the author's profile incorrectly lists an affiliation with The Hong Kong Polytechnic...

28 July 2024 6,824 0 View

Given currenct advances in the AI and Smart Computation, what are the prospects of having truly Humanoid Computing Devices in support of Education?

Today, many priorities for improvements to teaching and learning are unmet. Educators seek technology-enhanced approaches addressing these priorities that would be safe, effective, and scalable....

26 July 2024 8,544 4 View

What is the optimal financial policy to be followed at the present time?

I believe that we must resort to a more conservative financial policy, that is, less expenditure on the current side than it is at the present time, in addition to high coordination with monetary...

24 July 2024 7,262 2 View

Comment évaluer une politique de financement dans le sous-secteur de l'enseignement supérieur?

La politique de financement est en soit une politique publique. Comment les évaluer dans un travail de recherche scientifique ?

22 July 2024 6,495 2 View

How to estimate a protien's size using Chimera or PyMol? how correct this estimated can be?

I need to know the approximate size of my target protein for Negative-stain EM. I have an alpha-fold predicted structure of the protein. I do not see any turtorial on internet for estimating the...

21 July 2024 5,732 3 View

Seeking latest research on social protection in northeast Nigeria, Yobe state. How does it compare with other states?

What has been the social protection outreach like in Yobe state. Which areas are challenging for the government departments and what capacity building would be most effective? Comparison of the...

21 July 2024 9,887 1 View

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