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 4,940 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 3,661 2 View

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

Are there any guidelines?

07 August 2018 4,846 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 5,957 4 View

Is it correct for a lecturer or Professor to mark your wife or son"sexamor Thesis?

What does your official University/Institution policy say about this

03 April 2018 7,125 5 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 2,162 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 6,132 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 7,970 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 677 26 View

For how many journals should one be a reviewer?

I am a reviewer for 4 journals and I continue to receive requests to review manuscripts for journals. Where should i draw the line? I have a full teaching load and I am also expected to perform...

02 March 2018 3,084 13 View

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02 March 2021 3,060 3 View

How to define and get results (stresses) for certain points of a model in abaqus, using python? When the size of the model changes?

I want to do a parameter study of a aixsymmetric cylinder in Abaqus. I want to create several jobs where I get the stresses for 3 different points in my model. These points are defined. I wrote a...

01 March 2021 10,078 1 View

LOAD DISPLACEMENT CURVES Stiffness increasing in ANSYS non linear analysis. HOW CAN I CORRECT IT?

Hi. I am doing non linear FE analysis using a new material beam under flexural 2 point loading using ANSYS. I have defined a bilinear material model. The solution has converged. In results I am...

01 March 2021 9,911 3 View

How relevant is Mini slump cone?

for all the rheology researchers, my question is, how relevant is a mini slump cone (smaller than a standard 50 cent rheometer). currently based on testing, the thickness of slumped material is...

26 February 2021 3,668 1 View

Stress/strain tensors decomposition ???

25 February 2021 6,760 1 View

How to reduce residual stresses in MD simulation?

I am working on a preparation of representative polymeric structures of some popular polymers, such as polyimide or PTFE for MD simulation, during which a single nitrogen or oxygen atom will be...

24 February 2021 8,105 3 View

Suggestions for occupational stress surveys?

I am currently writing a masters thesis on reasons for occupational stress in the early childhood classroom, and want to include a short survey assessing participants work-related stress levels. I...

24 February 2021 8,678 2 View

The most suitable method to calculate the stress intensity factor in the presence of contact between the crack lips?

I'm trying to study cracked structures under a compressive load taking into account contact between the crack lips. I would like to know if the method of extrapolation by displacement remains...

21 February 2021 8,694 4 View

Which test should I use in SPSS if I have two independent variables and one dependent variable that is measured using two tests?

I am researching the effect of gender and video game use on reaction times. To do this, I will have participants complete two reaction time tests (a simple test and a four choice test). I am a...

17 February 2021 9,343 4 View

How to assign two different material/section properties in Abaqus(UMAT)?

Hi everyone, I am conducting a non-linear multi-layer pavement structure analysis which is a stress-dependent. So far, I am able to define the nonlinearity for one soil layer for its resilient...

11 February 2021 9,607 3 View