Conventional English writing skills ?

Dear colleagues, What can you tell me about conventional English writing skills ? Is there any software that can help non-native English researchers ? Otherwise, any other solution ? Thanks

07 August 2018 7,428 3 View

Can anyone kindly suggest journals(indexed in Thomson Reuters) with acceptable review time and acceptable fees in urban design field?

suggestion of journals (indexed in Thomson Reuters) with acceptable review time and free of charges in urban design or planning field?

06 July 2018 1,211 1 View

the difference between concept and principle in architecture ?

Hello everybody . We had an interesting discussion with students about the difference between concept and principle in architecture. What do you think about it ? I guess you will be...

04 May 2018 5,515 0 View

What are the five main methods in scientific research?

another question: what are the five main methods in scientific research? Any feedback please ? Thank you

04 May 2018 5,015 4 View

Can we send an abstract to several journals at once, in order to verify its suitability?

Dear collegues, Can we make an initial query for submission to two journals at once, using only the abstract? Is it an ethical issue? Many thanks

10 November 2017 8,225 9 View

Following the subject Publication Process : An Ethical Attitude ?

06 July 2017 9,718 0 View

Reviewing process an ethical attitude

What happens when an author does not respect all the remarks, with a phony argument? Thank you

06 July 2017 5,485 14 View

The font of the legends of figures has suddenly changed (in romantic). How to recover, please the original font? Thank you

03 April 2017 2,111 0 View

How to compare 2 samples recruited with different sampling methods?

If I want to compare characteristics of 2 groups of patients, one group is recruited from a random sample of the general public while another group is from a sample with a fixed gender (male to...

26 February 2021 3,526 3 View

Do you consider undergoing a structure literature review / Meta analysis and getting numerical findings sort of quantitative method?

I am looking for a classification of the research methods included in literature review papers or Meta analysis ones .

22 February 2021 1,131 4 View

Can I do two kinds of mixed method in explanatory research?

Dear distinguish professors and scholars, I have a research in measuring two kinds: think tank capacity and research impact on policy. Can I do two kinds of mixed methods in order to find, "Is...

20 February 2021 6,897 1 View

How to analyse a (perceptual) study using differing/comparable sets of stimuli?

I plan on running an online perceptual experiment that has, let's say, 100 unique video stimuli altogether. Since these are too many to be rated by every participants, I would like to present the...

15 February 2021 7,444 2 View

How to analyse a split-plot design in stata ?

I have run an split-plot design experiment evaluating the efficacy of a treatment (with 3 whole plots and 4 sub-plots), and I am planning to analyse the collected data in Stata. However, I do...

14 February 2021 7,800 7 View

Do you know of an informal caregiver of a person who has recently received a bone marrow transplant?

We are conducting a pilot study of an intervention for informal caregivers of persons who have recently received a bone marrow transplant in the US. If you know of anyone who might be interested,...

13 February 2021 9,174 1 View

Can I use a likert survey for criterion sampling in a qualitative study or would that make it mixed methods?

I am doing a phenomenographic study on the reading experiences of avid v. Neutral v. Non-Readers. If I use a likert survey to criterion sample for participants, does that make it a mixed method...

09 February 2021 8,594 3 View

How to create the context-mechanism-outcome configuration (CMOc) in the realist methodology?

In the realist methodology (especially by Raymond Pawson et al), the CMOc is a common structure to explain what works, for whom, in what circumstances, and why? I'm always asked about the...

08 February 2021 2,792 1 View

Recommendations for sample size in visual qualitative research (using children's drawings)?

Hi everyone! Asking for a little help, if I may. I am working on a research project, where I aim to analyse children's drawings about Covid-19. I am fairly new to using visual data in qualitative...

07 February 2021 9,530 3 View

How do I create a categorical variable, level of exposure, and a dummy dichotomous, yes-no, variable for the Harvard Trauma Questionnaire Part 1?

I am using the Harvard Trauma Questionnaire (HTQ) Trauma Events scale (original version) that has 17 items (17 different traumatic events) with 4 response options, indicating 4 levels of exposure:...

04 February 2021 1,509 3 View