Fathi M Sherif

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Do you think that one day lecturer (teacher face to face) will disappear and video lecture will be enough?

I think, one day students will need only trainers but not lecturer (teacher) face to face, technology and video, and others, will help to disappear classical lectures given as now at universities...

06 June 2018 940 0 View

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?

06 June 2018 3,684 1 View

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.

04 April 2018 8,239 0 View

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?

02 February 2018 2,670 0 View

Impact factor description, which Factor is most important?

Many factors are used for IP of the journal, but as an author, which one is more important to me to consider?. International Citation Index, Quality of the Journal, Online Indexing, Acceptance and...

07 July 2017 2,594 2 View

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?

Do we need to have the only accessible online articles to cite and to follow? With an increasing number of articles appears everyday online, it is hard to follow every related article that...

12 December 2015 7,723 0 View

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

Sometime, the first author is not the corresponding author, and the quality of the work is shared between the authors but still the first author has a major role in the work, the corresponding...

12 December 2014 7,257 7 View

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

In order to improve quality and deliver high standards, there should be an acceptable ratio of total students to staff members per year. What are the ratios for preclinical (basic) and clinical...

07 July 2014 2,944 4 View

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

Several psychiatric disorders such as depression and schizophrenia and many others can not be well studied experimentally due to hard to have a perfect animal models that reflects changes similar...

03 March 2014 820 4 View

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

Some indications point to a relation between hypertension and diabetes as well as lipid profile of the patients. Could this be studied in healthy persons to predict a high class risk people and...

01 January 2014 1,881 7 View

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?

12 December 2013 4,136 10 View

How to decide where to send your paper and where your work is best placed?

Lancet, Nature and Science are very high profile journals. Below these a wide range of journals whose IF is smaller, but they are specialist journals (specialty, quality and impact). So which one...

11 November 2013 2,688 6 View

Getting your paper published: what do editors like and not like?

There are some problems and pitfalls of getting a manuscript published and working through certain steps in scientific writing will be useful for effective publishing in journals with high...

10 October 2013 8,740 31 View

Can a written final examination without oral exam provide a true measure of the student's level to pass a course?

In some courses the student has to take not only a theoretical but also practical or clinical parts. Written examination may not be enough to evaluate of the students as MCQ. Thus, what is the...

08 August 2013 3,290 3 View

Do we need to be concerned with research ethics in education?

We all agree that ethical concerns should be at the forefront of any research project and should continue through to the write-up and dissemination, but can ethical malpractice can exist and...

08 August 2013 754 11 View

In a limited technical contribution, is listing the contributor in the the acknowledgment section or as coauthor more correct?

Contribution and listing of authors are always complex and there is no guidelines around the world and such things should be discussed.

06 June 2013 5,979 2 View

Does weak references but not poor make the referees rejecting the manuscript? However, objective, methods, results and conclusion are good presented.

Weak citation and references may affect the acceptance of a good manuscript. Is the editorial board have different openion when the referees reject the manuscript due to weak but not poor references.

05 May 2013 5,147 14 View

If a manuscript gets rejected by a specific journal, can be resubmitted to the same journal after modification?

Sometimes, a manuscript is rejected by certain journal but the authors are insisted to resubmitted to the same journal for certain reasons. What are the main guidelines for resubmission and the...

05 May 2013 8,833 22 View

Is inappropriate sampling (e.g., non-random assignment) considered to be major weakness of a submitted manuscript to be accepted?

We all know that there are some major weaknesses of research reports that make editors reject a paper, such as clear problem statement and conclusions that are not justified on the study. IS...

05 May 2013 1,020 14 View

Most of journals include keywords, some are not, thus, what are the major guidelines in choosing these keywords?

Usually, a few keywords in alphabetical order should be given as an aid to indexing. But how to choose these words regarding number and meaning for the manuscript?

05 May 2013 7,880 12 View

What are the guidelines a researcher can follow to ensure that a research design indeed measures what it is intended to measure?

It is known that a research design designates the logical manner in which individuals or other units are compared and analyzed. This design and the appropriate selected and applied statistical...

05 May 2013 10,069 1 View

In research design, what is the difference between reliability and validity?

The dependent variable should be operationally defined in measurable terms. As such they should be characterized as reliable and valid. Could someone clarify these concept?

05 May 2013 2,843 4 View

How the reviewer (referee) is chosen to review a manuscript in the journal (on which basis)?

Some journals (i.e., editorial board) are used only two referees others are used three and even four referees to evaluate a manuscript. Is this depending on experience, field of research or...

04 April 2013 8,479 32 View

Do you think that Q&A highlights in researchgate has high influence on the research quality?

So many questions asked by the researchers, some of them are specific and others are general, and more answers are given, so, what's the positive output regarding research?

02 February 2013 8,440 1 View

Which program is more effective to teach undergraduate pharmacy students: full year academic base or term (semester) base?

In our University, we are planning to change the programme of teaching from yearly base teaching (full year academic) to the semester system, what are the advantages and disadvantages of the...

01 January 2013 6,495 1 View

What are the conditions (instructions) for the author to write a review article and for the article to be published?

Usually, the author of the review article is known in a certain area, with good publications history, in order to cover the topic. I think the review article should provide a new hypothesis or...

12 December 2012 6,930 3 View

With increasing numbers of medical and biomedical journal, how the researcher can choose the journal to submitt his paper?

In my openion, quality of the journal, time for acceptance and publication (appearance) are important factors for choosing the journal.

12 December 2012 3,840 0 View

How many articles does the average scientist published per year?

Good research quality is an important in research., and a good scientist can produce certain numbers of article with major contribution. Thus, how many articles needed by a scientist to be...

01 January 1970 3,815 77 View

As a Scientist, what's the ratio for research activity to the teaching work that can be accepted?

Most of scientists are working in universities, but the time provided for teaching of under- or post-graduate students are usually much more than for research activities. Thus, I am wondering what...

01 January 1970 5,474 5 View